Here are the resolutions for the May 4, 2021 General Assembly session. The schools attending are McKinley Middle & Rancho Solano. RESOLUTIONS COMING SOON
| Status | Submitted By: | Topic: |
| GA-01 | Malawi McKinley | Building Farms in Malawi |
| GA-02 | Ireland Rancho Solano | Gun Violence |
| GA-03 | Canada McKinley | Clean Drinking Water |
| GA-04 | Israel Rancho Solano | Ending drug use |
| GA-05 | Switzerland McKinley | Education in Equatorial Guinea |
| GA-06 | Spain Rancho Solano | Climate Change |
Resolution GA-01 May 4
Re.: Building Farms in Malawi
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Malawi
Date: May 4, 2021
Whereas Article 25, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care, and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”, and
Concerned that 50.7 percent of Malawi’s population are below the poverty line, and
Alarmed that 20 percent of Malawi’s population does not have safe running water, and
Saddened that 5.5 percent of Malawi’s population is starving,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- There are 26,844 in Nsanje the poorest region in Malawi, and it costs $7,000 to get 50 crops per day, I am going to say that you need 7 crops a day (just a guess I couldn’t find anything helpful) so 50/7 is about 7. So, you could feed 7 people a day for $7000.
- 26,844/7 is about 3,834. So, to feed the whole population you would need a farm that is $7000 times $3,834 = which is about 27 million dollars to feed the population of Nsanje, Malawi.
Resolution GA-02 May 4
Re.: Gun Violence
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Ireland
Date: May 4, 2021
Whereas Article 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”, and
Whereas Article 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and
Whereas Article 5 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”, and
Acknowledging that El Salvador, United States, Venezuela, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, and Brazil have a notable amount of gun violence per 100,000 people. MOST of these countries/nations have tens of thousands of firearm-related deaths per year. Most of these countries/nations have exceeded 18.0 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 people. This resolution could also be directed towards Canada, the United Kingdom, and other nations, and
Concerned that “Every day, hundreds of lives are lost due to gun violence worldwide”, says the UN Disarmament Affairs chief, Izumi Nakamitsu. People do not try their best to prevent this since people say that gun violence is simply ‘an unavoidable consequence of human cruelty and deprivation’. (UN)
Realizing that not only the individuals physically affected by the violence are scarred but all the witnesses and bystanders. Even just witnessing gun violence could result in stress, anxiety, depression, or even PTSD, and
Concerned that these countries with such high rates of gun violence are welcoming less people to tour and to visit because of the frightening global reputation and violence. This situation could be shown through Jamaica, South Africa, or the United States, along with other nations, and
Acknowledging that while most gun violence occurs in the Western Hemisphere, South Africa could be an example of violence outside of the Western Hemisphere, and
Recalling relevant resolution(s) by the UN on gun violence: 7036 (2013) 26 September 2013, 2458 (2019) 27 February 2019, 2560 (2020) 29 December 2020,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Reduce the amount of (gun) stockpile. There are too many firearms in stock as of now. The primary reason to own a firearm would be if you were in the military or enrolled in a security force. As of now, only around 25% of the stockpile is used for military reasons. Suggest proposing this worldwide. Even though each country and nation could have drastic differences in their gun violence rate, this would still benefit all nations since it would prevent anything of this sort from happening.
- Assuming that not all nations would command stock to go down, it would be beneficial for civilians to turn in firearms for cash (approx. $150.00 / half the price of that weapon). This would lower the amount of civilians with firearms.
- Suggest banning high-capacity magazines. Offer either money or a valuable material to that nation (ex: type of food/stone) in order to make this a more convincing offer. Banning high-capacity magazines would contribute to halting gun violence greatly. Most shootings/terrorism attacks are conducted using high-capacity magazines which, usually, are used for machine guns or heavier firearms. Without high-capacity magazines, all people, if wanted/needed, would have handguns for self-defense (other than military/security forces).
- Suggest the requirement of a type of license in order to purchase and own a handgun. This may result in decreased firearm ownership since some people may not want to go through the process of obtaining a license. Otherwise, these self-defense handguns/pistols would be used, primarily, for self defense. In order to obtain this license, you would fill out an application form and read over all gun regulations (when you can use a firearm, which are allowed, etc.). This whole process would be mandatory in order to get a firearm. This would also require you to be over the age of 21.
- Request for $300,000 at a max from the UN yearly for 10 years in order to get advisors/public speakers/propaganda to spread these suggestions and to host the pilot programs.
- The UN will conduct a pilot program at any average school that has a need of this type of education or are interested in this. This would go over gun safety, drills, and gun regulations. If this goes well, the UN will expand this program to more countries/areas.
- These suggestions will be suggested worldwide in order to give everyone the option. Not only the top areas with gun violence.
Resolution GA-03 May 4
Re.: Clean Drinking Water
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Canada
Date: May 4, 2021
Whereas Article 25, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care, and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”, and
Concerned that almost 50% of the population doesn’t have clean drinking water, and
Noting that people are drinking unsafe water, and
Shocked that people drink from ponds that are dirty and unhealthy,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Our action plan is to build wells so people can have access to clean water.
- 50,000 wells, 5000 dollars each = $250,000,000 is what we need.
- We plan on keeping the wells working until they stop working.
- The way we will tell if our plan is working is by looking at stats of how many people don’t have water.
Resolution GA-04 May 4
Re.: Ending drug use in America, Canada and any other country that currently uses the same or similar system for drug addicts
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Israel
Date: May 4, 2021
Whereas Article 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”, and
Whereas the preamble of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,”, and
There were approximately 20.6 million people in the United States over the age of 12 with an addiction in 2011. About 20% of Americans who have depression or an anxiety disorder also have a substance use disorder. In the last Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey in 2012, it was estimated that 21.6% of Canada’s population met the criteria for a substance use disorder. That is close to 8 million people suffering from addiction in Canada and about 8.5 million people in America, and
Right now America and Canada’s drug policies are 5 to 40 years in prison and the fine is up to 2 million dollars. What they are doing is punishing drug addicts and therefore making them suffer. They do this because they believe it will give them an incentive to stop. The problem is that this is obviously not working. We see this in the statistic that “approximately 95 percent of incarcerated addicts will return to substance abuse after their release from prison. 60 to 80 percent of them will commit new crimes. 3 Others will become addicted while in prison due to access to smuggled drugs. This is because while incarceration may address the crime, it doesn’t address the underlying issues.”, and
Bruce Alexander is a professor of psychology in Vancouver. He conducted a very eye opening experiment. He looked back at the experiments that showed us the previous “story” about addiction. That you use it a few times, in some cases just once, and you become physically hooked. You are then an addict. He learned that the experiment took a rat and put it in a cage. There would then be a clean bottle of water and a bottle of water laced with heroin or cocaine. Almost every single time, the rat would compulsively choose the drugged water and end up overdosing very quickly. What Professor Alexander did was take a rat and put it in a cage with tons of tunnels and ball pits. Additionally there would be multiple rats all together in this cage. Now the rats are bonding, playing and having fun with each other. In this experiment, none of the rats chose the drugged water. , and
This is very similar to humans. It is human nature to bond with other people. If humans are isolated and they can’t bond with other people, they become addicts. Making addicts criminals for the rest of their lives and not allowing them to fit back into society will hinder their progress greatly,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Reduce the punishments for drug addicts. From 5-40 years in prison to 2-5 years.
- Put more money into rehab facilities. There are currently about 2,000 rehab facilities that are funded by the government in America. 80% of the facilities were outpatient and only 6% of the patients were receiving long term rehabilitation services. It is recommend opening more state funded rehab facilities and figuring out a way to make the service at these facilities better and more long term. For example, making sure there are no outpatients (unless recommended or they qualify for this) and that the majority of patients receive long term rehabilitation services.
- Adjusting the questionnaires that are handed out when applying for a job. It is recommend organizing a set of requirements addicts need to meet in order to have the ability to check a different box stating that the crime has been taken care of when the question arises. This will give the people in charge of hiring more confidence in people who have been convicted of a crime making it easier for addicts to assimilate back into society.
- Put money into educating people about drug abuse for example the real causes for addiction, more research about the best way to fix this problem and socially decriminalizing addicts and putting more emphasis on getting them back to being functioning members of society.
Resolution GA-05 May 4
Re.: Education in Equatorial Guinea
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Switzerland
Date: May 4, 2021
Whereas Article 26, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.”, and
Alarmed that there is only one college in Equatorial Guinea for the population of 1,000,000, and
Saddened that at the age of 14 public school is not provided anymore, and
Shocked that the ratio of students to teachers is 43:1,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- We will build 2 community colleges and 1 community high school.
- $14,400 for iPads for the high school.
- 2 school in a box in each college grade.
- 320 kids per college.
- $28,800 for 1Pad for 1 college.
- $57,600 for 2 colleges so everyone has an iPad.
- The total budget will be $72,000.
Resolution GA-06 May 4
Re.: Climate Change
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Spain
Date: May 4, 2021
Whereas Article 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and
Whereas Article 25, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care, and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”, and
Whereas the Paris Agreement of 2015 with goal to limit global warming to well below 36, preferably to 34.7 degrees Fahrenheit, and
Noting that climate change is a change in the usual weather found in a place. This could be a change in how much rain a place usually gets in a year. Or it could be a change in a place’s usual temperature for a month or season. Climate change is also a change in Earth’s climate. This could be a change in Earth’s usual temperature. Or it could be a change in where rain and snow usually fall on Earth, and
Acknowledging that climate change affects human health and wellbeing through more extreme weather events and wildfires, decreased air quality, and diseases transmitted by insects, food, and water. Ongoing effects include rising sea levels due to thermal expansion and melting of glaciers and ice sheets, and warming of the ocean surface, leading to increased temperature stratification. Other possible effects include large-scale changes in ocean circulation, and
Concerned that from an interview with a representative, Ruben del Campo, for the Spanish Meteorological Agency: “Spain has seen its average temperature increase by 1.5 degrees, while the rest of the planet has increased by 1.1 degrees,” he said. … According to del Campo, in 2019 the amount of rain that fell on Spain was “was just below average,” and “there were periods of drought mixed with torrential downpours, and
Whereas solar power systems derive clean, pure energy from the sun. Installing solar panels on your home helps combat greenhouse gas emissions and reduces our collective dependence on fossil fuels. Traditional electricity is sourced from fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, and
Recognizing that by going solar, you can reduce demand for fossil fuels, limit greenhouse gas emissions, and shrink your carbon footprint. One home installing a solar energy system can have a measurable effect on the environment, and
Realizing that low carbon energy sources such as solar power play an important role in the fight against global warming. For example, solar panels reduce carbon pollution by 95% compared to fossil fuels such as natural gas and coal, and
Noting that advantages to using solar power include it’s a renewable energy source, it can reduce electricity bills, it has diverse applications, it has low maintenance costs, and it can increase technology development, and
Acknowledging that solar energy is a valuable solution to climate change because getting energy from the sun means we can have an unlimited supply of fuel. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that roof solar panels alone could meet 40% of the country’s electricity needs, and
Recognizing that there are many benefits to solar power especially in third-world countries. They can help provide cleaner energy that does not destroy the lands surrounding them. Plus, the more people who utilize the power of the sun and solar energy, the less CO2 emissions that are being released into the atmosphere,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Install a starting number of 50 solar farms in the top 10 most CO2 emitting countries (China, United States, India, Russian Federation, Japan, Germany, Islamic Republic of Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, & Indonesia) using a trust fund created by the United Nations
- Additional budget info about solar farms:
Land for a solar farm: about 4 acres at a minimum
Cost: approximately $500,000 per acre –$2,000,000 for 4 acres
How many homes will be powered per year: 1,136,688 [calculations – for every one acre, the plant produces an average of 357 MWh of energy per year; one average megawatt is enough to power 796.36 Northwest homes for a year; 4 acres à (357)(796)(4)]
- Ensure a good geographical location that affects the least number of animals as possible by geographers in the country or world
- Measure the effects of the solar farms towards climate change throughout 2 years by the government as well as a few independent inspectors
- If each country’s CO2 emissions have decreased by at least 10%, install 25 more solar farms per country, but in the following 10 countries that emit the most CO2 (Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, Turkey, Australia, United Kingdom, Poland, France, & Italy)
- Request the United Nations fund half of the country’s amount for the solar farms per every country that already has climate change precautions in place. For the countries that do not have those precautions, request the United Nations fund a quarter of the country’s amount.
