I'm going on vacation to Canada and some of New England from June 9-23rd (I think), so I will be gone from the region and from the Internet itself :o

I sincerely hope you can get me out of the delegacy before I leave. I'll post a message on the Civil HQ so that non-forum members will hopefully switch it over.

Have a good two weeks, everyone
I will be back.

*looks (mildly) pleased with self*

One of my other nations, Propserina, actually came LAST IN THE WORLD, at 88'158th out of 88'158, when the U.N. was rating nations last Saturday (26th May)... and as that rating was for "Most Corrupt Government"...


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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.

International Trade Currency

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Remba

Description: AWARE of the multitude of currencies existing in the world;

CONCERNED with the difficulty in negotiating multi-national trades requiring numerous currencies being exchanged;

FIRMLY BELIEVING that easing of trade difficulties will help all peoples of the world and all nations of the world;

RESPECTING the national sovereignty of member nations and their attachment to their own, native currencies;

ESTABLISHES the World Bank which will standardize international exchange rates though a common free market exchange;

CREATES the International Credit as the standard for all international trade;

CHARGES the World Bank with the responsibility of creating a free market for the exchange of local national currency to the International Credit;

IN LIEU OF direct UN funding:

-PERMITS the World Bank to assess minimal fees on exchanges, but limits those fees to the minimum needed to maintain the World Bank;

-ELIMINATES these fees should alternative funding be passed by the UN;

REQUIRES all member nations to accept and honor the rates posted by the World Bank;

STRONGLY URGES member nations to use the International Credit and the World Bank for all international trade;

URGES corporations to use the International Credit and the World Bank for all international trade;

ALLOWS private citizens to make use of the International Credit and the World Bank;

RECOMMENDS but does not require member nations to switch to the International Credit for all intra-national exchange as well.

UN Funding Act

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

Category: Political Stability

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Karmicaria

Description: The United Nations;

Recognizing the need of the United Nations for a steady and reliable source of funding with which to conduct its appointed activities;

Also recognizing the inability of wholly voluntary contributions to meet this need;

1. Establishes a system of assessed contributions to the UN by member states on an annual basis;

2. Defines the assessed contribution as:
a. Being calculated as a percentage of the lesser of either Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or Gross National Product (GNP) of each member state,
b. Not exceeding 0.00005% of the lesser of GDP or GNP for that state;

3. Establishes a United Nations Contributions Trust (UNCT) whose powers and responsibilities shall be as follows:
a. Determining, along with UN committees, what the assessed contribution shall be for the following fiscal year;
b. Acting as the sole agency for collections of assessed contributions from member states,
c. Holding UN monies in trust on behalf of member states for disbursement according to UN requirements, as stated below;
d. Ensuring all UN monies are spent only on maintaining the missions approved by a vote of the General Assembly;
e. Returning to member states all surplus UN funds at close of each fiscal year, determined according to each member state?s proportion of total contributions, or reducing each member state?s assessment for the following fiscal year by an equivalent amount;
f. Striving for maximum efficiency in disbursement of all UN monies;

4. Establishes a UNCT Oversight Board, whose powers and responsibilities shall be as follows:
a. Overseeing UNCT and its outside auditors;
b. Permitting the publication of the independent audits and financial reports and make them available to member nations every six months;
c. Monitoring expenditures made by UN committees, in order to eliminate waste and corruption;
d. Monitoring and adjusting assessment rates where economic change necessitates such measures, while maintaining compliance with section 2b of this resolution;
e. Reducing or deferring a member state's annual assessment, upon proof of need or hardship, and by majority vote;

5. Prohibits the UN from engaging in deficit spending.

Quote: Democratic Observation Act

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Neudegg

Description: BELIEVING that those nations that have a democracy should be checked to ensure process are carried out effectively and fairly

ENSURING that when national General Elections, or equivalents, are carried out, International Observers of that election are allowed

CONSIDERING fair elections to include those that have a secrecy of the ballot, no of intimidation of voters and universal adult suffrage

DEFINES representatives from democratic UN member?s Governments and/or Civil Services, or equivalents as International Observers

MANDATES the following:

1) When General Elections, or equivalents, are carried out, the said International Observers are allowed visas to access the said country holding elections when they are from democratic UN member nations in the same region

2) When General Elections, or equivalents, are carried out, the said International Observes are encouraged to be allowed visas to access the said country holding elections when they are from democratic UN member nations outside of the region

3) International Observers when in the country holding elections are given the right to view the democratic process without infringing on the confidentiality of any ballot

4) International Observers are given the right to publish their opinions on the way the elections were carried out in the country in question

5) Nations deemed by all observers in the last elections carried out to have conducted fair elections are considered to hold ?electoral beacon? status so other nations can learn from them.[/quote]

Quote: 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.


Voting Ends: Mon May 14 2007
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Quote: Forest Management

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

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Woodchipping

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.

Voting Ends: Wed May 9 2007 [/quote]

Quote: Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Free Press

The United Nations,



HEREBY DECLARES:

1. That for the purposes of this resolution,
a. Censorship shall be defined as an attempt by the government to prevent media from being published;
b. Journalists shall be defined as the authors of any kind of published media, tangible or intangible;
c. Sources shall be defined as individuals or entities, credited or otherwise, that provide information used in the creation of said media; and
d. Libel shall be defined as untruthful slander against an individual or entity.

2. That the governments of member nations will not censor media, including both tangible and intangible forms, except in situations where said media could cause a threat to national security.

3. That journalists will not be forced by governments or organizations to reveal anonymous sources, unless there is reason to believe said sources are a danger to national security.

4. That all people will have the right to refuse being a source to any form of media.

5. That libel shall not be tolerated and shall be considered legitimite grounds for legal action.

6. That the protections granted by this document do not apply to sexually explicit media or to media that contains the intellectual property of an individual or entity without written permission of that individual or entity.[/quote]

Quote: Repeal "Banning whaling"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

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;
Voting Ends: Fri May 4 2007
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.

Voting Ends: Fri May 4 2007[/quote]