MUNA Resolutions 2012

Rotary District 9670 MUNA  27-28 April 2012 

MUNA   - Model United Nations Assembly -  2012

RESOLUTIONS

STOP PRESS - Please note :  An additional resolution will be announced at the briefing for inclusion in the MUNA program . The image above gives a hint to the content of the "surprise" resolution. 

Human Rights and Justice

1.  That this Assembly

Expressing concern at recent deeply marked tendencies within numerous societies to characterize migration as a problem and a threat to social cohesion,

Recommends that all member States closely monitor the way in which the concept of national identity is debated within their societies, with a view to preventing it from being used as a tool to create artificial differences among some groups of the population.

2. That this Assembly

Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on

25 June 1993,

1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self‐determination, including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Encourages all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realisation of their right to self‐determination.
3. Urges Israel to remove the wall being constructed on Occupied Palestinian Territory and allow the Palestinian people to give effect to their right to self‐determination.

3. That this Assembly

Noting with concern several outstanding International Criminal Court warrants against international criminals including eleven suspects of crimes against humanity and genocide evading arrest warrants, (for example  Bosco Ntaganda for conscripting child soldiers, and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for genocide);  

Recognising the capacity of the International Criminal Court to bring human rights offenders to justice as in the recent landmark verdict against Congolese armed group leader Thomas Lubanga,   

Demands the UN provide all necessary resources to support the arrest of international fugitives.

4. That this assembly

Alarmed that in over 70 countries worldwide, certain sexual orientations and gender identities are considered illegal, and are regularly punishable by fines, imprisonment, life imprisonment and the death penalty,

Urges all member nations to ensure that their laws seek to protect all citizens, regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity, including the equal recognition of members of society of all sexual orientations and gender identities before the law by eradicating persecution based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Environment

5. That this assembly

 Recalling the provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and

Recognizing the urgency of addressing and the seriousness of the challenge of Climate Change,

Calls upon member States to show strong political will in working cooperatively towards achieving the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change through the urgent implementation of its provisions.

6. That this Assembly

Recognising the work of UN Joint Environmental Unit towards the improvement of   member’s states’ preparedness to respond to environmental emergencies,

Affirms that refugees and internally displaced people as a result of environment disasters are entitled to the same human rights as other people in their governments including:

a. Defining the physical safety of refugees and internally displaced people;

b. Providing them with the basic necessities of life;

c. Promoting the enjoying of their fundamental economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights.

Security

7. That this Assembly

Reiterating its grave concern at the danger to humanity posed by the possibility that nuclear weapons could be used,

Urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to rescind its announced withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non‐Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to re‐establish cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and to rejoin the Six‐Party Talks, with a view to achieving the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner.

8. That this Assembly

Noting the Secretary -General‘s repeated pleas to President Bashar al-Assad  to stop killing his own people and embark on a path to greater democracy,

Calls for an immediate cessation of violence by all parties, and progress towards national dialogue that leads to a peaceful political resolution of the crisis with respect for Syria’s territorial integrity and the unity of the country’s people and

Calls for the situation in Syria to be referred to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) 

9. That this Assembly

Recognizing the growing concern about the nature of Iran’s nuclear programme, and questions of transparency surrounding the non-publication of a report by an expert panel,

Urges the Security Council “1737” Committee, created to monitor compliance with sanctions imposed on Iran, to redouble its efforts to enforce the sanctions regime on Iran, intensify its work to provide an opportunity to settle the matter by diplomatic means and guide the Panel in fulfilling its role.

10. That this Assembly

Saddened by the recent loss of civilian lives in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar,

Calls for an independent and full investigation of this tragic incident, and

Recommends that Western allied forces reassess their effectiveness   and restrengthen their fight against the Taliban and other non-government agencies

Global Economy and the Elimination of Poverty

11. That this Assembly

Expressing deep concern about the ongoing adverse impacts, particularly on development, of the world financial and economic crisis.

Recognizing that while global growth is returning there is a need to sustain the recovery, which is fragile and uneven,

Urges stricter regulation and more effective supervision with all of the major financial centres (including systemically important financial institutions, credit‐rating agencies and hedge funds) so that global regulatory convergence and the global implementation of standards are achieved.

12. That this Assembly

Acknowledging that preparations are under way for the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (“ Rio+20”) in June 2012,

1. Urges renewed political momentum for poverty eradication, taking into account its interrelationship with social integration, full employment and decent work for all;
2. 
   b. Reaffirms a United Nations focus on achieving poverty eradication, full and productive employment and socially inclusive policies in spite of the current challenging economic environment;

3. Recommends that the Conference address the need  for effective global  policies for poverty eradication in light of the mixed progress so far made in addressing world wide youth unemployment and ageing issues.