Below are the submitted resolutions for the AM session. The session will be from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at the Creve Coeur Drury Inn. Details/Sign Up about the session can be found by clicking here. To submit a resolution, please email it to [email protected]. The deadline for resolution submission is 11:59 pm on Monday, November 14th. More information on resolutions/how to submit them can be found here.
We are posting resolutions in the order submitted, not the order in which they will appear in the packets. Depending on the number of resolutions submitted, we may not have time to discuss them all.
| # | Country | Topic |
| PM-01 | Netherlands, Finland, South Korea | FGM Rates in Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, & Guinea |
| PM-02 | Ukraine | Accountability for Corruption in International Politics |
| PM-03 | Germany | Refugee Crisis in Germany |
| PM-04 | Poland | Resolving of the European Union |
| PM-05 | Singapore | Nuclear Regulations & Resolutions |
| PM-06 | Saudi Arabia | Enacting Worldview 2050 |
Re.: FGM Rates in Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Guinea
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: The Netherlands, Finland, and South Korea
Date: November 23, 2019
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
Taking into Consideration Article 2, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.”, and
Affirming that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a form of gender-based violence involving the painful and hazardous process of the cutting of girls’ genitals on the basis of preserving sexuality causing significant health issues and discomfort, and
Saddened by the 200 million girls and women today that have been through FGM among a myriad of countries, and
Aware that FGM has been recorded in 30 countries, predominantly Africa including Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Guinea, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as countries in Asia and the Middle East, and
Recognizing Egypt’s deep-rooted utilization of FGM in society demonstrated by the 2003 study by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, 94% of Egyptian married women were a victim of FGM, and
Deeply Concerned by FGM remaining prominent in society, in spite of Egypt’s ban of FGM in 2007, further, and
Alarmed that 3 million girls worldwide are still at risk each year,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The United Nations will begin a program called FGMPP(Female Genital Mutilation Pilot Program) that will provide teachers to educate the children of Egypt.
- There will be 5 teachers for every governorate (135 total teachers) of Egypt who will be equipped with diagrams, real-life stories and general information to teach the people.
- Teachers will spend 5 days at every elementary school in their governorate, which will take approximately 444 days (1.2 years).
- FGMPP will cost $10,800,000 USD for one hundred-thirty-five teachers per year (with each teacher getting $80,000 USD, which is UN standard) and $55,350 for resources (computer/laptop[$300–total of $40,500], thumbdrive[$10–total of $1,350], and physical learning materials[$100–total of $13,500]) to teach the children with, having a grand total of $10,855,350. The money will be provided by imposing a 1% tax on all international flights within UN countries OR raising dues for the top 25 richest countries by 0.1%.
- Due to the importance of this education program, we ask that the General Assembly start this program within the next 2 years and it will last about 1.2 years total.
- Should the percentage of women whom have had an FGM operation go down by 4% in Egypt within seven years after the end of the pilot program, the program will be considered successful, and then branch out to other countries, such as Sudan, Somalia, and Guinea (which are other countries with FGM rates of over 90% with girls ages 15-49).
PM-02
Re.: Accountability for Corruption in International Politics
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Ukraine
Date: November 23, 2019
Whereas Article 6 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.”, and
Whereas Article 7 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “All are equal before the law and are entitled without discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.”, and
Alarmed that Russian officials have committed crimes in occupied Crimea — violating Articles 1, 2, 3, 9, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, and 28 — without sustained international retaliation or accountability, and
Recalling that America withheld military aid to force Ukraine to violate a person’s right of privacy, and
Concerned that America’s unaccountability has led to Russia getting away with blatant Human Rights abuses in Russia and in Crimea,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Create an anti-corruption program known as SWAMP (схема що буде адмініструвати море підзвітність or Plan that will Administer More Accountability.) SWAMP will be a law and order division that will find and administer punishment to corrupt officials and countries.
- Terms of corruption will include bribery, money laundering, treachery, and anything else that violates international laws. Terms of corruption can be changed by a vote by the UN General Assembly during its principal time frame.
- Punishments shall include fines toward the end determined based on a profit and effect formula derived by top Ukrainian mathematicians. It’s basic components are based off money the officials have gained, all of which will be turned over to the UN. Political assassinations are hereby given the right to occur in extreme situations. Currency shall be in Ukrainian Hryvnia, and will go through the Klitschko Foundation before going directly to help fund the UN.
- Funding will be secured by the redistribution of American military aid to Saudi Arabia — a country which may be targeted in this program — to SWAMP through the Klitschko Foundation for one fiscal term. Afterwards, money shall be derived from funds seized from corrupt officials, and shall account to the expansion of the program.
- Due to the urgency of corruption, especially with Russia, aid from the United States would be taken immediately. Corruption officials –to be known as the Eyes and Ears of the UN — will be hired based on a rigorous vetting process, and include officials from all around the world. In order to prevent conflicts of interests, these officials will be chosen at a young age and trained specifically for this role. Ukraine is hereby given the right to rightfully assert its control of Crimea. Officials will be trained according to United Nations standards, and will help create sustainability within SWAMP.
- Corruption should be completely eradicated within 5 years. The metric used will be when all illegal acquisitions and actions in all countries are found and prosecuted by the Eyes and Ears of the UN.if successful, we shall maintain the current system and set it up for sustainability. If failed, or corruption is uncovered within the program, we will drain the SWAMP and replace all officials with Ukrainian officials, and all funds will go to Ukraine while maintaining the full rights of an International Organization.
PM-03
Re.: Refugee Crisis In Germany
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Germany
Date: November 23, 2019
Whereas Article 2 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without any distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.”, and
Whereas Article 2 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.”, 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
Emphasizing the rising political party called Alternative for Germany (abbreviated as AfD), an extreme-right party has been gaining support in the German parliament. They recently put out an ad that said: “Refugee Starter Kit” that displayed axes, machetes, and other weapons This is now causing German migrants to be subjected to prejudices within job interviews, education, and life in general. This violates Article two of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states that people have “freedom from discrimination”, and
Alarmed by the fact that in 2017, around 44 percent (177,744/ 444,359) asylum applicants were granted some sort of asylum, although typically not full asylum. In the first half of the year, only 22 percent (88,872/444,359) of applicants were granted full asylum, while some applicants were given “subsidiary protection” where they were not any sort of asylum, but were not allowed to be deported. This makes it extremely difficult for one to try and immigrate to Germany and makes it so the chance of actually having asylum or becoming a citizen is a distant dream. This violates article twenty-five, as people who are turned away from Germany have no access to a safe country or food, housing, and medical care, and
Whereas in one in three refugees German refugees are unaccompanied minors. Unaccompanied refugee minors are put into foster homes or clearinghouses that specifically for unaccompanied minors. Also, in 2015, around 6,000 unaccompanied minors were reported missing, most through human trafficking. This violates article twenty-five, as these unaccompanied minors don’t have access to an adequate living standard,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Action Plan: The UN will create a system for German refugees who are not granted asylum. These refugees who were turned away would be sent to Sweden or France to reside and be able to go to work, school, and live a normal life well also being kept with their family.
- Funding: This system would be funded by Germany; The system could cost upwards of 2.13 billion dollars, each refugee would cost~80,000 including housing, transportation, and other minute costs. Costs may also be lessened if other countries in the UN help to fund the system.
- Timeline: Because this is such a prevalent issue that has already been going on for some time, the system would start as soon as the system is fully organized. The system would continue indefinitely, and provide many people new opportunities to have an extremely successful and fulfilling life that they would have never achieved without this system.
- Evaluation: Once having become legal citizens of the European Union, the refugees (Now citizens) will be able to remain in the country they were initially moved to, or move to any country apart of the EU. They will be given money, housing, and resources to start their new life in Europe, and the country that houses the citizen will be given a stipend to fund bigger costs for the refugees. Since most of these migrants are coming from Syria, therapy and counseling will also be available to all; There will also be a number of language courses for those who need to learn a new language. In short, this will reduce the number of migrants specifically going to Germany, and will be a helpful program for those in need.
PM-04
Re.: The Resolving of the European Union
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Poland
Date: November 23, 2019
Whereas Article 20 section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “No one may be compelled to belong to any association.”, and
Whereas Article 21, section 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.”, and
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- The European Council be directly elected by the citizens of each member state.
- Each of the EU members can fund election campaigns to a maximum of $45,000.
PM-05
Re.: Nuclear Regulations and Resolutions
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Singapore
Date: November 23, 2019
Worried that power imbalance between countries constrained by nuclear treaties and countries with no restrictions on nuclear weapons, and
Concerned about the disadvantage of less technologically advanced countries compared to more technologically advanced countries,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Tax on countries trading with countries with nuclear weapons.
- Tax amount based on the amount of nuclear weapons a country has.
- 100%=25% on ALL exported goods.
- 7,000 warheads=100% of tax on exported goods.
- Goes down proportionally.
- All non-nuclear countries to join the taxation of nuclear countries.
- Longterm: create a worldwide non-nuclear treaty.
- Use the money nuclear tax to work on non-nuclear technological advancements in your country.
PM-06
Re.: Enacting Worldview 2050, an Expansionary Sister Program to Vision 2030
Submitted to: General Assembly
Submitted by: Saudi Arabia
Date: ﻋﺮﺑﻲRabia al-Awwal 1441 | 19 Nov 2019
Whereas Article 23 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.”, 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 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
Whereas Article 27, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to freely participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.”, and
Understanding that several factors, including the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Libya, Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan as well as conflicts in and between other Middle Eastern nations, have contributed to a troubling economic stagnation for underdeveloped countries in the Middle East, and
Troubled that one in twenty people (5.6%) in the Middle East have been displaced by conflicts or poor living conditions, with over 60% of Syrians (12.5 million) being considered refugees, and
Deeply Concerned that millions of civilians are still suffering in their home countries with increasingly low standards of living, with education and arts programs heavily repressed, and
Acknowledging that Saudi Arabia is the religious heart of the Arab and Islamic worlds, being the Land of The Two Holy Mosques, the birthplace of the Muslim faith, and a cultural center for 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, and
Taking Into Consideration that Saudi Arabia is the economic epicenter of the Arab and Islamic worlds, a trade hub between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, the second- largest in both production of oil (12.08 million barrels a day) and oil reserves (Over 300 Million barrels), and shares a significant interdependence with the United States and other oil-importing countries,
Recognizing that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken extraordinary steps to cultivate an ambitious yet achievable blueprint of cultural, economic, and diplomatic developments in its revolutionary program, Vision 2030, as evidenced in the rapid growth of the country in all aspects of governance in both 2017 and 2018, noted by the UN as a success in several previous resolutions,
Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:
- Encourages all relevant agencies of the United Nations to establish a strategic base of operations in Riyadh for the Worldview 2050, a multinational expansion of Saudi Arabia’s successful Vision 2030 program, using a 2% increase on all UN dues from Countries that are deemed by the United Nations to be dependent on Saudi Arabian Oil, with the understanding that Saudi Arabia will match the dues with funds from several Vision 2030
- Requests that Saudi Arabian workers and staff be used to construct hospitals, universities, and non-oil-related industry, as well as other infrastructural components of Worldview 2050 in locations determined by the United Nations, with funds from current refugee and international aid budgets that Saudi Arabia will match, and that Saudi Arabians are employed in at least 50% of the managerial and oversight positions within the completed
- Calls upon the United Nations to accept and support the further development and spreading of the 14 programs that make up Vision 2030 in at least 3 other countries by 2030, with Saudi Arabian oversight.
- Stresses the need for absolute and unwavering military and peacekeeping support of Saudi Arabian redevelopment and growth programs in the Middle East, to the extent that any entity that seeks to harm or undermine any aspect of Worldview 2050 will be met with retaliatory
- Calls for a redistribution of funds and a reevaluation of Worldview 2050 every five years, starting with a 2025 Worldview Summit in Riyadh, which will be open to the press and the
- Requests that the United Nations create a new programme within the UN, chaired exclusively by Middle Eastern countries and headed by Saudi Arabia called the Middle East Development Association (MEDA), that operates as a semi-permanent continuation of Worldview 2050 even after its
