Historical Resolutions Archive

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #199
Repeal "Free education"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #28


Proposed by: Jey

Description: UN Resolution #28: Free education (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The General Assembly of the United Nations,

COMMENDING Resolution #28 for its efforts to bring about widespread education availability throughout member nations;

HOWEVER CONSIDERING that Resolution #28 fails to bring about its intended purpose by providing absolutely no mandate to do so, and simply providing the clause "To give every person under the age of 18 the right to a free education";

FURTHER CONSIDERING Resolution #28's complete lack of: any form of educational standards, references to the type(s) of education to be provided, or financial considerations regarding nations' abilities to provide said education;

BELIEVING that the age of 18 is an inappropriate threshold for international legislation, given the existence of a wide range of sapient species that exist in certain member nations' populations;

UNDERSTANDING that Resolution #171: UN Educational Aid Act fully addresses many concerns of educational standards throughout member nations, including, but not limited to, declarations to help: ensure educational opportunities, support projects for educational services, strike out unfair education practices, and provide financial assistance for various education initiatives through the UN Educational Advancement Fund;

ALSO UNDERSTANDING UN Educational Aid Act's entrustment of nation's rights to "decide on the structure of their public education systems and the role of private [education] institutions";

DEEMING Resolution #28 as an ineffectual resolution with no actionable language for UN members, whose concerns over education within the United Nations are widely addressed within other legislation;

REPEALS Resolution #28: Free education.

Votes For 7,524 (67%)
Votes Against 3,643 (33%)

Implemented Sun Feb 18 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #200
Radiological Terrorism

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.


Category: International Security


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Quintessence of dust

Description: The United Nations,

Concerned by the threat of terrorist organizations or individuals developing and deploying radiological weapons,

Aware that while radiological dispersion devices are of little military use, they could cause massive disruption if detonated in areas of dense population,

Noting that radiological material that could plausibly be weaponised has wide legitimate application in industry, medicine and research,

Determined to prevent the acquisition of components of radiological weapons by terrorists without restricting their legitimate use,

1. Defines, for the purposes of this resolution:
- a radiological weapon as one whose function is the dispersion of radiological material, but which does not achieve critical mass;
- radiological material as radioactive material which might reasonably have application in construction of a radiological weapon;

2. Prohibits the development, possession, use or transfer of radiological weapons, and any efforts to facilitate or assist in such;

3. Further prohibits the transfer of radiological material to known or suspected terrorists, or to third parties likely to facilitate such transfers;

4. Requires member nations to monitor the activities of any groups operating within their jurisdictions when there is probable cause to believe that they are involved with radiological terrorism;

5. Encourages the sharing of intelligence on such groups, as well as on other risks such as unaccounted-for radiological material;

6. Recommends that member nations prepare emergency response plans in case of radiological attack, including such measures as immediate medical response and continuity of government;

7. Suggests that member nations ensure that emergency response personnel are appropriately trained and equipped to deal with radiological terrorism, such as in the disarming of suspect devices or the provision of required medical aid;

8. Promotes responsible practices and application of appropriate security and control measures in all aspects of research, industry and services using radiological material;

9. Encourages all reasonable measures to detect unauthorised radiological material, such as radiation sensors at ports and major transportation hubs.

Votes For 7,158 (59%)
Votes Against 4,883 (41%)

Implemented Fri Feb 23 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #201
Repeal "Hydrogen Powered Vehicles"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #18


Proposed by: Valcoma

Description: UN Resolution #18: Hydrogen Powered Vehicles (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: Automotive) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument:

COMMENDS the good intentions of the original resolution in seeking to develop new sources of fuel for cars,

RECOGNISES that effort needs to be made to reduce dependency on non-renewable energy sources,

NOTES that many economically developing nations do not use polluting vehicles on a large scale,

OBSERVES that such nations are therefore unlikely to significantly contribute to air pollution through vehicle emissions,

FURTHERMORE NOTES that the development of hydrogen fuel cells is technically difficult and expensive,

OBSERVES that Resolution #18 requires economically developing nations to duplicate the effort made and expense incurred by nations that are in a much better technological position to conduct the research,

REASONS that such funds would be spent more effectively elsewhere on areas such as healthcare and education,

EMPHASIZING that automobile manufacturers are already required to contribute 1% of their profits towards the development of alternative fuels under Resolution #39, "Alternative Fuels", and that this would include hydrogen powered vehicles,

FURTHER EMPHASIZES that a comprehensive emmission reduction program covering all industries is mandated by UN Resolution #126, "Fossil Fuel Reduction Act",

CONCLUDES that the funding of expensive duplicate technologies by economically developing nations is illogical, unnecessary, and harmful to developing nations,

and REPEALS UN Resolution #18 Hydrogen Powered Vehicles

Co-authored by Members of Wall Street

Votes For 8,335 (71%)
Votes Against 3,369 (29%)

Implemented Wed Feb 28 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #202
Repeal "UN Biological Weapons Ban"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #113


Proposed by: Karmicaria

Description: UN Resolution #113: UN Biological Weapons Ban (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The United Nations;

RECONGNIZING the intent of UNR#113 "UN Biological Weapons Ban";

NOTING that UNR #113 includes such things as the common cold and flu, but does not include non-contagious infectious agents such as anthrax, which enables nations to exploit this oversight and develop biological weapons using such non-contagious infectious agents;

CONCERNED that giving control of all biological research facilities to the military within member nations is excessive and would come at a great cost to the nations civil liberties and economies;

DISTURBED that the resolution severely hinders legitimate research of countermeasures to biological attack;

BELIEVING that the united nations can find better ways to convince non-member nations to refrain from using biological weapons through more diplomatic means than by severing and refusing alliances with them;

HEREBY repeals UN Resolution #113 "UN Biological Weapons Ban", in order to make room for more comprehensive legislation.

Votes For 8,877 (75%)
Votes Against 2,960 (25%)

Implemented Sat Mar 10 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #203
UN Economics Prize

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.


Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Leg-ends

Description: The United Nations,

RECOGNISING the importance of understanding and studying economics,

NOTING, in particular, the skills and knowledge acquired from such studies,

CONVINCED that by drawing attention to the field of economics the UN can promote the worldwide study of economics,

SEEKING to accomplish the noble goals of promoting the study of Economics and raising the profile of contributions to the field of Economics,

HEREBY:

1) Establishes the United Nations Economics Prize which will be awarded to the person, or persons, responsible for the greatest contribution to the field of Economics over the past year,

2) Creates the United Nations Awards Committee (UNAC) to determine the annual winner of this Prize,

3) Mandates the UNAC to award the prize based on the following criteria:

i) The work must be international in scope,
ii) It must have effects beyond the contributors' own nation(s),
iii) The work must have the potential to improve the lives of people in all UN Member nations if implemented.

4) Encourages private donors to fund a monetary reward for the prize.

Votes For 7,630 (70%)
Votes Against 3,344 (30%)

Implemented Tue Mar 20 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #204
UN Bio Agent Convention

A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.


Category: Global Disarmament


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Kivistan un bordello

Description: The United Nations

COGNIZANT of the extraneous hazards and risks inherent in the use of biological weaponry;

RECOGNIZING the unpredictable and indiscriminate nature of such weaponry and the inherent risks that they pose to combatants and non-combatants alike;

REALIZES that the proliferation of biological weaponry will lead to an increasing threat to international peace and security;

DECIDES that banning the use of biological weaponry will be more effective at protecting national and international peace than allowing them will;

Therefore

1-DEFINES Biological Agent as any infectious microorganism that is capable of producing lethal or debilitating disease and that has reasonable potential for military application;

2-DEFINES Biological Weapon to be a weapon system or component thereof that is specifically designed for the purpose of delivery or dispersal of a biological agent or agents;

3-DECLARES that such weapons and agents are unnecessary for the defense of a nation, and carry too much risk of collateral damage to be effectively utilized in any capacity;

4-MANDATES that member nations shall not develop, acquire, or possess, such weapons and agents; nor shall member nations assist other nations, organizations, or individuals, in the development, acquisition, or deployment of such weapons and agents, except as provided in Article 7 below;

5-OBLIGES member nations to prohibit and take active steps to prevent non-state entities operating within their jurisdictions from development, acquisition, possession, trafficking or deployment of such weapons and agents;

6-REQUIRES that all such agents currently possessed by member nations for weapon use, whether stockpiled or currently in weapons, be diverted to peaceful purposes, or destroyed, through sterilization or other forms of neutralization, with all reasonable haste, and using the safest possible procedures;

7-PERMITS member nations to research, individually or collectively, such biological agents for peaceful purposes, including, but not limited to, the creation of vaccinations and treatments, the production and testing of decontamination measures, the production of medical countermeasure materials, or other strictly peaceful purposes, provided that appropriate and effective measures are taken with regard to safety and security;

8-ENCOURAGES member nations to engage in diplomatic discussion with non-member nations with the aim of reducing any biological weapons stockpiles outside the remit of this ban;

Votes For 7,556 (71%)
Votes Against 3,045 (29%)

Implemented Sun Mar 25 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #205
Repeal "UN Patent Law"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #156


Proposed by: Kelssek

Description: UN Resolution #156: UN Patent Law (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: RECOGNISING the desirability of harmonising international patent regulations; however,

CONVINCED that the harm of a patent should not be greater than the corresponding public benefit; and,

CONCERNED by the failure of the UN Patent Law to provide exceptions for vitally important items, such as lifesaving medicines, which has caused lives to be lost due to the unaffordability of patented medicines and the constraining of UN member nations from independently carrying out the production of such medicines; and,

BELIEVING that the international patent system contains inherent flaws, that it poses impediments to the welfare of the people of the world and to economic efficiency, that other incentive systems besides monopoly profits are possible, and hence that it should not be uncompromisingly enforced upon the world;

NOW THEREFORE, the United Nations, in council assembled,

ABOLISHES the United Nations Patent Registry; and,

REPEALS Resolution 156, "UN Patent Law".

Votes For 6,336 (58%)
Votes Against 4,660 (42%)

Implemented Fri Mar 30 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #206
Repeal "Sexual Freedom"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #7


Proposed by: David6

Description: UN Resolution #7: Sexual Freedom (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The United Nations,

ASSERTING that the citizens of member nations have the right to sexual privacy as declared in Resolution #7 “Sexual Freedom”,

NOTING the passage of Resolution #192 “Sexual Privacy Act”,

OBSERVING the indefiniteness of the phrase “except for medical reasons” used in Sexual Freedom, as opposed to the detail given in Sexual Privacy Act,

CONSIDERING that Sexual Freedom lacks an exception for criminal or civil investigative activity, while Sexual Privacy Act contains this reasonable and necessary exception,

WORRIED that the accurate definitions and additional exception in Sexual Privacy Act are useless with the continued presence of Sexual Freedom and its uncertain and subjective phrasing, and will remain so until Sexual Freedom is fully rendered null and void;

CONVINCED that Sexual Freedom is no longer necessary, as Sexual Privacy Act guarantees both sexual freedom and privacy,

INTENDING to streamline the operations of the United Nations by eliminating resolutions that are extraneous and hinder those that better serve the aims of this organization;

REPEALS Resolution #7 "Sexual Freedom"

Votes For 8,611 (81%)
Votes Against 1,980 (19%)

Implemented Mon Apr 9 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #207
Cultural Heritage in War

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.


Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage


Proposed by: Quintessence of dust

Description: The United Nations,

Believing that notable articles of cultural heritage constitute a legacy for all people,

Noting the heightened risk to such articles during armed conflict,

Convinced that the preservation of cultural heritage for all is a goal both worthy of and requiring international action and agreement,

Equally not wishing to unduly infringe upon the sovereign territory and right to self-defence of its member nations:

1. Defines, for the purposes of this resolution, "cultural heritage" as:
- articles of great cultural value, and especially those bearing archaeological, artistic, historical or religious significance;
- areas and buildings primarily used for the storage and display of such items, such as galleries, libraries and museums;
- sites officially recognised as being used solely for archaeological excavation;
- any other articles agreed on by parties to the armed conflict as protected cultural property, or designated as such in international law;

2. Declares that this resolution shall be considered to apply in times of armed conflict, which shall include:
- armed conflict between two or more state parties;
- civil war recognised as such by both internal and external parties;
- armed insurrection or civil disturbance leading to a declaration of a state of emergency;

3. Requires member nations to refrain from, and prevent to the best abilities their forces and the civilian populations of areas under their control from engaging in:
- the deliberate and targeted destruction or damage of cultural heritage, except where such articles are being used for military purposes by opposing forces, or where damage to such articles is unavoidable, or necessary for the preservation of military or civilian life;
- the desecration, vandalism, theft or taking as reparations of cultural heritage;
- the use of sites of cultural heritage for any military purposes, excepting the treatment of casualties;

4. Condemns all acts in contravention of this resolution and calls upon member nations to investigate, try, and where found guilty punish those involved in such acts.

Votes For 8,184 (70%)
Votes Against 3,450 (30%)

Implemented Thu Apr 19 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #208
Maritime Neutrality Covention

A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.


Category: Political Stability


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Cobdenia

Description: The United Nations,

REALISING that merchant shipping is considered a legitimate target in warfare,

BELIEVING, however, that unrestricted attacks on merchant shipping, particularly neutral shipping or within neutral waters, can lead to international repercussions or otherwise hazard non-belligerent shipping and civilians,

NOTING that belligerent warships may require the use of neutral ports for repairs and maintenance,

The UN hereby,

1) a)DEFINES “neutral shipping” as merchant vessels registered in non-belligerent nations during a time of war;
b) FURTHER DEFINES "merchant vessels" as non-offensively armed/unarmed vessels carrying cargo or passengers,

2) DEFINES “national waters”, for the purposes of this document, as the seas or ocean within the 12 nautical miles adjoining a national coastline; where a body of water is less then 25 nautical miles wide, a one nautical mile channel equidistant from the coastlines is to be considered as international waters,

3) DEFINES a “warship” as an offensively armed vessel, be it surface vessel or submarine, operating under the authority of a national government or international alliance;

4) PROHIBITS a warship, except in the case of persistent refusal to stop on being duly summoned, or of active resistance to visit or search, from intentionally sinking or rendering incapable of navigation a merchant vessel, be it belligerent or neutral, without having first placed passengers, crew and ship's papers in a place of safety. For this purpose the ship's boats are not regarded as a place of safety,

5) DECLARES all merchant shipping, be it neutral or belligerent, within the national waters of a neutral nation to be inviolable,

6) PROHIBITS attacks on neutral shipping, except in the following circumstances:
a) When neutral shipping is within the national waters of an enemy nation;
b) When there is reasonable cause to suspect that the neutral ship is proceeding to an enemy port;
c) When there is reasonable cause to suspect that a merchant ship or warship of an enemy nation is displaying the ensign of a neutral mercantile marine or naval force.

7) PROHIBITS belligerent warships from entering the national waters of a neutral nation under threat of internment, except in cases of extremely inclement weather, or when entering a neutral port in order to undergo repairs urgent for seaworthiness, in which case the following must be adhered to:
a) A team of nautical experts from the neutral nation are to assess the damage to the ship and estimate the maximum time required to repair the ship;
b) No repairs are to be made that will in anyway increase the fighting efficiency of the warship. This includes, but is not limited too, repairs the weaponry, re-armament, radar, sonar and asdic equipment. Only repairs to ensure seaworthiness are permitted;
c) A belligerent warship may not leave a neutral port until twenty-four hours after the departure of a merchant ship of an adversary;
d) Should a warship be discovered not to require any repairs, overstay the time period set for repairs, or be in neutral waters without good cause, the warship and it’s complement are to be interned;
e) Should prisoners of war be present on the warship when it docks in the neutral port, the prisoners of war are to be handed over to the neutral government and interned. Such internees are not to be considered prisoners of war, however they will be entitled to the rights entitled to prisoners of war.

Votes For 6,547 (64%)
Votes Against 3,727 (36%)

Implemented Tue Apr 24 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #209
Repeal "Banning whaling"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #70


Proposed by: WhaleCo Global LLC

Description: UN Resolution #70: Banning whaling (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: 1): NOTING the passage of United Nations Resolution #119, UNCoESB;

2): FURTHER NOTING article 7 of UNCoESB which bans all hunting of endangered species, in addition to other provisions which ensure the survival of endangered species;

3): EXPRESSING its gratitude for the protection granted by Resolution #70 in the intermediate period before the passage of Resolution #119;

4): CONVINCED that Resolution #70 is rendered redundant by the protections provided in Resolution #119;

5): BELIEVING that the removal of unnecessary legislation is in the best interests of the member nations of the UN;

6): THE UNITED NATIONS hereby repeals United Nations Resolution #70, Banning whaling.

Votes For 6,209 (51%)
Votes Against 5,893 (49%)

Implemented Fri May 4 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #210
Forest Management

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: Logging


Proposed by: Rubina

Description: The United Nations,

AWARE of the importance of forested ecosystems;

ACKNOWLEDGING economic benefits of forest industries and products;

NOTING environmental and economic problems, such as erosion, loss of biodiversity, and declining production and value of wood products that result from over-logging and other poor forestry policies and practices;

REQUIRES the utilization of scientifically sound forestry management as developed and widely recognized by forest preservation and production organizations;

MANDATES that:

1. Commercial forest activity be undertaken only after long-term tenure and use rights to the land and forest resources are clearly defined, documented and legally established;

2. Forest management operations maintain or enhance the long-term social and economic well-being of forest workers and local communities;

3. Forest management operations encourage efficient use of the forest’s multiple products and services to ensure economic viability, as well as environmental and social benefits;

4. Forest management operations conserve biodiversity and its associated values, water resources, soils, and unique and fragile ecosystems and landscapes, and, by so doing, maintain the ecological functions and integrity of the forest. Such techniques include, but are not limited to:

a. avoidance of clear cutting, except where necessary as a means of conservation, regeneration or diversification,
b. incorporation of soil depletion prevention in all logging activities,
c. encouragement of diversity of native tree species, including maintenance of natural forest life-cycles
d. accommodation of threatened species in forest harvest plans, including preservation of natural habitats;

5. Management activities in high conservation value forests maintain or enhance the attributes which define such forests. Decisions regarding high conservation value forests shall be made with a precautionary approach. Attributes of high conservation value forests include, but are not limited to:

a. pristine or near-pristine condition
b. presence of endangered plant species,
c. habitat provision to endangered animal species
e. high value for eco-tourism;

6. Timber plantations be planned and managed in accordance with requirements of this and all other applicable UN resolutions. Plantation forests should complement the management of, reduce pressures on, and promote the restoration and conservation of natural forests;

7. A management plan--appropriate to the scale and intensity of the operations--clearly stating the long-term objectives of management, and means of achieving them, shall be written, implemented, and kept up-to-date by all forest management operations;

8. Monitoring shall be conducted by an appropriate national agency--one charged with environmental responsibility--in conjunction with the World Woodland Protection Team (WWP), established under UNR#66, and other relevant agencies (e.g. UNCoESB), and will assess forest condition, product yields, products chain of custody, management activities and their social and environmental impacts;

CHARGES the WWP to serve as an educational resource, providing guidance in preservation, reforestation, sustainable forest management, and other relevant topics, in addition to its other duties;

URGES member nations to work with local populations to eliminate use of slash-and-burn agricultural practices;

ENCOURAGES adoption of no-net-deforestation policies.

Votes For 8,624 (73%)
Votes Against 3,261 (27%)

Implemented Wed May 9 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #211
Establishment of ICPIN

A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.


Category: International Security


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Quintessence of dust

Description: The United Nations,

Aware that criminal activities often span multiple jurisdictions,

Alarmed by the prospect of criminals attempting to cross national borders in order to escape justice,

Realizing that many nations employ multiple law enforcement agencies with differing mandates and fields of specialisation, which may not have direct correlations in other nations, making international cooperation between these agencies and others difficult,

Recognising the importance of international communication in tackling crime and apprehending criminals:

1. Promotes cooperation between member nations in the apprehension of criminals, particularly international fugitives, the suppression of criminal activities, and the sharing of intelligence concerning criminal activities and their perpetrators;

2. Further encourages member nations to negotiate reciprocal agreements with others to permit law enforcement agents to enter their nation and exercise power of arrest and detention;

3. Emphasises that the decision to grant such powers remains a national prerogative;

4. Requires member nations to maintain a Central National Office (CNO) to communicate between all law enforcement agencies and other relevant authorities under their jurisdiction, and to act as a point of first contact for other national and international organizations seeking to establish lines of communication;

5. Establishes the International Criminal Police Information Network (ICPIN) to promote effective communication between nations and their law enforcement agencies, and to facilitate international operations to suppress criminal activities, especially in the fields of:
- trafficking of persons, arms, drugs, stolen goods, illegal technologies and other illegal materials,
- international terrorism,
- organized crime,
- corruption and financial crime;

6. Encourages member nations, where appropriate, to use the ICPIN as means to issue alerts, exchange information and organize efforts to apprehend criminal fugitives;

7. Declares that the ICPIN shall:
- maintain regular contact with all CNOs,
- assist in the establishment and maintenance of the CNOs of nations requesting such aid,
- facilitate communications and cooperation between national law enforcement agencies,
- distribute information and alerts to all relevant CNOs about known or suspected fugitives or criminal activities,
- cooperate with other relevant international agencies, such as the ICSI,
- compile and maintain a database of known and suspected fugitives, international criminal organizations, and criminal activities spanning multiple jurisdictions;

8. Strongly emphasises that:
- ICPIN agents shall not have powers of arrest or detention, nor any authority to engage in police or military actions,
- any information provided shall only be disclosed with the express agreement of both the nation of origin and the ICPIN,
- nothing in this resolution shall require nations to aid in the apprehension of anyone they do not consider a criminal.

Votes For 7,465 (66%)
Votes Against 3,842 (34%)

Implemented Mon May 14 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #212
Disease Prevention and Control

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.


Category: Social Justice


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Belarum

Description: The General Assembly of the United Nations,

Believing that the member states of not only the United Nations, but the world should be committed to the health and well-being of their people,

Deeply concerned by the potential lack of prevention and control of disease in the respective member states of the United Nations, as well as the potential lack of coordination between agencies of nations in bringing medical advances and preventative measures to nations of the UN in fighting disease,

Emphasizing the importance of disseminating crucial information concerning the prevention and control of disease throughout the international community, to include nations which may not hold membership in the United Nations,

Resolving to bring decent health standards as well as coordination and preparedness to combat disease to as many nations as possible, hereby:

1) Strongly encourages nations to fund research into preventative measures and cures for disease and disseminate such information internationally;

2) Further encourages coordination between the existing health agencies of nations in fighting and controlling disease;

3) Establishes the United Nations Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC), with the mission to:
-identify, assess, and communicate current and emerging threats to human health from disease,
-actively research treatment, cures, and preventative measures concerning disease,
-coordinate efforts between UN member states in preventing and controlling disease;

4) Mandates the establishment of CDPC offices in the member states of the United Nations, as necessary in order to:
-research ways and possibilities to prevent and control disease,
-support relief efforts in individual UN nations through the appropriate agencies or take responsibility itself should those agencies be unable to respond to an outbreak of disease,
-disseminate crucial information and research concerning disease internationally in a quick and orderly fashion;

5) Strongly encourages nations to:
-create agencies concerned with the prevention and control of disease,
-research cures and preventative measures to combat disease,
-disseminate information internationally which could be used to impede the spread of disease.

Votes For 9,095 (81%)
Votes Against 2,134 (19%)

Implemented Wed Jun 6 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #213
Repeal "Protect Historical Sites"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #15


Proposed by: Jey

Description: UN Resolution #15: Protect Historical Sites (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The General Assembly of the United Nations,

COMMENDING Resolution #15: "Protect Historical Sites," for its intent to safeguard historically significant locations within member nations;

HOWEVER NOTING that Resolution #15 wholly lacks any apparent methods for which to protect the historical sites referenced to within the resolution text, only saying "we cannot let historical sites go to waste;"

FURTHER NOTING that Resolution #15, at no point within the resolution text, defines what constitutes a "historical site" that is worthy of protection, thus leading to confusion and misunderstandings among member nations;

CONCLUDING that Resolution #15 is an insufficient and ineffectual resolution, given that it lacks any form of implementation of its admirable intent;

REPEALS Resolution #15: "Protect Historical Sites."

Votes For 8,060 (72%)
Votes Against 3,205 (28%)

Implemented Sun Jun 24 2007

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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #214
Repeal "The Right to Form Unions"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #149


Proposed by: Cristia agape

Description: UN Resolution #149: The Right to Form Unions (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The United Nations,

ADMIRING the intentions of the original resolution as honorable and defensible;

ACKNOWLEDGING the importance of Unions in certain economic and governmental structures;

NOTING that the benefits of a union can only be truly realized in a society where workers have the option to contractually surrender their union rights;

NOTING the tendency of natural regulation that occurs in capitalist markets to ensure Unions are preserved;

NOTING the absence of necessity for Unions in controlled markets (given the nature of a government run by the workers);

CONCERNED with the restrictions an overarching, international protection of Unions places on some forms of government;

CONCERNED with certain practical errors present in the resolution;

OBSERVING ideological shortcomings of the resolution, namely that it:

-undermines some forms of government, such as socialism and communism, that do not operate under a free-market system.

-undermines many forms of economic policy, such as a strictly free-market system, by mandating government intervention via requiring arbitration and enforcement to be supplied.

-undermines individual governments by prohibiting said governments from temporarily suspending Union rights, regardless of natural disaster, medical emergency or war.

-undermines and cripples start-up small businesses by allowing employees of any size business to Unionize and strike, regardless of their motivation or contractual obligations; and additionally undermines small businesses by removing the ability to avoid (as a method of self-preservation) hiring employees with such rights by guaranteeing these rights to all members of the workforce.

-undermines the privacy of employer-employee negotiations by publicly mandating certain unavoidable contract laws; and that the resolution provides no method for employers to guarantee employees will not fully invoke these rights with no provocation, regardless of the need for such a guarantee.

-undermines employers in free-market systems, by allowing the employee a perfectly legal route to indefinitely preserve their job, regardless of any reason, no matter how viable (including information dissemination and violation of business practicum), for their dismissal from their place of work.

AND OBSERVING practical shortcomings of the resolution, namely that it:

-fails to even define 'Union', effectively enabling any single individual to possess the rights "reserved" to a fully operable Union, or allowing a nation to set such strict requirements on the definition as to prevent a Union from actually existing.

-fails to give recourse to the possibility of failed 'independent arbitration', effectively giving every Union, regardless of industry (including military and medical) the ability to strike, regardless of the harm to the public good.

-fails to differentiate different groups of employees and associates, effectively preserving the right of every group - including CEOs and owners - to Unionize, creating an atmosphere of warring Unions between levels rather than open dialogue between associates.

-is self-contradictory in Clause #8 by giving no hierarchy; effectively, there is no line drawn between what laws restrict Union activity and what laws Unions must abide by, guaranteeing massive legal battles to determine these lines.

Hereby REPEALS U.N. resolution #149, 'The Right to Form Unions'.

Votes For 6,233 (57%)
Votes Against 4,670 (43%)

Implemented Fri Jun 29 2007

[The Dourian Embassy]

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #215
Unnecessary Animal Cruelty

A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.


Category: Moral Decency


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Old argentina

Description: The United Nations,

Recognizing the cruelty and inhumane treatment to which a great number of animals are continuously and unnecessarily subject to;

Acknowledging animals’ basic freedom from needless torture and abuse;

Horrified by the widespread practice of so-called ‘blood sports’, such as bullfighting or dog fighting, in a legal manner;

Disgusted at how certain individuals and organizations make an economic profit from the affliction, agony, and death of animals as a public spectacle,

Not considering cultural significance as a valid argument defending the torture of animals for the purpose of entertainment or recreation, and;

In an attempt to eradicate the dispensable suffering of other living beings;

1. Defines, for the purpose of this resolution:
a) The term ''animal'' as every non-sapient, non-botanical living being except fungi and microorganisms.
b) The term ''legal biomedical research'' as the scientific tests, experiments, or investigations conducted by any individual, institution or organization which has been given permission to perform such activities by competent authorities in accordance with standing UN legislation.
c) The term ''proper shelter'' as (i) area with sufficient space to allow the animal to easily stand, sit, lie, turn about, and make all other normal body movements in a comfortable, normal position for the animal and (ii) dwelling place which is safe and protects the animal from injury, physical suffering, and impairment of health.
d) The term ''proper veterinary care'' as any veterinary treatment needed to prevent suffering or impairment of health.

2. Mandates that:
a) The following shall be strictly prohibited:
- Torturing, cruelly beating, overdriving, overloading, causing substantial bodily harm or tormenting any animal.
- Maliciously, deliberately or recklessly injuring, wounding, poisoning, maiming, disfiguring, mutilating or killing any animal.
- Knowingly and willfully depriving any animal of necessary sustenance, food or drink.
- Force-feeding any animal by any method.
- Willfully depriving any animal of proper shelter or proper veterinary care.
- Knowingly and willfully causing or procuring any of the aforementioned.

b) All public or social activities displaying, exhibiting or involving the substantial bodily suffering of, the intentional infliction of significant physical pain on or the death of any animal shall be prevented and banned.

c) The following shall be exempted from all the above clauses:
- Activities conducted for the primary purpose of and strictly required for providing food for human or animal consumption.
- Activities conducted for purposes of legal biomedical research.
- Professional veterinary practices performed in the interests of an animal's health or welfare.
- The destruction of any animal for the purposes of protecting the public, other animals, property, or the public health.
- The humane destruction of an animal accomplished by a method that involves instantaneous unconsciousness and immediate death.

d) All forms of organized animal combat, where participating animals are forced, instigated or in any way encouraged to fight between each other, shall be prevented and banned.

3. Urges members to increase the awareness of animal cruelty and continue to instill respect for animals through education, and;

4. Further encourages the adoption of policies and regulations to preserve the basic dignity of all animals.

Votes For 6,311 (61%)
Votes Against 3,951 (39%)

Implemented Wed Jul 4 2007

[The Dourian Embassy]

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #216
Protection of Historical Sites

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.


Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage


Proposed by: Lapis heaven

Description: The United Nations,

AWARE of the importance of historical sites for the international community and future generations;

NOTING that history isn't only a national subject, but of international concern;

BELIEVING that keeping history alive therefore is without doubt worth being handled by the United Nations;

DECIDES to protect historical sites of importance

Therefore:

§1 DEFINES a 'historical site' as

a. building (including fountains, aqueducts and structures to similar purpose)
b. remains
c. excavation
d. grave/tomb or
e. cult site

with historical means to a specific nation or folk as well as to the international community.

§2 ESTABLISHES the 'List of UN-protected Historical Sites' containing all historical sites, that are of supraregional importance, because they are/were

a. a masterpiece of human creation
b. a major watershed in architecture, technology, urban development or landscaping
c. a unique or at least rare evidence of a contemporary or lost civilization
d. an outstanding example of an architectural, technical or scenic type, that emblematize one or more important episode(s) in history of humanity
e. an outstanding example of traditional human housing schemes or land/sea utilization, which is typical for one or more cultures or
f. connected directly or at least distinguishable with events, traditional ways of life, ideas, credos, artistic or literary acts of exceptional universal meaning.

§3 ESTABLISHES the 'United Nations Committee for Protection of Historical Sites' (UNCPH) as board of twelve independent members, elected by UN.

§4 MANDATES the UNCPH to keep the 'List of UN-protected Historical Sites' (see §2) updated ex officio and publish it in print and online via database. Each member state per application as well as 10% of the population of a member state per petition can request a change (admission or deletion) of the list. The UN hereby forbids any other change of the list.

§5 ENACTS that every item of the 'List of UN-protected Historical Sites' (see §2) must not be destroyed or changed in substance, except for restoration or faithful reproduction above remains, if they maintain the originality and meaning of the item. Primarily the reason for being on the list (see §2) must be conserved.

§6 ALLOWS member nations to diverge from §5 in times of war, if a opposing belligerent has taken position within or near an item on the 'List of UN-protected Historical Sites' (see §2) and maintaining the item would be of strategic disadvantage, as long as they minimize damage to the item as far as possible. Any damage will be reviewed by UNCPH after the conflict has ended and possible sanctions will be determined.

§7 RECOMMENDS member nations to maintain other national historical sites as well in order to keep the memory of regional and supraregional history alive.

Authored by Damned PoPer

Votes For 6,845 (70%)
Votes Against 2,949 (30%)

Implemented Mon Jul 9 2007

[The Dourian Embassy]

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #217
Environmental Science

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.


Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Quintessence of dust

Description: The United Nations,

Aware that many of the most critical issues of daily life involve resource management and the maintenance of a harmonious balance with the natural world, and that meaningful action on them requires a full and developed knowledge of the underlying environmental science,

Recognising that environmental science can lead to the formulation of community and governmental policies, and personal and business strategies, to recognise and mitigate problems of environmental degradation while promoting sustainable development, thereby promoting ‘bottom-up’ solutions to environmental problems, allowing individuals to make rational choices rather than depending on stringent government oversight,

Considering the establishment of an impartial body capable of coordinating and conducting research free of political and private influence to be one useful means of promoting such goals through an international body:

1. Defines, for the purposes of this resolution, 'environmental science' as the pursuit of understanding of the natural environment through the scientific process, and especially that concerning the interaction of natural and artificial components, the effect of economic activities upon the environment, the development of solutions to problems within these relationships, and the search for sustainable modes of development;

2. Promotes the study of environmental science throughout all UN member nations, emphasises support for projects bringing understanding of the value and importance of environmental science to a wider audience, and encourages member nations to fund relevant research projects and courses of study;

3. Declares that persons in member nations may apply for funding for such from the UNEAF, subject to the approval of the nation in which the study or research is being undertaken, and providing such work abides by environmental regulations and academic best practice;

4. Establishes, as a neutral council capable of conducting independent research, the United Nations Environmental Agency (UNEA);

5. Declares that the UNEA shall:
- liaise with similar local, national and regional bodies, particularly through assisting with the establishment of such programs as advanced by this resolution,
- liaise with existing UN environmental and other relevant committees, while hopefully mitigating the need for further proliferation of such,
- conduct environmental science research, including work towards solving problems of environmental degradation, and make freely available their findings and recommendations,
- abide by academic best practice in all their endeavours;

6. Further declares that the UNEA shall:
- conduct, on a annual basis, surveys of the state of the natural environment, identify existing and potential problems of environmental degradation, and research towards solutions to such problems and mitigating measures against further,
- make freely available such findings in an International Environmental Audit Yearbook,
- conduct, where requested by the authority with jurisdiction over the particular area, further environmental surveys directed at more specific details,
- conduct, on a regular basis, such surveys over areas under UN jurisdiction or identified as international or non-national territory;

7. Prohibits the UNEA from accepting donations from private parties such as businesses, charities or NGOs, so as to prevent its research being skewed in favour of specific interest groups.

Votes For 6,393 (69%)
Votes Against 2,813 (31%)

Implemented Fri Jul 20 2007

[The Dourian Embassy]

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #218
UN Labor Relations Act

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Rubina

Description: Believing that the ability to form and join labor unions is often an important factor in assuring proper compensation and adequate working conditions;

Recognizing that industrial actions are important -- sometimes the only -- means available for workers to successfully influence management decisions,

But also believing that the welfare of the general public must be of paramount concern in weighing the right of workers to engage in such actions,

The United Nations;

1. RESOLVES that all UN member states must recognize and ensure the fundamental right of everyone to form or join unions of their choice for the purpose of collective representation of workers, and the right of those unions to establish and join federations and confederations of labor organizations, both nationally and internationally.

2. ESTABLISHES the right of all workers in all UN member nations to engage in strikes and other industrial actions, including, but not limited to, work slowdowns, overtime refusal, work-to-rule and general strikes, provided that those actions do not cause physical harm to persons or property;
a. Employers are not required to pay wages of workers while they are on strike.
b. Workers may not be terminated from employment for participating in a legally authorized strike or industrial action.

3. DECLARES that national governments may exempt from the rights granted in clause 2:
a. Strikes or other industrial actions not authorized by a union.
b. Strikes or other industrial actions which significantly endanger the health or welfare of the public, such as, but not limited to strikes by medical and police personnel.

4. RESERVES to the respective member nations the right to determine the extent to which the provisions of this resolution shall apply to:
a. Members of the armed forces,
b. Law enforcement personnel,
c. Providers of emergency services, and
d. Government employees providing essential public services.

5. MANDATES that labor disputes involving workers lacking the right to strike under articles 3.b. and 4 of this resolution be settled through binding arbitration administered by an independent and unbiased third party.

6. DECLARES that national governments may require unions to supply fair notice to employers and relevant government agencies in advance of industrial action.

7. AFFIRMS the right of Unions and their national and international organisations to be free to draw up their own constitutions and rules, organize their own administration and activities, and formulate their own programs.

8. FORBIDS discrimination based on Union membership where employment is concerned. Union members and non-members must be afforded equal treatment in hiring, work assignment, compensation, promotion, training and education, and disciplinary actions.

9. DECLARES that Unions must abide by national law, and that national laws shall not be made to impair the guarantees provided for in this resolution.

Co-author: Ausserland.

Votes For 5,110 (57%)
Votes Against 3,934 (43%)

Implemented Sun Jul 29 2007

[The Dourian Embassy]

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #219
Accessible Family Planning

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.


Category: Social Justice


Strength: Mild


Proposed by: Lady deathstrike

Description: Concerned that staggering population growth could pose serious economic problems, especially in developing nations;

Convinced that sensible family-planning policies are essential for controlling national birthrates, preventing unmanageable population increases, and ensuring the health and well-being of young families;

Acknowledging that low-income families may lack access to effective birth-control products or information on family planning services, and that lack of such products, information or services may result in greater poverty levels as low-income families continue to produce children they cannot afford;

Observing that member nations may restrict or outlaw access to certain birth-control methods that may help families prevent unwanted pregnancies;

Defining, for the purpose of this resolution, "family planning" as pertaining to a product or service for regulating the number and spacing of children in a family.

This Assembly hereby declares its commitment to supporting family-planning programs in member nations by enacting the following:

The United Nations;

1. Affirms the right of individuals to access information regarding family-planning services and birth-control methods, and to leave their home nations freely without unreasonable hindrance to obtain family-planning services that are outlawed domestically;

2. Strongly urges member states to lend support to domestic agencies and programs providing information and services for family planning;

3. Encourages nations to permit aid disbursements to be used for the development of such services;

4. Strongly encourages member states to establish programs helping low-income families obtain legal family-planning services that are beyond their financial means;

5. Requests that nations provide incentives to domestic companies, agencies and programs to supply discounts and financial assistance for low-income families seeking family-planning services.

Votes For 6,052 (66%)
Votes Against 3,058 (34%)

Implemented Wed Aug 15 2007

[The Dourian Embassy]

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #220
Repeal "SPCC Regulation Act"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #58


Proposed by: Surly the Repealinator

Description: UN Resolution #58: SPCC Regulation Act (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The United Nations,

Acknowledging that Resolution #58, SPCC Regulation Act, was intended as an extension of Resolution #11, Ban Single-Hulled Tankers, which remains in effect,

Regretting that SPCC Regulation Act purported to establish a series of "Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures," but in fact did no such thing,

Recognising that SPCC Regulation Act in no way:
- extends, adds to, or even realizes any of the provisions of the earlier resolution,
- enacts any form of regulation,
- does anything to prevent, clean or control oil spills,
- or in fact accomplishes anything, of any nature, whatsoever, other than to vaguely waffle on in a trite march of irrelevancies while entirely neglecting to place a single obligation on member nations,

Rejecting the notion that there is any point maintaining a resolution whose entire substance has all the legislative effect of a small child whining "waaah, Mummy! I don't like it! waaah!",

Agreeing with the concept of demonstrating the UN's commitment to genuine and effective international law rather than useless and annoyingly brattish screams of infantile indignation by striking out through repeal such a thoroughly terrible resolution,

And remaining safe in the knowledge that this repeal will in no way allow any irresponsibility or laxity of regulation in the transportation of oil or hazardous chemicals, given the original resolution makes no provisions to such effect:

Hereby repeals SPCC Regulation Act.

Votes For 5,904 (70%)
Votes Against 2,552 (30%)

Implemented Mon Aug 20 2007

[The Dourian Embassy]

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #221
Repeal "Individual Self-Determination"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #164


Proposed by: The sacred orb

Description: UN Resolution #164: Individual Self-Determination (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The United Nations,

AGREEING with the original intent of the resolution, primarily noting that the government should not obstruct the ability of a person to decide their own fate;

CONCERNED with both the infringement on sovereign governments that this resolution entails, and more notably, the open opportunities for abuse that this resolution does not address.

NOTING a substantial ideological shortcoming of the resolution, that the resolution infringes on the rights of religiously-driven governments (with open borders to prevent religious persecution) by forcing them to allow a controversial procedure that may contradict their doctrine;

AND NOTING the following practical shortcomings of the resolution:

-that clause 5, in allowing parents/guardians to make decisions on behalf of those 'uncapable' to decide themselves, allows parents and medical staff to take the life of someone under their care regardless of the reason;

-that clause 5, in considering patients that are "mentally incapable" of making such decisions, does not enumerate what "mentally incapable" shall be, allowing nations to potentially interpret such incapability as simply being below a certain age, allowing parents to legally take their child's life (through the medical system) if they are under a certain age;

-that 'encouraging' nations to require the request to go through a court system (as clause 5 requests) is not strong enough to prevent the above abuses, and that the above abuses are far too severe to be permitted by the UN in any way;

-that clause 7 only states one example of a death-inducing method that should not be permitted; and that "humane, painless and fast-acting" is too vague to serve as adequate criteria for evaluating methods (a gunshot to the head, for example, is painless and fast-acting, and its 'humanity' is impossible to evaluate objectively);

-that clause 3, in citing "severe chronic disease" instead of simply "terminal disease", allows the Right to Die to be invoked on diseases that will not result in death, including notably severe depression and other psychological diseases; essentially, the resolution fails to prevent those with psychological disorders that increase a patient's desire for death from invoking the Right to Die as a form of legal suicide;

-that the entire resolution, by permitting hospitals to start allowing patients to invoke the Right to Die, introduces bizarre and morbid market implications into a mortal situation; the resolution will have the unintented side effect of forcing hospitals, in an attempt to restrict costs and stay in business, to advise their patients based on their abilitity to pay their medical bills; uninsured patients are sure to be more likely to be advised to invoke the Right to Die than patients able to pay their bills.

AND NOTING that the above problems do not simply amount to loopholes that can be exploited, but are full problems that absolutely will have an unintended negative effect.

REPEALS UN Resolution 164, "Individual Self Determination"

ADVOCATES a new resolution reaffirming the right of people to determine their own fate, provided that resolution addresses the above practical concerns and avoids overt infringment on nations' sovereignty.

Co-authored by Cristia Agape

Votes For 4,971 (62%)
Votes Against 3,077 (38%)

Implemented Sat Sep 1 2007

[The Dourian Embassy]

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #222
Water Quality and Conservation

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Rubina

Description: The United Nations,

Acknowledging the essential nature of water for general economic use and personal needs, including drinking, bathing, sanitation, and food preparation;

Noting that many water sources (e.g., rivers, aquifers, and glaciers), and the water from those sources, cross multiple national boundaries, making water a shared resource among nations;

Concerned that the quality and availability of water for all is highly dependent on actions within individual nations;

1. DEFINES clean water as water reasonably free of pollutants and able to robustly support biodiversity of native aquatic species;

2. PLEDGES itself to the complementary goals of clean water and water conservation;

3. REQUIRES members to take steps to improve general water quality, appropriate to its various uses, including but not limited to restricting introduction of chemical or biological contaminants into water resources as a result of personal, industrial or agricultural uses;

4. DEFINES waste water as a mixture of water and dissolved or suspended solid or liquid contaminants discharged from sources such as, but not limited to, domestic residences, commercial properties, industrial or agricultural operations.

5. MANDATES processing waste water to remove contaminants and disinfect the effluent prior to discharge at any location that would bring it into contact with another water source or subwatershed which provides potable water within its boundaries.

6. REQUIRES nations to institute effective water conservation policies and techniques to maximize use and benefit of available water resources, including measures to be taken by individuals, as well as, those applicable to commercial use, such as reclamation of water used in manufacturing and cooling;

7. URGES the formation of regional consortia to examine and implement water quality and conservation policy and to provide management for regionally shared water resources;

8. ENCOURAGES nations to reduce pressure on water resources through long-range water supply forecasting, water planning and management, and policy decisions in pertinent areas, such as establishing water rights and priorities, urban development policies, and water banks;

9. STRONGLY ENCOURAGES nations to ensure persons' access to clean water in sufficient quantities to meet their daily needs for sustenance;

10. TASKS the UN Environmental Agency, established under UNR 217, with the following specific activities with respect to water issues:

a. Provide general, technical and educational assistance to nations in the development and implementation of water quality improvements, conservation techniques and management plans, identification of new water resources, and development of water-use auditing systems;

b. Produce annual water quality profiles for each member nation, adjusting for unique geology, biology and water resources concerns, and including non-binding potability and contaminant reduction goals;

c. Arrange aid in the form of low or no-interest loans to nations who lack sufficient local funding for emergency remediation in either water quality or availability issues.

11. ENCOURAGES members to work with non-member nations in cooperative projects to improve regional water quality, conservation and access.

12. AFFIRMS that nothing herein requires relinquishment of riparian or water rights, whether individually, communally, or state owned.

Votes For 6,700 (79%)
Votes Against 1,795 (21%)

Implemented Thu Sep 6 2007

[The Dourian Embassy]

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #223
* REPEALED *
Max Barry Day

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.


Category: Education and Creativity


Area of Effect: Educational


Proposed by: Dannie e bolden

Description: In November of 2002 a man named Max Barry created a website that lets users make thier own nations........This is where we stand today.

This Document declares that every March 18 will be honored as an international holiday called Max Barry Day, in honor of the man who made and created this whole website.

Votes For 6,523 (66%)
Votes Against 3,315 (34%)

Implemented Thu Oct 11 2007