Konstantyn had found something in an ancient and venerable GA resolution that needed addressed. Of course, Konstantyn was only an intern, which was why he'd been assigned to the GA so that the full-time staff could focus their energy on SC matters. Unfortunately, the kid was motivated and ambitious and his uncle was a high-ranking bishop. Not content with quietly voting (on the Ambassador's behalf) against anything that reached the floor, Konstantyn had dug though the GA archives and looked over past resolutions until he found, well, something. Ambassador Wyrzykowski still wasn't sure quite what in spite of Konstantyn's best effort to explain to him that the GA did, in fact, exist. In any case, Ambassador Wyrzykowski did understand that presenting a draft proposal to the WA required an ambassador themselves, not a mere intern, which is why he was lost here in an endless maze of halls, looking for the GA Chamber.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Ambassador Wyrzykowski found the set of doors above which was the inscription "GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS". He would remember to ask his priest how to avoid purgatory to ensure he didn't wind up in those halls again after he died. "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death." Anxiously, he approached the doors and opened them slowly, then stepped back in alarm. He'd heard about the "deviancy" that was commonplace in the GA, but had hoped it was exaggerated; he was wrong, Hieronymus Bosch had painted depictions of the vices more pleasing to the eyes (and nose) than what greeted him in the room beyond, but he had to go in. After a minute, Ambassador Wyrzykowski crossed himself, stepped over the threshold, and walked up to the podium at the front.
"Ladies, gentlemen, and errr, creatures of the General Assembly; the delegation from the North Polish Union would like to submit a draft proposal to the GA for scrutiny and review. Your feedback is welcome and appreciated."
THE WORLD ASSEMBLY,
NOTING that GA Resolution # 53 “Epidemic Response Act” (ERA) created the Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Center (EPARC) within the World Health Authority; and while
APPLAUDING the intent of the ERA to institute a co-ordinated effort to combat epidemics and other public health crises;
CONCERNED that the text of the ERA as written appears to grant EPARC sweeping powers with respect to the borders and healthcare systems of member states, in some cases beyond those needful for the ERA’s goal of epidemic prevention, as discussed below; and in particular
FURTHER NOTING that EPARC cannot be truly recommending restrictions under Section 6 of the ERA if member nations are mandated to follow them, leading to appearance of the ERA being a self-contradictory piece of legislation;
ALARMED that Section 6 of the ERA fails to limit EPARC's powers to recommend and implement travel restrictions in member-nations to only apply during an epidemic or pandemic, an oversight which could result in unnecessary restrictions being put in place, causing undue harm to the targeted nation in an overzealous effort by EPARC to prevent spread of disease to an impractical degree;
BELIEVING that resolutions enacted since the passage of the ERA have provided for further epidemic control and guidance on quarantines, disease prevention, and border closures via more transparent mechanisms than those which the ERA provides; particularly GA Resolution # 320, “Infectious Disease Control” and GA Resolution # 389, “Rights of the Quarantined” which together provide a framework through which EPARC can continue to operate in a way similar to that found in Section 6 of the ERA even without the over-broad mandate the ERA provided it; therefore
BEING APPRECIATIVE of the ERA’s attempt to provide an overarching position on infectious disease control at a time when no such position existed; but observing that legislation passed since the ERA’s enactment has provided a more thorough framework for disease mitigation that avoids many of the pitfalls existing in the ERA as written;
THIS BODY does hereby repeal GA Resolution # 53, “Epidemic Response Act”.
OOC: I've never proposed anything to the GA before. Help is appreciated.