Atlantic College Model United Nations C/RES/2011/1

Crisis Committee

2011 SessionAgenda Item 1

Resolution adopted by the Crisis CommitteeOn the Shell Oil-Spill from Nigeria to China

1. [Holland] Requests all nations to raise unbiased awareness about this situation through means such as, but not limited to:

a. Newspapers,b. Television,c. Radio,d. Flyers,e. Education;

2. [Holland] Urges all member nations to remain actively seized on the matter;3. [USA] Encourage all nations to enforce a law to make sure that the oil companies within

their countries provide better training for their workers so as to:a. Solve the problem nowb. Not wait until future oil-spills to again discuss what can be done to combat oil-

spills;4. [USA, UK, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Saudi Arabia] Recommends the creation of

an alliance designed to tackle this issue immediately before it spreads out of control;5. [USA, UK, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Saudi Arabia] Suggests that the three main

powers of UK, USA and China (with support from others) will be responsible for clearing up the entire oil spill noting that:

a. Said countries will not be responsible for any damage made to the environment or economic losses by any other nations involved;

6. [USA, UK, China, Egypt, El Salvador, Saudi Arabia] Encourages implementation of Clause 1, to raise public awareness of the crisis, and in addition make public the actions of aid from this allegiance including:

a. The fact of the UK taking responsibility for a company partially owned by its nation, where the Netherlands will not,

b. China wishing to show the world that it takes an interest in environmental matters and is wishing to improve relations with the USA,

c. The USA’s valuable experience in dealing with an oil spill (due to BP’s spill in the Gulf of Mexico).

Committee Session 322 January 2011

ACMUN President22 January 2011