Resolutions for Session B on November 19, 2022

PM-01

Re.:                            Israel-Palestinian Crisis

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          China

Date:                               November 19, 2022

Whereas Article 15, Section 2 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states “No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change is nationality,” and

Whereas Article 28, of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.”, andWhereas Article 23 section 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.”, and

Knowing that the Palestinian state lacks recognition from a significant number of G20 states as well as the vast majority of West European and all of the North American nations, which denies the Palestinian people recognition on the world stage, and

Understanding that Israel seeks to push into Palestinian lands, as demonstrated by its continuous and gradual expansion into alestinian lands throughout its existence, and its settlement of Israelites into taken lands with significant protest from Palestine, and

Concerned that Israel has also taken lands claimed by Syria known as the Golan Heights and settled the region as well, once again violating land and the people within it who have lived here for centuries, and

Realizing that since 1987, around 7,978 Palestinians and 1,503 Israelis have died as a result of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is roughly a 1:5 ration,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The Jewish people and the Israelis who live there have as much of a right to a nationality and to a homeland as the Palestinians and any other ethnic group for that matter, therefore Israel is to relinquish all claims on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Palestine, and the existence of an Israeli and a Palestinian state will be guaranteed.
2. Syria is to be financially compensated with $20,000,000 to relinquish its claims on the Golan Heights, as significant Israeli settlement operations have already occurred.
3. Now that the conflict between Israel and Palestine has been settled, Western European states and North American states are to reevaluate their stance on the recognition of Palestine and the creation of formal diplomatic relations with the nation which can only lead to greater cooperation and a higher likelihood of lasting peace.
4. Israel is to guarantee and allow the movement of Palestinians between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and the safety of all who make this crossing and vice versa.
5. Due to the nearly unavoidable controversy associated with allowing the city of Jerusalem to be dominated by any one group and its importance to the Abrahamic faiths, Jerusalem is to become an international UN mandate under the governance of a committee elected by citizens of the UN Mandate of Jerusalem (UNMJ) made up of fifty candidates from the city, and the committee will have a proportional ethnic demography reflecting Jerusalem’s. A judicial branch will also be set up as well as there will be a chairman of the committee appointed by the UN Security Council who will act as the tiebreaker and mediator for the UNMJ’s ruling committee. Both Israeli and Palestinean rights will be enshrined in the UN Mandate of Jerusalem and immigration will be freely permitted to Jerusalem from both Israel and Palestine.
6. To pay for this resolution, it will be estimated that the creation of the UN Mandate of Jerusalem (UNMJ) will cost roughly $30,000,000 to pay for the construction of new government buildings as well as to fund police, border security, healthcare, and a variety of other benefits within the UNMJ.  Another $20,000,000 will be needed to compensate Syria for the loss of the Golan heights. $12,000,000 of these dollars will need to be paid for by Israel while the remaining $8,000,000 will be covered by the UN, bringing the total cost to the UN to $38,000,000. To cover this we recommend that the G20 nations have their dues raised by 0.03%, providing about $26,000,000. The remaining cost of $12,000,000 is to be paid for by Israel and Palestine, with the price split evenly between the two states. From here $3,000,000 is to be provided to the UNMJ each year to ensure its operation runs smoothly. The cost will be split into thirds between the member countries of the UN, Israel, and Palestine.
7. To ensure the success of the UNMJ, the UN will be asked to reevaluate in ten years if Israel and Palestine have enjoyed peaceful relations and the UNMJ has an increasing standard of living (To be measured through a variety of means such as GDP Per Capita and HDI) with a violent crime rate of no more than 10 per 100,000 people. If this is achieved, then the UNMJ is to be considered a success.

Proposed Amendments

Friendly Amendments
OC-04 UN oversight committee will be formed to guarantee safe movement of Palestinians

OC-06 Raise Israel’s contribution to funding this resolution to $20 million. (Russia)
Y: 34        N: 15

OC-06 Remaining $12 million will be divided between Israel and Palestine proportionally based on their GDP. (Spain)

Vote on PM-01

Y: 40        N: 5

PM-01 amended and passed.

PM-02

Re.:                            Limiting Global Deforestation in the Amazon Forest for the Benefit

                        of Humanity and the Economy

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Germany

Date:                               November 19, 2022

Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #3 is Good Health and Wellbeing, and

SDG #13 is Climate Action, and SDG  #15 is Life on Land, and

Whereas Article 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and

Taking in Consideration trees play an important economic role in economies like Brazil’s, and

Concerned that deforestation leads to overall emission of carbon dioxide into the environment, and

Reaffirming that an increase of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere is an increase of greenhouse gasses, thus raising the global temperature, and

Alarmed that deforestation causes habitation loss which is a main threat to 85% of endangered species, and

Noting with Deep Concern the loss of biodiversity due to deforestation negatively disrupting an ecosystem,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. Creating a global limit on deforestation specifically in countries where deforestation is highest such as in Brazil

1. Slowly decreasing the limit every 5 years to decrease forestation to as little as possible
2. The slow decrease in limits in deforestation allows time for countries to effectively enforce the limit and allow countries’ economies to adapt to the decrease in products using wood.

2. Establishing a United Nations Deforestation Enforcement Committee (UNDEC).

1. Multiple countries affiliated with the United Nations will finance the committee to reduce the economic burden on particular countries.
2. The committee will contain expert biologists, economists, and nation officials chosen globally to reduce the influence/bias of a single country.
3. The committee will also provide incentives to Brazil complying with global deforestation limits such as tariff exemptions on certain products (only if agreed upon by participation of United Nations member countries).
4. The committee will also provide consequences for countries not complying with limits such as economic sanctions on specific exports/imports to influence countries to comply with deforestation limits (member nations will make sure economic sanctions aren’t too severe as to devastate an economy).
5. The committee will develop programs to subsidize subsistence farmers as a way to discourage encroachment on the Amazonian Forest.
6. The UNDEC will start a goal for replanting trees in areas of massive deforestation.

1. Help rebuild lost habitation for organisms in deforested areas.
2. Slowly this will help rebuild the lost biodiversity and assist in fixing the ecosystems.

3. Initiate a research committee to research sustainable materials to replace tree products such as wood.

1. Help countries whose economies depend upon trees to rely on different natural resources to compensate for the decrease in deforestation.
2. Assist in the development in the creation of a material to replace wood so that the loss of wood doesn’t severely impact economic products such as furniture, construction, paper, etc. This can be other sustainable plants such as Bamboo or a new innovation such as 3D-printing.
3. Scientists, Engineers, and economists will mainly compose this research committee with finance coming from a collection of member countries within the United Nations.
4. Additionally, the research committee will research the effects the new policies will have on the environment, economy, and organisms and provide their findings to the United Nations with propositions for new policies to more efficiently help the environment, economy, and organisms.

4. Provide financial relief to employees whose sole job depends on Deforestation.

1. Either through monthly paychecks or assist in finding these people with new jobs.
2. Specifics regarding the amount of money in paychecks or assisting people to find new jobs will be up to each specific country as each country has a different financial situation, etc.
3. If a participating country does not follow these policies, UNDEC (explained above), will intervene, thus influencing countries to avidly follow the policies to help those unemployed due to deforestation.

PM-03

Re.:                            Pollution in the Caspian Sea

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Turkmenistan

Date:                               November 19, 2022

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

Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #13 is Climate Action, and Sustainable Development Goal #14 is Life Below Water, and

Concerned that the pollution by means of oil spills in the Caspian Sea negatively affects the standard of living for all men, women, and families that the sea borders, including Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran, and

Concerned that the unique ecosystem and culture in the Caspian Sea is affected by the human endeavors of the area, and

Recognizing oil spills disrupt local tourism and furthermore the local economy, and

Recognizing that the cleanup cost for medium-large oil spill could be between $2.4 billion and $9.4 billion dollars and leads to detrimental effects on the economy, and

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will start an organization called the Caspian Sea Regulation Organization (CSRO) whose purpose is to perform operations to clean up oil spills in the sea and to enforce regulations with oil companies within the Caspian Sea.
2. A permanent base will be established on the border of a country that is willing to cooperate with CSRO and operations using “skimmer” oil techniques will be performed in the event of an oil spill.
3. Regulation workers will inspect oil companies who operate along the Caspian Sea in order to prevent oil spills.
4. The UN will urge local governments along the Caspian Sea to raise fines for companies who have an oil spill accident and are not up to regulation.
5. The program will be paid for through donations and raising dues of countries along the Caspian Sea by 5%.
6. The project will be completed within 5 years for construction, setup, staffing, and relations with countries affected.

PM-04

Re.:                            Rebuilding Water Infrastructure in Ukraine

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Ukraine

Date:                               November 19, 2022

Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #13 is Climate Action, and

Whereas Sustainable Development Goal #14 is Life Below Water, 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 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 Sustainable Development Goal #6 is Clean Water and Sanitation, and Sustainable Development Goal #9 is Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, and

Realizing that one of the consequences of Russia’s invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine has led to a damaged civilian infrastructure for Ukraine, and

Noting with great concern that 6 million people in Ukraine are struggling to gain access to safe and clean water, and

Emphasizing that officials in Mykolaiv have been forced to pump salt water into the city’s sewers, and

Observing  that salt water is creating holes into the city’s pipes, prompting a repair crew to fix holes in pipes around the clock, and

Recognizing that electricity is another fallout from Russia’s war with Ukraine, and

Fully aware that recent attacks in Ukraine have left 1.4 million households without electricity,

Reaffirming that electricity is necessary to Ukraine, as it is essential to providing water, gas, warning people about air raids, and so much more, and

Taking in consideration that winter is coming, which means that the citizens of Ukraine need sources of warmth, and

Keeping in mind that without electricity, citizens are limited in sources of heat, which means that people are more likely to get hypothermia and frostbites.

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will build a program called the Vital Infrastructure for the Nation of Ukraine (VINU), for the purpose of providing clean and safe water to the citizens of the Nation of Ukraine.
2. VINU shall provide mobilized infrastructure that aids in the effort to give Ukraine a continuous and steady supply of clean and safe water. As well as water, this program will provide mobilized energy sources that will help supply electricity to Ukraine. Furthermore, VINU will provide Ukraine with ten million space blankets to help spread warmth for this upcoming winter season.
3. VINU will provide Ukraine with 30,005 AFRIDEV hand pumps, which will be enough to give every citizen at risk for clean water access to safe water. Additionally, the VINU will partner with LifeStraw to acquire 1,5000,003 filtered life straws as a substitute, should any one of the AFRIDEV hand pumps be inoperable. Portability is another aspect that these two innovations have, because of their ability to be moved. If a city or village gets attacked by Russia, then these inventions can be transported quickly. This way, while unfortunately these cannot be used in that city, it can be used in another community that needs it.

1. The life straws have the capacity to last 1,000 gallons and have no shelf life. This means that each life straw is important and shall allow citizens to access clean and safe water. Life straws will primarily be given to citizens in smaller, more desolate communities.
2. AFRIDEV hand pumps shall allow a continuous supply of clean and safe water, giving more citizens at a time access to water. These pumps will be placed in large communities and cities, for the maximum effect of the pumps.

4. The total cost of water infrastructure will be 30,882,054.85 dollars. The AFRIDEV hand pumps will cost 9,571,595.00 dollars at 319.00 dollars a unit for 30,005 units. The life straws will cost 19.95 dollars a unit for 1,5000,003 units, and with the assumption that this will not be in bulk, the total will be 29,925,059.85 dollars.
5. VINU will work with Jackery to give Ukraine 48, 415 Jackery Solar Generator 1000s and 96,830 SolarSaga 100W Solar Panels. These are combined as a package deal, making them one unit. Each one of these units will provide 1,000 watts of electricity which will be aided by 100W solar panels that have the ability to charge the solar generator, allowing it to last a longer amount of time. Every unit also runs on solar power, putting less strain on Ukraine’s limited natural resources. Due to the transportability of the generator, vital energy can be transferred from place to place, depending on which communities need it the most at the time. This ensures the equal distribution of energy, should one city or community rebuild their energy source(s), while other communities or cities continue to suffer from the lack of energy. Each one of these units’ costs is 1,64900 dollars, giving a total cost of 79,836,335.00 dollars for all the solar generators.
6. Finally, the VINU will be providing Ukraine with 43,810,000 space blankets, or enough for every citizen of Ukraine. Space blankets are an effective way to warm people up without the use of electricity and resources. Therefore, to prepare for winter, space blankets are a necessity to keep people warm. A pack of 50 space blankets cost 35.00 dollars, which means that if you multiply that by 876,200 for the total of 43,810.000 blankets, then the cost will be 30,667,000.00 dollars.
7. VINU will operate in Balti, Moldova, to ensure a safe proximity in the war in Ukraine. There will be daily shipments from warehouses there to ensure that Ukraine gets supplies quickly. For safety VINU shall transport supplies to Moldova’s border, to which Ukraine shall transport the supplies to their destination.
8. For any reason, should the VINU position in Moldova be threatened by a militia incursion or any form of attack, VINU shall relocate to a position where it can more safely provide supplies and provisions.
9. VINU shall be granted a budget of 150,999,989.85 dollars, to which 149,999,989.85 shall be used for supplies and 1,000,000.00 dollars shall be used for the transportation, and any other fees that may occur, of supplies.
10. The 150,999,989.85 USD will come from all voting members of the United Nations that believe in the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the institution of the United Nations.
11. Each member of the United Nations General Assembly that agrees to contribute to VINU shall see their annual dues increase by five percent (5).
12. Amidst the uncertainty and instability in Ukraine, the allotted time for VINU’s operation is unknown. However, VINU will be given an established operation for six months (6) to order and deliver the supplies needed with its initial funding, in its effort to aid the people of Ukraine.
13. After the allotted time of six months (6), the United Nations General Assembly shall compile a report studying the effect of VINU on the citizens of Ukraine. Should the program be effective in helping a large percentage of citizens get access to clean water, access electricity, and become warmer, then the budget of the program shall be increased, and the program will be extended by six months. Should the program not be needed, or not show any meaningful effect, then VINU shall be dissolved, and any remaining liquid assets will be sent back to the countries of origin, while the supplies shall be sent to nations that need them.

Proposed Amendments

OC-07 VINU will be headquartered in Poland, instead of Moldova. (Poland)

Friendly Amendments

OC-10 Reduce funding requirements by negotiating discounted rates and/or donations from companies whose products will be utilized in this resolution. (Uzbekistan)

OC-11 Resolution will be funded by raising dues of G20 nations, instead of all UN members. (Malaysia)

Vote on PM-04

Y: 31        N: 18

PM-04 amended and passed.

PM-05

Re.:                            Embargoes Against China for Human Rights Violations

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Qatar

Date:                               November 19, 2022

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

Alarmed that the Chinese government has taken action against the minority religious groups within the Xinjiang region of China and provides little privacy for most (even Han Chinese) citizens. Some actions against the minorities include the separation of ethnic Uyghurs into concentration camps and the forced ‘re-education’ system, and

Taking into consideration that the Chinese government has an extremely powerful influence on the global stage of both politics and economics through their trading alliances and them being on the human rights council of the UN so they will most likely need to be obligated into changing their current policy, and

Fully Aware that at least 300 concentration camps have been established in the region and that at least a million people have been affected by the harassment from the Chinese government with estimates of millions in concentration camps and a majority of the population of China being constantly monitored, and

Realizing that the for the minority religious groups who are continuously being affected by harassment, false incarceration, and no freedom of privacy from the Chinese government as well as for the citizens themselves who do not have the right to privacy, life under this government will never be free as China benefits from the minorities’ natural resources/location while previously showing they can be deceptive in their actions addressing issues and monitoring their people allow them to have a lot of control over their citizens,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The UN put in place the Embargoes Against China Initiative (EACI). The EACI’s purpose is to cause China to give minorities their own lands back separate from the country and alleviate at least some restrictions on the Han people.
2. First, China will be removed from the Human Rights Council. If China initially chooses not to comply with the goal, then (as the name suggests) the countries in the UN will instate embargoes against China. To mitigate losses from this restriction on trade, trade between other countries that place embargoes on China would be encouraged more through better positions of power in the UN concerning human rights to fill in the position that China had. If this plan is successful, new plans should be made to help the fledgling country.
3. Embargoes have been instated within the UN for humanitarian change in the past as well. These will hurt China’s economy and make them willing to comply since a lot of their power comes from their political relationships and economy benefiting through exports. Although their people may be somewhat affected, the benefits outweigh the slight harm this will do to them in the form of what products they can use.
4. The cost of the plan would be hard to calculate since although restrictions on exports would mean countries gain less money, they don’t lose money specifically from the embargoes. Additionally, countries increasing trade with one another would help alleviate this “cost”. From previous embargoes we see when countries heavily depend on each other’s products, embargoes can cost billions per year but since many countries produce the products China exports (such as tech equipment), an increase in the amount of trade would make up for this loss. Still, $50 million should be reserved for countries that suffer the most. This money would be raised by asking the 50 wealthiest nations other than China for $1 million each. Separate costs also might come if the plan is a success for helping the minorities with their own nation such as with legal institutions, instating a democracy, and providing certain amenities like food until the country can stand mostly independent but many non-profit organizations like human rights watch and UNICEF could raise $100 million dollars for amenities and more money for legal aid which can be given as foreign aid by the 10 wealthiest countries like the US did for Israel. This foreign aid could consist of billions over the time it takes to put in a new country but the US handled it and spreading the cost more among these ten countries would lighten the load for any specific country.
5. Embargoes can last for varying amounts of time depending on when the country the embargo is against makes the changes the country that set the embargo wants. In the modern day and age, trade (especially exports) greatly benefits China in terms of political relationships and economic prosperity as stated before, so an embargo would be devastating to their power. Most likely, China will give in within a year which would mean the plan succeeded. The time required to put in a new country would probably be a couple of years considering legal work, the foundation of the government, possible elections, and independence.

PM-06

Re.:                            Famine and Poverty

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Democratic Republic of Congo

Date:                               November 19, 2022

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

Noting that that in 2021, nearly 64% of Congolese, just under 60 million people, lived on less than $2.15 a day, and about one out of six people living in extreme poverty in SSA lives in DRC (World Bank), and

Alarmed that in 2020, Mexico surged with a poverty rate of 9.93% which is higher than the poverty rate of 2018 which was 9.36% (Statista), and

Concerned that one in four people in DRC are experiencing a food crisis, 5.4 million of whom are struggling to survive on the brink of famine, and an estimated 86% of 10-year-olds in DRC are in learning poverty, meaning they cannot read and understand simple text (World Bank), 

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The UN sends support to Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of food through the World Food Programme, a program connecting farmers to their markets and one mass food center per province, funded by the top 10% percentile of countries paying the most UN dues.
2. Send educational support to Democratic Republic of the Congo in the form of UNICEF funding and supplies for building a better basis during the first 6 years and expanding the syllabus in the second 6 to include arts and workspace skills with one education center per province.
3. RESOLUTION: An environment devoid of electricity, rations, and an orthodox home: this is the present-day climate of sixty four percent of the population in the central African nation of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This degree of deprivation seems to be a relic of the past, but according to a comprehensive report published by the World Bank Organization, the majority of citizens of the DRC in 2021 will be forced to survive on less than two dollars and fifteen cents per day. The result of poverty stems primarily from lack of education, and thus we present our solution. The DRC approaches the council for resources to revolutionize their inadequate school system in an attempt to eliminate the scholastic gap from our other allies. The Democratic Republic of the Congo #39;s Human Capital Index is only 0.37, permitting a child to achieve 37% of their potential due to educational disparities. The funds should be spent on enhancing the quality and broadening education accessibility in the DRC, in which an astonishing 86% of ten-year-olds cannot read or comprehend simple text. Enhancing the right to schooling would assist the social condition and expedite the long-term economic growth and international dependability. Wider access and improvement of education would work towards achieving all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goals. We believe our ask to the top ten percent of nations of $102,350,000,000 (102.35 billion) Congolese Franc is rational and would not hinder the progression of the richest countries. As we anticipate this expenditure preaching to the 10% of governments to aid our impoverished region, this commitment would encourage support for other troubled nations in the future. As an ambassador of the DRC, thank you for your attention on this delicate matter.

PM-07

Re.:                            Protecting Endangered Species

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Spain

Date:                               November 19, 2022

Alarmed by the rapidly increasing 2,000 international endangered species annually, and

Emphasizing the detrimental impact of increasing endangered species on the balance of global ecosystems, and

Recalling Sustainable Development Goal target 15.5: to “protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species,” and

Noting the destruction of habitats and ecosystems internationally due to resource exploitation, including but not limited to carbon emissions, pollution, deforestation, and disturbances to natural equilibriums,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. Urges all member nations to implement Carbon Engineering Direct Air Capture technology through methods such as but not limit to:

1. Installing plants within the individual nation to produce recycled carbon pellets to be used by:

1. Independent Organizations in hopes of approaching net-zero emissions
2. Governments in hopes of storing carbon underground

2. Encouraging NGO and charity donations towards installments in less economically developed countries through publicization of these projects
3. Reducing tax on goods produced by companies utilizing recycled Direct Air Capture carbon pellets
4. Developing a mutual fund between all countries to fund such projects;

2. Invites all member nations to implement an educational curriculum, ensuring that said curriculum:

1. Highlights topics such as but not limited to:

1. Region-specific endangered species and ecosystems
2. Protocol for encountering endangered species
3. Legal consequences and government response to poaching of such species

2. Remains available in-person, online and in pre-recorded videos
3. Is accessible through abridged versions for a targeted younger audience
4. Receives annual reassessment of UN certification by the UNEP body;

3. Calls upon national governments to protect conserve habitats in ways such as but not limited to:

1. Restoring deforested areas and reintegrating endangered species into new habitats
2. Restricting human interference within such protected areas
3. Declaring some forests as national parks to help fund this cause by attracting tourists;

4. Establishes government-mandatory labels defining the sustainability of manufactured goods in order to raise consumer awareness for both sourcing of their goods and the impact depleting natural resources has on native species habitat destruction

1. Labels must be UNEP approved and recognized in a verified list available on the United Nations site as a public resource
2. Systems will maintain a minimum of three (3) sustainability checks: 100% Sustainably Sourced, Less than 70% Sustainably Sourced, and Less than 40% Sustainably Sourced;

5. Endorses Restorative Ocean Farming techniques used to revitalize marine ecosystems, such as but not limited to:

1. Planting and harvesting aquatic plants, providing not only an ecosystem for endangered coastal species to thrive but also a natural solution to balancing carbon emissions
2. Supporting Regenerative Ocean Farming NGOs, such as GreenWave’s polyculture ocean farming method, through funds and publicity
3. Encouraging the farming of sustainable species, such as mussels and similar shellfish
4. Overall, the marine lifecycle being damaged can do great harm to all other ecosystems so these restoration methods can be drastically helpful to the environment

6. Mandates oil spill clean-up equipment aboard all government vehicles as a preventative measure, funded by individual governments (and, in extenuating circumstances for Least Economically Developed Countries, the UNEP), asking all boats to carry at all times a minimum of:

1. Two (2) Harbo Technologies Harbo Booms to contain oil spills and prevent their spread
2. One (1) Skimmer device for most effective recovery under calm conditions
3. One (1) Natural Organic Sorbent, such as peat moss, straw, hay, and other similar carbon-based products
4. One (1) chemical treatment option
5. Equipment alternatives approved by the UNEP on a case-by-case basis.

Proposed Amendments

Friendly Amendments

OC-07 Special focus given to dealing with invasive species, to be funded by affected countries. (North Korea)

Vote on PM-07

Y: 25        N: 23

PM-07 amended and passed.

PM-08

Re.:                            Effects of Global Warming on the Bahamas

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Bahamas

Date:                               November 19, 2022

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

Knowing that the warmer the oceans are, the more hurricanes there are due to the higher levels of evaporation, and

Concerned that the Bahamas averages 4 hurricanes a year, and

Alarmed that 74 people died and 70,000 people were left homeless after Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and many still live in temporary housing. In 2019 there were still 245 people missing from Hurricane Dorian, and

Worried that the people that are left homeless and unemployed will struggle to provide and take care of themselves and/or their family, and

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The Bahamas has a high number of people that are living below the poverty line and who are unhoused and/or living in semi-permanent structure. We are asking that the UN will provide  $10 million funding to help create permanent shelters for the unhoused people.
2. Also, we ask on behalf of not only the Bahamas, but other Island nations, that the world work to bring down carbon footprint to help reduce global warming.
3. Since seawalls are good protection against storm surge flooding and hurricanes, we are asking that over the span of 2 years, for $1 million of funding. We will use this to build seawalls along the 2,201 miles of coastline.
4. We also ask that the UN will provide help in future hurricanes. We are asking that the UN will provide funding for about 30% of the total estimated damages of future hurricanes, seeing as hurricanes will be a problem for years to come.

Proposed Amendments

Friendly Amendments

OC-01 Funding for permanent shelters will be increased to $20 million from $10 million. (Mexico)

OC-05 Establish a UN Committee to oversee/audit funding and spending. (United Kingdom)

OC-06 Funding for this resolution will come from wealthy nations by GDP. (Ethiopia)

Vote on PM-08

Y: 18        N: 28

PM-08 amended and defeated.

PM-09

Re.:                            Climate Change Relief for Pakistan, Kenya, Malawi, Bangladesh,

and Chad

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Brazil

Date:                               November 19, 2022

Given that Sustainable Development Goal #13 is Climate Action, and

Concerned by the increase in Malawi’s annual temperatures by .9 C since 1960, the 2.2 C increase in Pakistan’s temperatures since the preindustrial era, a 1 C increase in Kenya since 1960, a .7-1 C increase in Bangladesh, and a .8 C increase in Chad’s temperature since 1975, and

Concerned by the projected increase in temperature of .5-1.5 C by 2040 for Malawi, the 4.83 C increase by 2080 for Pakistan, 1.2-3.2 C increase by 2080 for Kenya,

Knowing that these countries are also at risk for natural disasters such as flash floods, dry spells, seasonal droughts, intense rainfall, and

Emphasizing that all of these countries rely on agriculture, and will all be deeply affected by the projected rise in temperature, and

Knowing that fighting climate change requires spending at least 4.13 trillion a year globally, and the majority of those efforts must be focused on increasing climate resilience in the countries most affected by climate change, and

Acknowledging that those countries will therefore require greater amounts of domestic spending, and

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will implement a council, CRDC (Climate Relief for Disadvantaged Countries), based on keeping watch for the 5 most affected countries by climate change, and lowering these countries’ dues by an appropriate amount, so that they can contribute this money directly to climate relief in their own country. Specific use of the funds would also be directly supervised by the council.
2. This will be compensated for by raising the dues for the top 5 countries least affected by climate change. Currently, these countries are Norway, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark and Sweden.
3. Malawi currently pays $55,765 in dues. At a 10% decrease, this would result in Malawi paying $50,190 in dues.
4. Kenya currently pays $669,174 in dues. At an 8% decrease, this would result in Kenya paying $615,641in dues.
5. Chad currently pays $111,529 in dues. At a 7% decrease, this would result in Chad paying $103,722 in dues.
6. Pakistan currently pays $3,206,460 in dues. At a 5% decrease, this would result in Pakistan paying 3,046,137.
7. Bangladesh currently pays $278,823 in dues. At an 8% decrease, this would result in Bangladesh paying $256,518 in dues.
8. This is a total of $249,543 decrease. This would be taken out of the above countries’ dues in an equal percentage.

Proposed Amendments

OC-01 UN dues will not be lowered for nations affected by climate change. (New Zealand)

Friendly Amendments

OC-02 Funding will come from raising dues for the top 10 polluting nations (by CO2 emissions), instead of top 5 countries least affected. (Ukraine)

Vote on PM-09

Y: 19        N: 28

PM-09 amended and defeated.

PM-10

Re.:                            Ukraine’s Human Rights Violations

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Russia

Date:                               November 19, 2022

Whereas given that the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals includes the health and wellbeing of its members, and

Whereas Ukraine and its most important regions have been annexed by Moscow, and are officially a part of Russia, as aligns with Ancient Rus and tradition. They have rejoined us once more, and

Whereas Russia has been fair to its new region, including rejoining the Black Sea Grain Deal amid its own personal security concerns. It has graciously allowed its territory freedom, as demonstrated by the freedom it has granted Kherson. In return, it has asked nothing more than the loyalty it deserves, and

Whereas Ukraine has not agreed with Russia’s rather generous requests. Rather, they have allowed the West further influence in Russia’s decisions, and

Whereas the United Nations has discovered that loyal members of the Russian military were tortured once captured, while Article 13 of the Geneva Convention states that prisoners should be treated humanely,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations should formally rescind its support for Ukraine, due to their actions against Russia and her people
2. The UN Human Rights Council should suspend its investigation into Russia’s domestic actions, and formally condemn Ukraine’s actions
3. This resolution should require no funding. If it is amended in such a way that funding is required, the money will be recovered by raising the dues of countries that have aided Ukraine’s rebellion by 0.5%
4. From the moment this resolution is passed, the Human Rights Council and General Assembly will have one month to draft their resolutions and formally release them

Proposed Amendments

OC-05 Raise dues to countries supporting Russia by 0.5%. (Croatia)

OC-05 Raise dues to countries supporting Russia by 4%. (USA)

PM-11

Re.:                            Indigenous Peoples’ Socioeconomic and Environmental Rights

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Canada and Norway

Date:                               November 19, 2022

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 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 in Norway, in its pursuit to decrease dependence on oil and gas and increase their renewable energy consumption, industries have encroached unjustly on Sápmi, the ancestral land of the Indigenous Sámi people, when trying to construct wind farms and roads, something which threatens the Sámi people’s livelihood that is based on reindeer husbandry, and

Acknowledging that the Norwegian government has not implemented the principle of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) as established in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) in instances of encroaching upon Sápmi for processes of “green colonialism,” and

Recognizing that the mean weekly earnings for Indigenous peoples in 2019 were CA$945 while the weekly earnings for non-Indigenous peoples in 2019 were CA$1018, and

Deeply concerned that Indigenous peoples suffer from chronic disease at higher rates than do Canada’s non-Indigenous people. For example, people from the Métis community have increased rates of cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. It was also discovered that Indigenous peoples with diabetes worked more years before retirement than non-Indigenous peoples which could be due to either inadequate financial resources for Indigenous communities or other socioeconomic variables, and

Appalled that a 2016 Public Safety report released statistics that indicate that, while Indigenous women only make up 4% of the Canadian population, they roughly make up 50% of trafficking victims, and

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. Create an organization within the UN titled the United Nations Native Persons’ Advocacy Program (UNNPAP) to address the systemic discrimination and socioeconomic injustices faced by Indigenous people around the world. This organization will work to inform countries depriving Indigenous people of their due rights, create global pressure on these countries until they reform their Indigenous rights legislation, and enforce the principle of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in appropriate situations such as the Norwegian encroachment of Sápmi.
2. UNNPAP shall operate on funds provided by countries that have colonized Indigenous communities including the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand, Australia, and others as a way of paying reparations for previous and current inequity and trauma inflicted on the Indigenous peoples.

PM-12

Re.:                            Poverty

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Costa Rica

Date:                               November 19, 2022

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

Noting that over two-fifths of the world’s population or 3.293 billion people live below $5.5 a day, and

Aware that the poverty rate in Costa Rica and in other United Nations states in Latin America is about 23%, and

Addressing that the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS advocates for a standard of living that cannot be achieved by people living under the poverty line,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The U.N will create a committee based on creating welfare programs to support the population of its member states that live below the poverty line. This committee called Countries Supporting the Impovership Population or CSIP will fund and create programs to help the population of people within the U.N that live below the poverty line.
2. The CSIP will have a budget of $500 million that will be split between the different programs the committee creates. Each program will have an equal share of the budget so if there were four programs each program would receive 25% of the budget.
3. Programs introduced include but are not limited to; a program to combat food insecurity, a program for increasing healthcare, a program that provides clothing, and a program that provides access to clean water.

PM-13

Re.:                            Fossil Fuels Contributing to Climate Change and a Global Shift

                        Toward Clean Energy

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          Republic of Maldives

Date:                               November 19, 2022

Whereas Chapter 9, Article 55 of the Charter of the United Nations states that it is the United Nation’s responsibility to promote “higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and development,” and

Given that Goal 7 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy” and Goal 13 is “take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts,” and

Whereas Chapter 1, Article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations states that the purpose of the United Nations is to “take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to peace,” and

Addressing that the United Nation Refugee Agency has stated that in environmentally stressed conditions created by climate change, further impacts of climate change can “act as a threat multiplier, exacerbating existing tensions and adding to potential for conflicts,” and

Alarmed that, according to the United Nations Environment Programme, “30% of the world’s population is exposed to deadly heat waves more than 20 days a year,” “to prevent warming beyond 1.5 degrees celsius (an increase that is seens as a dangerous benchmark), we need to reduce emissions by 7.6% every year until 2030,” and “over half of global GDP has a high or moderately high dependency on nature, [so] investing in nature-based solutions will not only limit global warming but also result in about 4 trillion dollars in revenue for businesses and over 100 million new jobs each year by 2030,” and

Given that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has found climate change to increase global temperatures, leading to “changes in rainfall patterns, and the frequency and duration of heat waves and droughts, which can affect crop health and productivity,” and “affect the length of growing seasons.” Additionally, “maize crop yields are projected to decline 24%” by 2030, and

Acknowledging that continental coastal and island areas classified as being low-elevation coastal zones “includes a wide diversity of systems, from small islands to megacities,” and that these areas contain “~ 11% of the global population and [generate] ~ 14% of the global Gross Domestic Product,” as has been noted an IPCC report,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. Place global caps on the fossil fuel emissions of companies in member states in a staggered bracket that progresses over time. The top 100 companies responsible for climate change will be broken into three categories based on the current amount of fossil fuel emissions from the companies, with the top 50 cutting 10% of emissions yearly, the next 25 cutting 7% yearly, and the next 25 cutting 5% yearly.

1. Trading emissions (ex. planting x number of trees in exchange for having to reduce emissions by 9% instead of 10%) won’t be permitted.

2. The member nations will fund green energy research, development, and distribution with a $800 million USD budget each year and a committee, deemed the Clean Energy Committee, will be created to distribute these funds GLOBALLY (cannot spend over 50% of the budget on the western world) to fuel global movements towards green energy reliance. They will also monitor the companies in various nations to ensure that national governments and corporate leadership are in compliance with the mandated reductions. This committee will collaborate with the United Nations organ the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in clean energy measures.

1. The budget for this committee will come from a $16 million increase in nation dues for the 50 nations in the UN with the highest GDP.
2. The repercussions for member nations that don’t comply with the enforcement of companies will be an increase in yearly member dues, with a 10% yearly increase if governments don’t ensure company compliance. These additional funds will then be given to the Clean Energy Committee, and every year they refuse to comply, the percentage added to their dues will increase by 2%.
3. A focus on green energy development will be focused in nations with a heavy economic reliance on fossil fuels to limit economic decline and increases in unemployment.

Proposed Amendments

Friendly Amendments

OC-02 Funding will be provided by increasing the dues for the top-50 polluting nations in the UN, instead of highest GDP. (Croatia)

OC-03 UN General Assembly will evaluate progress of the program after 10 years to gauge how successful it is. (Malaysia)

Vote on PM-13

Y: 32        N: 16

PM-13 amended and passed.

PM-14

Re.:                            Reducing Gun Violence

Submitted to:                General Assembly

Submitted by:          New Zealand

Date:                               November 19, 2022

Whereas the Preamble of the Charter of the United Nations establishes a goal of, “[practicing] tolerance and [living] together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and

Whereas the Preamble of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS condemns the “disregard and contempt for human rights [that have] resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind”, and

Whereas Article 3 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.”, and

Concerned of the uptick in mass casualty incidents resulting from the use of military-style weapons in the countries of the United Nations, and

Aware that 250,227 humans were killed with the use of a gun in 2019, with the highest gun killings per 100 thousand people resulting from El Salvador (36.78), Venezuela (33.27), and Guatemala (29.06), and

Aware of the social and economic turmoil resulting from rampant gun violence in Latin American countries and other UN Member Countries,

Be It Hereby Resolved That The General Assembly:

1. The United Nations will create a committee called Countries Against Gun Tragedy, CAGT, that shall be focused on the reduction of gun violence by limiting the number of firearms available. In pursuit of this goal, CAGT will institute a gun buy-back program and monitor and stop the unauthorized import of military-grade firearms into countries plagued by gun violence. Additionally, CAGT will be responsible for drafting new procedures in licensing legal firearms in an attempt to ensure safe legal gun-ownership.

1. All firearms collected by CAGT through the gun buy-back program and the size of illegal weapons will be used to create a UN stockpile. Said stockpile will be activated in a situation similar to the War in Ukraine when a supermajority (two thirds) of the General Assembly agrees to activate and distribute the weapons.

2. CAGT will be granted an annual budget of $100 million US dollars in order to surveil illegal gun trafficking, run a gun buy-back program, and draft and implement new, stricter, procedures for obtaining a legal gun license.

1. The $100 million USD will be drawn by increasing the annual dues of every United Nations member country by 0.12 percent.
2. If any of the countries identified by CAGT to implement the gun-limiting policies do not comply, their annual dues will be increased by ten (10) percent until they comply, and all of the subsequent increase in revenue will go towards CAGT operations.

3. CAGT will begin implementing its gun violence mitigation policies in El Salvador, Venezuela, and Guatemala at the start of 2023, and run those policies for a trial period of three (3) years.

1. After the three-year trial period, the United Nations General Assembly will commission a comprehensive report examining the effectiveness of their policies and actions. If CAGT and its policies are proven to be effective in curbing gun violence in a statistically significant manner, CAGT will be renewed in El Salvador, Venezuela, and Guatemala for an additional three years, and be expanded to the top 10 countries in terms of gun violence, including Colombia, Brazil, the Bahamas, Honduras, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Mexico for three years.