Security
1. Appalled by the recent terrorist attacks on nuclear plants in Eurasia that were purportedly committed by Indonesian Al-Qaeda, this Assembly
a) demands the investigation of the recent nuclear terrorist attacks on Eurasia, and
b) authorizes a United Nations peacekeeping coalition to eliminate the source of the threat, comprising of forces from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, France and Israel.
2. This Assembly demands that Israel, as the occupying power, immediately and completely ceases all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem and that it fully respect its legal obligations in this regard.
3. This Assembly denounces all acts of piracy like the recent reported killing of four United States hostages hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
and
a) emphasizes the need for ongoing efforts of the international community to stamp it out;
b) endorses an action plan developed at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat piracy;
c) calls for greater coordination with navies off Somalia, where the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and UN Member States are already patrolling the dangerous waters and
d) encourages support for alternative livelihoods and the rehabilitation of coastal fisheries” to give would-be pirates an alternative source of income.
Human Rights
4. This Assembly denounces the violence by government sanctioned security forces against protesters in Libya, Bahrain and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa as illegal and excessively heavy-handed. Therefore, those using excessive force against peaceful protestors should be held accountable for their crimes against humanity and that the right to peaceful protest must be guaranteed.
5. That this Assembly urges the Australian government to honour its treaty obligations and fully recognize the rights of refugees and asylum seekers by ending off shore mandatory detention and granting all dispossessed persons full legal rights and access to the legal system.
6. Noting that greater efforts are needed to end grave violations against children in Afghanistan, including their use as child soldiers, sexual violence, killing and maiming, this Assembly demands that the Afghan Government ensures that adequate resources are allocated for effective implementation of the Action Plan to protect children, including introducing legislation aimed at criminalizing the recruitment of children in armed conflict and ensuring that no impunity is granted for grave violations against children under international law
7. This Assembly reiterates its call for all steps to be taken to ensure the protection of civilians; and strongly condemns incidents of discrimination and violence against women and girls, in particular if directed against women activists and women prominent in public life, including killings, maimings and “honour killings”.
Economic Development
8. Noting 2010 had been a “record” year in terms of lives lost and infrastructure destroyed by natural disasters, this assembly recommends that all member nations ensure disaster risk reduction and prevention be integrated into long- and medium-term planning and that vulnerable developing island states in particular be financially supported to diversify their economies
9. Acknowledging that major failures of regulation and supervision in developed countries, plus irresponsible risk-taking by banks and other financial institutions had created dangerous financial fragilities which contributed significantly to the Global Financial Crisis, this Assembly
a) emphasizes the need for greater transparency and better regulation and supervision of the international financial system by, inter alia, strengthening prudential oversight, improving risk management and reinforcing international cooperation;
b) encourages global concerted efforts to restore global economic growth,
particularly in developing countries; and
c) reaffirms the commitment to broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries and countries with economies in transition in international economic decision-making and norm-setting, specifically with regard to increasing the voting power of developing countries in the Bretton Woods institutions.
10. That this Assembly, being of the opinion that there is no credible evidence that the recreational use of cannabis is damaging to health, encourages the farming of hemp as a cash crop in developing nations
Environment
11. This Assembly endorses the agreements made at the Cancun Climate Change Conference , and insists that all member states implement the agreed measures and formalise mitigation pledges to build a low-carbon, climate-resilient future These measures include:
a) taking concrete action to protect the world's forests, which account for nearly one-fifth of global carbon emissions;
b) establishing a fund for long-term climate financing to support developing countries;
c) agreeing to ensure no gap between the first and second commitment periods of the Kyoto Protocol ;
d) bolstering technology cooperation and enhancing vulnerable populations'' ability to adapt to the changing climate
12 That this Assembly endorse the Protocol on Environmental Protection contained in the Antarctic Treaty in order to ensure that Antarctica continue to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and that the ban on mining and mineral exploration be maintained.
13 Aware that despite recent improvements, poor air quality is still a major global concern affecting public health worldwide, this Assembly
a) calls upon developed nations to implement air quality control programs and to support the efforts being taken to reduce air pollution;
b) urges a move to more non-polluting renewable forms of energy production such as wind, solar, geothermal and tidal power; and
c) encourages the implementation of more strict air control laws in order to cut down on emissions and prevent air pollution especially in large urban environments.
United Nations
14. This Assembly recommends that the Security Council be restructured to admit additional permanent members with due consideration to the admission of India, Germany and Japan and the privilege of the veto of permanent members be reviewed.
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