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RESOLUTION CODE:GA/1/A/2
DATE: 8 February 2013
FORUM: GA1
QUESTION OF: The UN’s role in monitoring the international trade in chemical weapons
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The General Assembly Committee 1,
Defining that Biological and Chemical weapons are harmful agents used with the
intention of inflicting death or disease and any chemical substance that can cause
death or wide spread devastation to any living organism,
Recognising the devastating effect of Chemical Weapons (CW) and Biological
Weapons (BW) during international armed conflicts and their first wide spread usage
since World War One,
Reminding all Member States of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the
Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) which avert Member States from developing,
producing, stockpiling, or otherwise acquiring, retaining or exchanging armaments of
this kind,
Deeply regretting that some Member States have yet to ratify the major protocols and
conventions, specifically the CWC and BWC and to enforce their terms,
Alarmed by the availability of dual use substances and existing stockpiles in areas of
questionable safety or political instability, and the possibility of their acquisition by
third parties,
Disturbed by the fact that advancements in the fields of microbiology, genetic and
chemical engineering and biotechnology may expose new potentially harmful agents
and thus provoke further use of CW and BW,
Taking into consideration that non-lethal forms of harmful agents, such as 2-
chlorobenzalmalononitrile (CS) gas, otherwise known as “tear gas”, are widely
utilised against rioters dispersing any forms of protest thus posing a threat to society,
Recognising the extensive research into the identification of chemical and biological
agents, such as that being conducted by the Chemical and Biological Weapons
Nonproliferation Program (CBWNP) and by the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (LLNL),
1. Requests all Member States to sign and ratify the CWC and the BWC and meet
their requirements concerning the destruction of existing stockpiles of weapons
fully and within deadlines;
2. Proposes the formation of:
a) The Organisation for the Prohibition of Biological Weapons
(OPBW), which shall:
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i. Control the destruction of stockpiles of biological weapons
through the presence of a sufficient number of qualified
monitors at each destruction site,
ii. Request regular reports from each Member State regarding
the question of CW and BW and their destruction if it is
yet to be completed,
b) The United Nations Organisation for the Enforcement of the
Agreements Against Biological and Chemical Weapons
(UNOEA), which shall be:
i. Entitled to impose temporary sanctions on Member States
that have yet to meet requirements in accordance with the
BWC and CWC and bring such cases of greater gravity to
the attention of the Security Council and the International
Court of Justice,
ii. Obliged to check ships, trains, airplanes and other forms of
transport going to or coming from any country in the world
as long as it is known that the transport in question is
carrying biological or chemical weapons,
iii. To confiscate and take over their safe transfer in registered
ships or airplanes to be destroyed on specialised
destruction sites with the help of United Nations Special
Commission (UNSCOM);
3. Suggests the creation of various means of protecting the civilian population
against damaging effects of potential CW or BW attacks, such as:
a) Specialised sealed underground bunkers,
b) Protective suits impermeable to chemical and biological agents;
4. Offers the following ideas for the structure of UNOEA, which will consist of:
a) One annually elected Head who oversees and guides the
management of the organisation,
b) One annually elected Deputy Head who assists the Head and acts
as a messenger from UNOEA staff to the Head concerning ideas,
issues, or new courses of action to prevent the proliferation of
Chemical and Biological weapons,
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c) Ten managers who travel on behalf of the UNOEA in order to:
i. Inspect and improve work at their headquarters in ports
and airports, and campaign against the production,
stockpiling, transport or use of CW and BW through radio
or television interviews and public appearances, to raise
world-wide awareness concerning the issue,
ii. Organising educational courses in each Member State
aimed at individuals aged 14 and above, presented in the
official language of each particular Member State,
d) The rest of the working staff who will handle paperwork, press
conferences and research new organisations and facilities which
are developing technology for the identification of biological and
chemical agents, and raising awareness concerning their use;
5. Requests that all kinds of biological and chemical agents, both non-lethal and
lethal, are listed both in documental form and online, along with their hazardous
effects and how to counter them, as well as the country or countries of origin and
where stockpiles of those agents exist, so as to ensure the monitoring of
production and stockpiles of chemical and biological agents;
6. Supports the creation of the United Nations Organisation for Fundraising and
Financial Aid (UNFFA), the actions of which will be aimed at:
a) Finding means of providing finance to Member States in the form
of grants and loans, for the purpose of tackling the destructive
consequences of the usage of CW and BW,
b) Encouraging Member States to increase quotas in order to promote
international trade and thus increase the income of Member States
in need of extra finance for the purpose mentioned above;
7. Emphasises the importance of understanding, finding and using:
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a) peaceful means of resolving international conflicts, such as
collective negotiation during forums, conferences and official
diplomatic delegations’ visits,
b) peaceful applications of biotechnology and dual-use items, such
as:
i. medicinal and pharmaceutical advancements,
ii. agriculture and food production.
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DATE: 08/02/12
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QUESTION OF: The UN’s role in monitoring the international trade in chemical and biological weapons
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Defining chemical and biological weapons as Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD),
which are used to inflict harm on human beings including death, blindness, lung
searing, persistent fever and contamination of both living and non-living substances,
Recalling the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), signed on the tenth of April
1972, specifically Article 1, which states: “Never under any circumstances to acquire or retain biological weapons”, and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), signed on 13 January 1993, and administered by the independent Organisation for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),
Noting with satisfaction that there are one hundred and sixty-two States party to the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of
Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, including
all of the permanent members of the Security Council, as well as appreciating the
widespread approval which the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons has gained by the majority of member states,
Stressing the need for tighter import/ export control on international trade, yet
realising the difficulty of monitoring the international trade of chemical and biological
weapons, as well as understanding the requirements of adopting a proper method of
verification to ensure that the parties that have signed the BWC and CWC and other
relevant resolutions refrain from acquiring, using, and transferring chemical and
biological weapons,
Deeply concerned with serious acts of extensive violence that have risen over the last
months, noting the Arab Spring as well as the civil war in Syria, which increase the
chance of proliferation risks,
Determined to foster strict respect for the purposes and principles enshrined in the
Charter of the United Nations, while considering the ultimate purpose of the United
Nations to maintain international peace and security and, to that end, take effective
collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to peace and for the
suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of peace, in accordance with the
principles of justice and international law,
Firmly believing that effective measures to deter and defend against terrorism using
chemical and biological weapons should be accomplished through a coordinated,
multilateral effort to the extent practicable,
Recognising States' legitimate right to self-defense or the inhibition of socio-
economic development, when not interfering in the sovereignty of Member States,
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Acknowledging the fact that less economically developed countries (LEDCs) are
limited in the level of effort and number of methods required to help decrease the
transferring, manufacturing, developing and usage of chemical and biological
weapons, as well as the destruction of any that they have,
1) Urges member states to comply with the goals of the UN’s Disarmament Committee for international security and peace by:
a) Determining that a state considered to be of concern to the UN for the purpose
of this resolution in the event of:
i. The Security Council deeming any action to be in violation of an
International disarmament treaty, such as, but not limited to, the NPT,
CCW, CWC, BWC or ABM to which it is a party, or a security council
resolution on disarmament,
ii. The Security Council hoIding evidence of the state possessing biological
or chemical materials intended for malicious use and proving to be an
imminent threat to international peace and security,
b) Appeals to all Member States, to consider early accession to and ratification of
the above Treaties and other non-proliferation agreements, implementing and
complying with the entirety of all provisions of such agreements,
2) Urges all Member States to agree to disclose any and all information
regarding their government’s arms procurement, including, but not limited to:
i. Amount spent
ii. Type of arms purchased
iii. Purchaser
iv. Purpose
a) Recommends that all governments agree to make all arms procurement
issues fully transparent and that all procurement of nuclear weapons is
properly documented and concise,
b) Strongly urges all nations to agree upon the degree of transparency to be
confirmed at a later date, no later than a year from the effective date of this
resolution;
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3) Encourages the development of non-proliferation education programs and
voluntary codes of conduct in reference to chemical and biological weapons to
promote responsibility among those with access to biological agents and toxins
including:
a) Substantial information on the nature as well as the different dangers of
biological and chemical weapons, which could lead to future detection of
seemingly harmless BWC and CWC including:
i. Dual-use production facilities such as vaccine plants which may have a
“latent” capacity to produce biological agents in wartime, although they may elude detection,
ii. Stockpiles, which may also be small enough to permit easy concealment,
iii. Castor beans and seed cultures;
b) Requiring the collaboration of specialists in the field of science, in non-
proliferation fields, to prevent the undermining of the monitoring of the trade
of biological and chemical agents through:
i. Producers of biological and chemical weapons,
ii. Manufacturers of biological and chemical weapons;
4) Recommends the establishment of a committee, similar to the one referred to in
Security Council Resolution 1540 titled ‘The Chemical and Biological Control Committee’ (TCBCC) which will:
a) Ensure that signatory parties refrain from stockpiling WMD as well as
undertaking the destruction of any weapons that they have by guaranteeing
that reports on the procedure of destroying the chemical and biological
weapons as agreed on in BWC and CWC will be presented to the TCBCC:
i. The reports will be submitted twice a year,
ii. A set deadline should be arranged for a submission date,
b) Guarantee that no chemical or biological weapons are being domestically
or internationally traded:
i. With the exception of being used for medical purposes in small set
quantities such as 100 grams per year,
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ii. More than 20 tonnes of chemicals being traded between signatory
parties should be inspected by the TCBCC,
iii. All chemical and biological weapons’ trades should be tightly controlled and monitored by the TCBCC, which would inspect
shipments and airplanes so that no terrorist groups can get a hold of
them,
c) Carry out both regular and random checks in signatory countries,
especially around international borders, by members of the TCBCC in
signatory states to ensure the non-proliferation of chemical and biological
weapons;
5) Trusts that all Member States will increase monitoring on their nations’ borders and inside the country for any dual-use materials and ingredients being imported,
exported and developed by:
a) Increasing security, patrol units and inspection methods in airports, ports
and borders,
b) Increasing the number of specialized inspectors to be sent to research
facilities and factories that relate to the advance of technology,
c) Including international cooperation when necessary, in accordance with
national authorities and legislation;
6) Requests tighter control and restrictions to be placed on imports and exports of
biological and chemical weapons, such as:
a) The import and export control which should be tightened by sending
members of TCBCC to do regular and random checks on suspected
countries,
b) Potential delivery systems which should be monitored by members of the
TCBCC – delivery systems include:
i. Missiles of all forms such as anti-ship cruise missiles,
ii. Helicopters,
iii. Military aircrafts;
7) Encourages the provision of aid to LEDCs by the UN to prevent and decrease the
rate of development, creation, use, manufacturing, and trade of chemical and
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biological weapons such as increasing funding for research on new methods of
security to detect dangerous toxins and byproducts that can be used to make
biochemical weapons to these countries, which will be monitored by experts to
ascertain that the funds are transferred to the correct location and research area,
8) Demands the organisation of a global campaign by the TCBCC that will expand
on the Chemical & Biological Weapons Non-proliferation Program which is
engaged in a number of activities designed to broaden both public and academic
understanding of biological and chemical and raise awareness of the effects and
dangers of chemical and biological, through the use of different forms of the
media such as:
a) Newspaper articles weapons,
b) TV advertisements,
c) Posters and billboards;
9) Requests the formation of a new branch of the TCBCC, called ‘The Chemical Biological Control Monitoring Committee’ (TCBCMC) to monitor the chemical and biological weapons by:
a) Monitoring the journey of chemical toxins and biological agents by:
i. Personally delivering limited amounts of chemicals toxins and
biological agents to medical research centres,
ii. Receiving finished products from research medical centres and
delivering them directly to manufacturers,
b) Ensuring that no chemical toxins and biological agents fall into the hands
of terrorist groups, by constantly monitoring the stocks throughout the
process,
c) Ensuring that no forms of chemical toxins and biological agents are sold
on the black market;
10) Condemns countries that have not signed any international disarmament treaties or
undertaken the actions specified above to face consequences such as trade
limitations, sanctions and the potential loss of allies.
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RESOLUTION CODE: GA1/01/A/7
DATE: 08/02/13
FORUM: GA1
QUESTION OF: International cooperation towards ending the embargo on North
Korea
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SUBMITTED BY: ERITREA
Defining embargo as the partial or complete prohibition of commerce and trade with a
particular country,
Recalling previous relevant UN resolutions, including Resolution 825 (1993),
Resolution 1540 (2004), Resolution 1695 (2006), Resolution 1718 (2006), Resolution
1874 (2009), Resolution 1887 (2009), as well as the statements of its President of 6
October 2006 (S/PRST/2006/41), 13 April 2009 (S/PRST/2009/7) and 16 April 2012
(S/PRST/2012/13),
Reaffirming that both the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
and their means of delivery constitute a threat to international peace and
security,
Recognizing the freedom of all states to explore and use outer space in accordance
with international law, including restrictions imposed by relevant Security Council
resolutions,
Expressing the gravest concern at the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea (or “DPRK”) on 25 May 2009 in violation
of UN Resolution 1718 (2006) and Resolution 1874 (2009),
Recognising that the development of a nuclear warhead by the DPRK challenges the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and threatens peace and stability in the
region and beyond,
Condemning the launch by the DPRK on 12 December 2012, which used ballistic
missile technology in violation of the sanctions imposed on it,
Stressing its collective support for the NPT and commitment to strengthen the
Treaty in all its aspects, and global efforts towards nuclear non-proliferation and
nuclear disarmament, and recalling that the DPRK cannot have the status of a
nuclear-weapon state in accordance with the NPT in any case,
Underlining once again the importance that the DPRK responds to the
security and humanitarian concerns of the international community,
Underlining also that measures imposed by this resolution are not intended to
have adverse humanitarian consequences for the civilian population of the DPRK,
1. Requests the careful monitoring of the situation inside the country and the
frequent creation of reports about the stability and living standards as well as the
arms development;
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2. Recommends that the normalisation talks between North Korea and Japan are
resumed as soon as possible to resolve matters which will improve the 2 countries
relations such as
a) Japanese compensation to North Korea for Japan’s colonial rule between
1910 and 1945;
b) The release of Japanese hostages held against their will in the country or at
least information about their current situation;
3. Proposes the imposition of stricter measures regarding the smuggling of banned
goods by having more detailed security checks at ports, allowing states to seize
and dispose of items consistent with previous resolutions with methods of disposal
such as but not limited to destruction, storage or transferring to states other than
the originating or destination state for disposal;
4. Invites the Security Council to impose travel bans on scientists and engineers who
would visit North Korea in the case of further actions concerning developing
warfare;
5. Demands that the DPRK refrain from further launches using ballistic missile
technology and abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programmes in
a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner in compliance with resolutions
1718 (2006) and 1874 (2009);
6. Underlines that measures imposed by resolutions 1718 (2006) and 1874 (2009)
are not intended to have adverse humanitarian consequences for the civilian
population of the DPRK;
7. Urges the return of the DPRK to the international community and mutual
cooperation towards ending sanctions imposed upon her by:
a) The DPRK returning, without precondition, to another round of the Six-
Party talks,
b) The DPRK immediately retracting its announcement of withdrawal from
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
c) Urges further that the DPRK return to the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) safeguards, and adhere to its obligations to international
peace and stability;
8. Decides that the DPRK shall abandon all nuclear weapons and existing ballistic
missile programmes in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner, shall act in
strict compliance to the obligations applicable to parties under the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and shall provide the IAEA transparency
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measures, including unlimited access to individuals, documentation, and allowing
IAEA officials to monitor the closure of the DPRK’s nuclear facilities, in return for measures which would relax current sanctions on the DPRK, including, but not
limited to:
a) Improved food and humanitarian aid granted directly to North Korean
citizens by Member States,
b) Interest free loans granted to the DPRK by Member States over a 20-year
period, to be used exclusively for humanitarian and development purposes,
c) Removal of the restrictions on Member States to export luxury goods to
North Korea, as imposed by Security Council resolution 1718, and defined
under Council Regulation number 329/2007;
9. Recognises the importance the DPRK’s nuclear reactors, capable of producing weapons grade plutonium, hold to its energy production, and thus proposes
several measures be taken in the event of their dismantling such as:
a) The replacement of aforementioned nuclear reactors with the construction
of several large power plants in North Korea, to be supported with
financial assistance from Member States,
b) The granting of sufficient quantities of fuel aid from Member States to aid
with the DPRK’s heating and electricity production;
10. Affirms the need of the Security Council and its member states to adopt a clear
definition of the goods, equipment, and technology whose supply is prohibited
under the current economic sanctions imposed on the DPRK, and limiting these
sanctions solely to financial assistance or the direct supply of equipment and
technology which can be used in the production of nuclear weapons;
11. Affirms that it shall keep the DPRK’s actions under continuous review, so as to ensure it remains in compliance with the provisions of the resolution;
12. Urges member States to establish consulates in North Korea if they have not
already;
13. Further encourages Member States to engage in dialogue with North Korea and
welcome the country in any sort of trade bloc or alliance that they participate in
14. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
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The General Assembly Committee 1,
Submitted by: CHINA
Recalling UN resolution 1718 of June 2006 which states that the trade of enumerated
categories of weapons, ballistic missiles related goods, and luxury goods to DPRK is
prohibited, and UN resolution 1874 of June 2009 which states that all arms trade
between North Korea and the member states is prohibited except SALW (Small Arms
and Light Weapons),
Expressing its hope that Kim-Jong Un, having stated that “the building of an economic giant” is his country’s most pressing task, continues making progress in improving living conditions in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), acknowledging that small changes need to be made before large scale reforms can
take place,
Keeping in mind that embargoes often fail to produce the intended results, such as
effectively changing affairs in the country toward "democratization and greater
respect for human rights”,
Emphasising the non-aggressive nature of rocket technology, which can be utilized
for peaceful reasons, such as launching satellites in order to monitor crops and
weather patterns, which the DPRK claims was the purpose of the satellite it launched,
Fully aware that six years have passed since the embargo of specific weapons and
ballistic missile-related goods was first imposed on North Korea,
Declaring the embargo as unsuccessful, due to no change in the political structure and
situation of the country, and futile in changing its current situation,
Reaffirming that the embargo directly obstructs the economic development of North
Korea,
Taking note of the more intensive screening of trade and the banning of dual-use
high-technology goods which might contribute to missile development, as proposed
by UN Resolution 2087 (2013), responding to the recent rocket launch,
Further aware that the current form of sanctions has failed to produce any results
whatsoever, but has also escalated the situation, thus creating the need of a different
line of diplomacy, through genuine international cooperation,
Taking into consideration that the aforementioned political situation harms the
bilateral talks between North and South Korea, and the prospect of peaceful co-
existence,
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Confirming that the DPRK is obligated to abandon all other existing weapons of mass
destruction and ballistic missile programme in a thorough, demonstrable way,
Bearing in mind that North Korea ratified the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty on
December 12, 1985, but gave notice of withdrawal from the treaty on January 10,
2003 following U.S. allegations that it had started an illegal enriched uranium
weapons programme, with the U.S. subsequently stopping fuel oil shipments under
the Agreed Framework which had resolved plutonium weapons issues in 1994,
1. Authorises the creation of the United Nations North Korea Diplomatic
Mission (UNNKDM), which shall:
a. Consist of:
i. The following Member States, as active negotiators, named
“Active Member-States”: China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea,
ii. The following Member States as observers, which shall provide
feedback: United States of America, Russian Federation,
iii. The following regional organization as an observer, which shall
also provide feedback: the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ASD),
b. Undertake the goal of:
i. Resolving the underlying factors of the current United Nations
embargoes on North Korea,
ii. Identifying and promoting the talks for the cooperation between
North Korea and South Korea, whether that is commercial,
diplomatic, in the area of law enforcement or military,
c. Be authorized by the United Nations (UN) to:
i. Maintain a multinational task force consisting of peacekeepers,
diplomatic and expert personnel from the active Member-States
ii. Complete programmed inspections or inspections called by the
UNO on physical material, nuclear plants and nuclear weapons
facilities within the borders of North Korea, in order to ensure
that this resolution is fully enforced,
iii. Review reports on the phasing out of nuclear weapons given by
North Korea and South Korea
iv. Undertake inspections on maritime vessels, within the maritime
borders of North and South Korea, if deemed necessary by the
active Member-States,
v. Store and safeguard any idle and neutralised nuclear
equipment,
d. Be tasked with preparing quarterly status reports for the United
Nations Secretariat and General Assembly on the North Korea
dispute progress,
e. Replace the Six Party Talks,
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f. Cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
i. In order to ensure and certify the safety conditions of the
nuclear reactors in North Korea and that they are not being
used for military purposes in the time they are active,
ii. To provide expert information on the correct usage of nuclear
energy and the neutralisation of Nuclear Weapons;
2. Calls the Member-States to end the embargo on North Korea on non-military
goods (such as luxuries and fishing related goods) and services or
commodities not connected with the production of Weapons of Mass
Destruction (WMDs), under the following terms:
a) The embargo lifting to be undertaken in 5 yearly phases with the
conditions on North Korea’s behalf to:
i. Cease all nuclear weapons manufacturing and import of
nuclear weapons or materials and deem its nuclear
stockpiles inactive and securely stored,
ii. Guarantee and end any Long Range Ballistic Missile
(LRBC) programs with immediate effect,
iii. Neutralise 10%, 25%, 50%, 85% and 100% of its nuclear
arsenal in five respective phases,
iv. Cease any research on nuclear weapons, disband existing
research and technology centres on this field and agree not
to share existing information,
v. End all underground tests of nuclear weapons,
b) The General Assembly, under advice from the UNNKDM, to set
the goals of each “phase” and the commodities to be released from the embargo, with the affirmation of the United Nations
3. Supports the creation of an international conference in North Korea every year
where countries or private firms can participate and learn about trading
opportunities in North Korea and about new innovations and new products
being made;
4. Requests the integration of North Korea in the International Space Station
(ISS) Program as an active member, and that all of its operations take place
with peaceful motives in cooperation with the programme and the
participating space agencies, while the UNO will subsidize this transition and
the necessary equipment so that North Korea maintains its launch capability
and research potential;
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5. Guarantees the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the state and
administration of North Korea, during the disarmament process, by entitling
the defence of North Korea from any foreign and/or domestic threat to China
and its military forces, always in cooperation with the country’s security forces;
6. Orders the creation of the Central Funding Committee for Korea (CFCK)
composed of an international scientific and economic expert team to assist
development in both areas, which shall also allocate UN funds:
a) To the national North Korean Technology and Research and
Development (R&D) sector so that they can develop commercial
commodities and abandon nuclear weapons and related projects,
b) To the national North Korean Energy sector so that they can develop
alternative methods of energy production, specially hydroelectric
plants, that shall render the country sufficiently independent on energy
and substitute all nuclear reactors to only “light-water” nuclear
reactors,
c) To subsidize North and South Korean conglomerates and joint-
ventures and commercial schemes on all commercial sectors;
7. Reaffirms the jurisdiction of the United Nations Organisation and its agencies
and the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction to enforce International
Law;
8. Proposes that full annulment of the embargo is considered by the Member-
States, in the case that North Korea’s long-term compliance is deemed
completely satisfactory;
9. Recommends the promotion of tourism, in and out of Korea by:
a) Creating more air routes towards North Korea and allowing all
commercial airlines to travel there,
b) Making it easier to travel there with a regular visa from any country in
the world,
c) Promoting North Korea’s culture and history and offering attractive
tourist opportunities;
10. Trusts that all Member-States involved will show sincerest participation and
dedication to the international community’s efforts to promote a logical and practical solution.
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DATE: 8/2/2013
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QUESTION OF: The demilitarization and withdrawal of international mineral
extraction operations in the Arctic
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Alarmed by significant climate changes and the melting of ice and the impact on
vulnerable ecosystems, and the effect on the livelihoods of local inhabitants and
indigenous companies and the potential exploitation of natural resources,
Recognizing that climate change in the Arctic has increased by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius
in the last 50 years because of global warming due to extensive mineral extraction,
Aware of the fact that extraction from the arctic is already being prepared for the
coast of Alaska and will take place at 2013 by the company Shell and later on in
Russia,
Realizing that 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil, 30% of it is untrapped natural gas and vast amount of minerals with estimated value of 1.5-2 trillion US dollars is in the
arctic region and by percentage it is the main mining area in the world,
Aware of the Arctic Council (forum for political discussions on the common issues to
the governments of the Arctic States and its inhabitants) and its members (Canada,
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and the USA),
Taking into consideration the international Law that declares the region of the Arctic
circle is not owned by any state,
1. Requests that the observer states of the Arctic Council (France, Germany, Netherlands,
Poland, Spain, United Kingdom) as well as UN members should set up their own body, in
which discussions of mutual interests regarding the Arctic are made, hence creating a
solid influence in the Arctic council;
2. Urges the UN to remove all foreign military aspects from the Arctic and replace them
with UN peacekeeping forces in order to establish sovereignty and a secure the Arctic
free from danger;
3. Draws attention to the thousands of local tribes that are in the risk of being swept away
due to commercial extraction in areas rich in oil and minerals, the UN has to:
a) Do everything in its power to prevent exploitation of the indigenous people,
b) Create a local commune in which the rights of local inhabitants are protected and
henceforward be represented in the Arctic council for implementation;
4. Affirms funding and subsidizing of investment by the United Nations through media
campaigns, in an effort to dissuade people from buying fossil fuels;
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QUESTION OF: The demilitarization and withdrawal of international mineral
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5. Considers the integration of the international Arctic Research centre and other
independent agencies such as the US Arctic research Commission(USARC) and the
Netherlands Arctic Station to bring about more solid data and information on matters
concerning:
a) Climate change,
b) Mining,
c) Geographical stability and issues surrounding the Arctic world
hence simplifying decision making;
6. Stresses the fact that mineral extractions should be monitored by the United Nations by
using a quota to limit the amount of resources extracted from the Arctic region and
possibly prevent any monopolies from growing in the Arctic;
7. Requests the development of new environmental policies in which countries that affect
the Arctic in a negative way will have responsible environmental scientists monitoring
future operations, these scientists will be integrated from the IARC (International Arctic
Research Center),
8. Further condemns that If countries fail to comply to the legislations set by the UN the
repercussions will include:
a) Limited mining rights
b) Expulsion from Arctic council or observer status;
9. Approves NATO’s military exercises in the arctic such as the one called ‘Cold response’ and congratulates their effort on the protection of the arctic region from terrorism and
suggests the full cooperation of all the arctic countries to participate together in military
exercises in order to be prepared for any kind of terrorism or other kind of attacks that could
possibly harm civilians or the environment;
10. Hopes that all member states will give their full cooperation and support to the resolution.
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Recognizing the role of the United Nations in guiding fellow member states towards formulating and maintaining safety measures and eradicating all biological and chemical weapons, Defining chemical and biological weapons (CBWs) as the use of toxic properties of chemicals and pathogens in munitions or dispersal devices used to severely harm or kill people, animals, or plants, Appreciating all continuing efforts of the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) and Organization of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Recalling the Geneva Protocol signed on 17th June 1925 which prohibits the use of asphyxiating, poisonous and bacteriological methods of warfare, as well as the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) entered into force March 26th 1975, and Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) adopted by the Conference of Disarmament in Geneva 3rd of September 1992, both of which prohibit the development, production and stockpiling of certain chemical and biological weapons, Recognizing the economic difficulties many LEDCs have been facing due to the current crisis, Noting with satisfaction that 167 states have signed the BWC and that the CWC has a total of 165 signatures, including all permanent members of the Security Council, Concerned by the danger of increasing access to CBWs given the proliferation of potentially dangerous agents and development of their means of delivery, Viewing with apprehension the tense relationship between countries of the Middle East as well as the political situation with some countries domestically, Determined for all countries to effectively dispose of their respective chemical and biological weapons and programmes, 1. Calls upon states which have neither acceded nor signed the CWC and/or the Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention (BTWC) to do so in the next two years; 2. Seeks the formation of the International Agency of the Control of Chemical and Biological Trade and Disposal (IACCBTD) in order to assist the ISU and carefully track the movement of biological and chemical toxins and regulate trade of such substances to bring the illegal transfer of dangerous biochemicals to an end through measures including, but not restricted to:
a) having local UN officials monitoring border points between countries and
checking all cargo entering and exiting a country,
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b) the introduction and enforcement of a limit, of up to $25,000, on the amount
of possible toxin forming materials that a state can import,
c) the careful, systematic and also random inspection of each nation’s biochemical programme and weapons disposal facilities by a group of
unbiased experts, chosen by the UN, with an expert from each ratified state
that will patrol sea and aerial ports that are the most crucial in trading
biological and chemical weapons;
3. Suggests the destruction of chemical and biological weapons:
a) by seeking advice from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) which outlines the methods in which the destruction of weapons should strictly follow the CWC,
b) through the method of incineration, which is the combustion that converts chemical weapons into ash, water vapour and carbon dioxide which are more easily managed,
c) through neutralization which is a process that breaks down the chemical agents with hot water and a caustic compound,
d) through distribution by air as biological agents may also be destroyed by UV light or by rain;
4. Encourages maximum collaboration by all ratified signatory states in order to ensure universal protection from such weapons and the possible outbreak of biochemical warfare through the use of incentives such as, though not confined to:
a) each compliant state that has effectively met the requirements within the time
frame being reimbursed for up to 50% of their costs of disposing of their
weapons,
i) provided that the costs of the disposal have been taken from the country’s GDP and not from money donated as aid, ii) only if the countries can thoroughly prove to the UN that their weapons have been destroyed and their programmes stopped;
5. Recommends all nations to further improve security measures in any trade checkpoints suspected of being used to smuggle CBWs this may include:
a) investing in equipment used to detect the presence of chemical or
biological weapons, such as hand-held portable identifiers, as well as
fast and simple test kits, used to rapidly screen suspicious samples,
b) further military training in the detection, confiscation and disposal of
CBWs;
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6. Proposes to create a separate official unit, in each member country, as a sub-sector of a weapons specializing military sector that will:
a) exclusively monitor and control any trade of CWs and BWs, b) manage, as well as judge any illegal actions, including trade, pertaining to CWs and BWs, that in any way pose a risk to national and international security of any state, c) create a Head Quarters agency with unbiased agents that will assess each country’s situation pertaining to all CWs and BWs and report back for further analysis and further action;
7. Strongly urges that all weapons that cannot be destroyed immediately are stored in a secure place that is:
a) controlled by the UN and that no particular country can be in charge of this area,
b) at an extremely low temperature in which the chemical and biological danger of
these weapons is reduced and they are safe to destroy;
8. Strongly recommends the creation of an international implementing body the ‘Organization for the Prohibition of Biological Weapons’ (OPBW) where all member states of the
Biological Weapons Convention shall:
a) be able to ask for assistance from the OPBW when:
i. attacked with BWs by another country,
ii. the use of BWs in another country affects the lives of their citizens
directly,
iii. they suspect the use of BWs against them due to a conflict,
b) benefit from cooperation among scientists of all the members of the OPBW in
order to find vaccinations and drugs against the effects of the BWs,
c) have the right to research and use bacteria, viruses or toxins in order to develop
vaccines and antibodies to be utilized if biological warfare takes place but this
will be strictly inspected by authorized experts to confirm the peaceful use of this
research;
9. Approves the creation of a common fund known as the Chemical Weapons Convention Fund (CWCF) in which all member-states of the CWC will contribute annually based on their economic ability and whose purpose will be to:
a) assist less-economically developed member-states to accelerate the destruction of
chemical weapon stockpiles,
b) set up national agencies which would track down and arrest chemical weapon
smugglers by:
i. providing military defence or medical assistance to fellow member states,
c) enable the OPCW to extend its number of local inspectorates overseeing chemical
weapon destruction facilities located in:
i. every capital city of every single member of the CWC,
ii. recent war zones,
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iii. identified terrorist areas,
d) finance research schemes aimed at developing sophisticated software to detect illicit
trade of chemical weapons;
10. Expresses the sincere wish that the implications of this resolution shall minimise the illicit trade of chemical and biological weapons and that the widest possible cooperation shall be secured amongst the member-states.
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DATE: 08-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 2
QUESTION OF: Monitoring the safe disposal of nuclear waste and ensuring the
construction of secure nuclear power plants away from geologically
unstable regions.
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The General Assembly 2,
Defining “nuclear waste” as a waste product containing radioactive material which results from nuclear fission,
Realizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has so far functioned
impressively well with the support of 155 member states in tracking nuclear nations,
Endorsing the IAEA’s mission statement to develop nuclear safety standards and
based on these standards, promotes the achievement and maintenance of high levels
of safety in applications of nuclear energy, as well as, the protection of human health
and the environment against ionizing radiation,
Declaring accordingly that safe methods such as geological disposal for the final
storage of high-level radioactive waste are technically proven and are maintained by
international consensus,
Approving that the European Council of 24/25 March, 2011, requested that the safety
of all European nuclear plants should be reviewed, on the basis of a comprehensive
and transparent risk and safety assessment, “stress tests”, which are defined as targeted reassessments of the safety margins of nuclear power plants,
Emphasizing the essence of secure storage of the nuclear waste as its radioactivity
may cause severe increase in cancer cases with the example being the leakage of
radiation after the Chernobyl accident with a total death toll of four thousand,
Fully alarmed by the fact that 20% of the global power plants are constructed in areas
geologically unstable and earthquake-prone such as in Turkey, Mersin and the Diablo
Canyon Power Plant in California, US,
1. Trusts the IAEA in its missions of ‘Safeguards’ and ‘Peaceful Use’ to keep nuclear energy clear of war purposes, such as nuclear weapons, that can result
in very unsafe disposal of highly reactive materials and also personal use of
nuclear energy by;
a) registering every single nuclear plant officially,
b) checking that only energy is produced in each legal power plant,
c) using satellites to detect any other visible processing plant that is
not registered to the IAEA,
d) co-operate fully with agencies that are specially trained and
equipped to monitor suspicious persons/groups/entities that may
pose a risk to nuclear safety or have malicious intent regarding the
usage of nuclear power;
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DATE: 08-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 2
QUESTION OF: Monitoring the safe disposal of nuclear waste and ensuring the
construction of secure nuclear power plants away from geologically
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2. Urges the IAEA to introduce two new sub-missions under its Nuclear Safety
Mission: one responsible for the safety of Nuclear Plants and the other one
responsible for the safe disposal of waste, which will act similarly to NUMO’s (Nuclear Waste Management Organization) policy of engaging in the mission
of ensuring long term safe management of radioactive waste in Japan,
adopted; however, on an international level with its headquarters in Vienna as
well , branched bodies in all member states;
3. Requests the Nuclear Plants Safety Mission to create a scheme in which the
IAEA will allow power plants to be built only in areas that are clear of the risk
of natural and human-made disasters, that will be determined by the mission
by:
a) requesting every country to apply to the aforementioned mission to
get permission to build plants,
b) sending officials, to check the area applied for,
c) using historical statistics to see the chance of natural disasters
occurring,
d) studying the region indicated in order to find if there is any terrorist
organization active in the area that might sabotage the plant;
4. Suggests to reduce the amount of Nuclear Power Plants worldwide and so that
more effort can be concentrated on fewer left behind, thus ensuring a safer
running of power plants left, making sure nothing goes wrong again, making
them more modern and keeping them up to date;
5. Recommends the Nuclear Plants Safety, aforementioned mission, to set public
health and safety standards for the disposal of radioactive waste from a
repository, as well as, requesting governments to fine all owners of power
plants producing high levels of radioactive waste;
6. Resolves that any nuclear waste processing facilities are established in close
proximity to the producing nuclear power plant so as to ensure the safe
transport of the waste, and minimize the risk of it being lost or damaged;
7. Expresses its hope for the application of unplanned “stress tests” for nuclear power plants in states using nuclear energy to raise the security of plants, the
IAEA will observe the plants and disposal areas annually and take the
appropriate actions which may include but not be limited to:
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DATE: 08-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 2
QUESTION OF: Monitoring the safe disposal of nuclear waste and ensuring the
construction of secure nuclear power plants away from geologically
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a) warning systems which are not of the highest standard, and give the
opportunity to adjust their nuclear power plants to a higher security
standard within a year,
b) providing suggestions and financial help to improve and increase
security;
8. Calls for the UN Security Council to request to relocate all nuclear power
plants planned to be constructed in regions proved of being unstable in terms
of tectonic plate movement by giving them incentives instead, such as, but not
limited to:
a) lower taxes,
b) cheaper land prices, in order to move, preferably, in non-earthquake
prone areas;
9. Supports the presentation of the European Repository Development
Organization (ERDO), established by 14 states aiming to collaborate on
nuclear waste disposal model, to potentially interested countries, so that they
can decide whether and when to set up the ERDO and whether they would
wish to be part of it;
10. Promotes the method of burying radioactive nuclear waste in deep geological
repositories, such as in ONKALO in Finland, so that more use of this
considerably sustainable method will be established by 2020;
11. Suggests that more funding should be provided to research groups aiming to
find a way of recycling uranium, so as to limit the amount of nuclear fuel
wasted after:
a) discussing the advantages of recycling with government officials,
b) making agreements with nuclear nations, promising them funds if
recycling is used instead of dumping;
12. Further suggests any research that could provide better solutions of disposing
radioactive wastes may include but not limited to:
a) development of new, safer methods of transporting and packaging
waste, for example packages made from new metal alloys should be
tested,
b) reduction of the radio toxicity of high level waste,
c) immobilization of high level radioactive waste;
13. Reaffirms that the UN needs to raise awareness and education on issues
concerning nuclear power and geologically unstable regions by:
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FORUM: General Assembly 2
QUESTION OF: Monitoring the safe disposal of nuclear waste and ensuring the
construction of secure nuclear power plants away from geologically
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a) seminars, media, lectures in schools and educational programmes
designed after data has been collected and analysed to sensitise the
public to concerns and conditions of the usefulness of a nuclear
power plant and its concerns,
b) annual conferences of nuclear power plant management boards,
hosted by IAEA, World Nuclear Association (WNA) and the afore-
mentioned IAEA sub- mission related to nuclear waste disposal, to
find solutions on dealing with the problem,
c) workshops aiming to provide information to people about
geological facts of their region, as well as, assessing the advantages
and disadvantages of constructing nuclear power plants in specific
areas;
14. Encourages member states to remain active on the matter.
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RESOLUTION CODE: GA/2/A/6
DATE: 8-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 2
QUESTION OF: The environmental sustainability of the BRIC countries within an
international context
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Defining BRIC countries as a grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil,
Russia, India and China, which are all seen to be at a similar stage of newly advanced
economic development according to the international law and the relevant treaties and
resolutions,
Defining environmental sustainability as the phenomenon when a society and an
economy operate productively without harming the environment and create an
economically viable way of life,
Emphasising that in world history there has never been a nation which developed into
a major industrial power without environmental damage that might require many
years and a significant amount of capital to undo,
Reminding member states of the current results of The Commitment to Development
Index (CDI), with environmental protection as a measurement, where BRICs rank
amongst the first eleven, in contrast to their past records,
Having considered BRIC countries contain over 40% of the world’s population,
Taking into account that a very high percentage of consumers in the BRIC countries
(nearly 80%) are highly concerned about global warming and climate change and that
BRIC countries have changed their political system to embrace global capitalism,
Recalling the UNEP Production and Consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances
(1986-1998 and October 1999) as well as the 2001 UNEP Convention,
Recognizing that there is an increase in environmentally friendly policies from and
within the BRIC countries such as China’s latest Five-Year Plan, the plastic recycling
industry in India which generates 700 million GBP annually and Brazil’s Plan for the Acceleration of Growth which aims to protect and maintain the Amazon rainforest
which has been negatively affected throughout the last 30 years,
Deeply regretting the failure of the Kyoto Protocol to create a universally accepted set
of obligations which aim to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases,
1. Urges all BRIC countries to invest and research in production technologies in
order to be more efficient and create more product whilst producing less
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DATE: 8-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 2
QUESTION OF: The environmental sustainability of the BRIC countries within an
international context
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waste, with investment in latest waste utilization technologies, if countries
have not done so;
2. Requests the monitoring of the urbanisation of all the BRIC countries by creating a
UN funded urban planning program (the Urban Planning Committee for BRIC Cities
or UPCBC) which will:
a) be present in every BRIC megacity,
b) have a flexible and variable goal depending on the city in which it is
operating, including:
i) organising and designing the construction of infrastructure,
ii) redeveloping and renovating ageing buildings,
iii) reducing congestion in cities,
iv) ensuring against the expansion and creation of shanty towns,
v) creating public parks and “green” zones, c) cooperate with the municipal government in order to achieve its goals,
d) comprise specialists hailing from any member states;
3. Encourages the movement away from the secondary/manufacturing sector to the
tertiary/services sector as there is significantly less pollution in services by means of:
a) improving literacy levels through education as people will acquire more
skills and knowledge to find employment in the tertiary sector,
b) retraining employees of the secondary sector, aiming for employment in
the tertiary sector;
4. Suggests the introduction of performance targets to manufacturing firms which will
drive companies to update their old, harmful machinery to more efficient ones and
reward companies respectively by giving public recognition;
5. Calls upon BRIC nations to create a committee, the Encouragement of
Environmental Sustainability in BRIC (EESBRIC) within the UN where the BRIC
nations will be able to come to arrangements between each other on how to increase
environmental sustainability and encourage each other to do so, with measures that
cover but are not limited to:
a) cutting down GHG emissions by 20% by 2020,
b) decreasing deforestation by 40% in 10 years time,
c) replanting trees that have been cut down,
d) continue developing sustainable energies, such as wind power, solar panels
and hydro-electrical power to make them more efficient,
e) set up a fund to help reach the goals in time and provide for emergency
environmental situations,
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DATE: 8-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 2
QUESTION OF: The environmental sustainability of the BRIC countries within an
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f) have eligible UN observers to inspect factories every six months at an
undisclosed time to ensure that progress is actually being made;
6. Encourages members of BRIC to promote environmentally friendly ideas in their
countries through methods such as, but not limited to:
a) commercials on televisions,
b) advertisements on billboards,
c) radio broadcasts,
d) compulsory education on environmental sustainability at all public schools;
7. Requests all BRIC countries to follow a process of an effective transition into a
greener economy, involving:
a) the renovation of polluting power stations,
b) the improvement of transport by:
i. reducing the cost of public transport tickets,
ii. improving the public transport networks which people can
use,
iii. reducing the taxes on vehicles which are friendly to the
environment,
c) changes in the price system since:
i. purchase of products which are friendly to the environment
are more expensive,
ii. factories and companies often pollute the environment to
avoid expensive developments;
8. Further requests the reduction of the emission of nitrous oxide by prohibiting
the use of agricultural pesticides;
9. Urges all countries to implement stricter laws under the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) which develops and enforces regulations that span many
environmental topics where both the public and companies will be prosecuted for:
a) hazardous waste disposal,
b) use of harmful toxic substances,
c) oil or hazardous chemicals released into environment,
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FORUM: General Assembly 2
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d) air pollution;
10. Calls upon all nations to recycle products such as bottles, tins and other recyclable
material by:
a) subsidizing private recycling plants,
b) setting up state owned recycling plants,
c) adopting environmental laws specifically targeting recycling used in EU;
11. Strongly recommends the increased use of sustainable and renewable resources
for future power generating policies within the BRIC countries in the fifteen years by:
a) providing subsidies to private businesses when using renewable energy
resources for their electricity, heating or both,
b) gradually raising the costs of unsustainable production in all major industries
through taxing in order to make sustainable power generating policies more
competitive;
12. Requires that all governments of the BRIC countries spend a minimum of three
percent of their annual budget on either implementing new sustainable growth
schemes or on research for such projects with monthly progress being recorded and
monitored;
13. Hopes that the BRIC countries, as well as all member states, will commit to,
cooperate with and support the UN’s efforts to achieve long term environmental
sustainability.
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DATE: 09/02/13
FORUM: GA3
QUESTION OF: The rights of refugees and displaced persons fleeing from conflicts
in North Africa and the Middle East
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Defining a refugee as a person who is forced to migrate from their home in order to
escape war, conflict, famine or persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality,
membership of a particular social group, or political opinion within their country,
Alarmed by the scale of refugee movement in countries of North Africa and beyond,
since the eruption of the Arab spring on the 18th December 2010 in Tunisia,
Concerned that the majority of nations that have ratified the 1951 Refugee
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees have not adopted domestic legislation
to implement the treaty,
Distressed by the fact that mass refugee movements hold serious economic
implications, with most displaced people seeking employment and many Middle
Eastern and North African nations facing bankruptcy and debt as a result of their
diminishing labour force,
Deeply regretting that many thousands of lives are lost at sea as a result of refugees
and asylum seekers from the middle east and north Africa MENA region choosing
dangerous boat journeys as their method of escape,
Apprehensive due to the amount of refugees that has been increasing since 1990,
estimated at 43.3 million worldwide according to the United Nations High
Commission of Refugees, of which 27.1 million are internally displaced and 9 million
are asylum seekers,
Troubled by the fact that the UNHCR and host governments have registered more
than 350,000 Syrian refugees in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, with the number
continuing to rise,
Disturbed by the living conditions that the refugees often endure as a result of their
poverty and the deprivation of water, nutrition and electricity,
1. Suggests the uniform concentration of refugees throughout a country to prevent
over-crowded settlements by:
a) Appointing several people from the UNHCR approved by the government
in question to count the number of refugees within areas of a five
kilometre radius in each designated area and present statistics on a
monthly basis,
b) Recommending or directing refugees to stay in less crowded areas, causing
less disruption to the country’s citizens, as well as having easier access to aid;
2. Aiming to avoid;
a) the creation of ‘ghettos’ in the country,
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DATE: 09/02/13
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QUESTION OF: The rights of refugees and displaced persons fleeing from conflicts
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b) refugee accommodation only in specific areas which will be the UNHCR’s
or national housing agencies;
3. Strongly recommends all member states to create secure and comfortable
environments for refugees by constructing or expanding refugee facilities such as
but not limited to:
a) Providing assistance when the border of the hosting country is being
crossed in terms of forms of transportation and basic clothing;
b) Medical care with the help of the WHO (World Health Organisation),
c) Education for the refugee minors by UNICEF in coordination with state
schools,
d) Emergency food supplies by UNHCR with constant quality checks;
4. Aims to create a media campaign to create awareness and a wider knowledge of
refugee issues, promoting the awareness and support of the public with methods
such as but not limited to:
a) Putting up posters and other visual aids with eye-catching information,
b) Having leaflets and other publications available in public areas;
5. Strongly recommends an expansion of the UNHCR within the Middle East and
North Africa so that it can be more effective in:
a) Assisting in allocating refugees in accordance with their personal
preferences and needs,
b) Distributing goods and supplies equally to the refugees,
c) Monitoring the preservation of refugee human rights;
6. Calls upon particular specialized NGOs dealing with the rights of refugees and
asylum seekers such as the International Committee of the Red Cross and the
International Organization of Migration (IOM) to extend their presence in the
regions affected by the massive arrival of refugees and asylum seekers to help
reduce the strain on countries overpopulated by asylum seekers and refugees,
7. Encourages the creation of an international educational programme in order to
educate citizens of all nations on the cultures of others, to promote acceptance and
tackle racism, intolerance and xenophobia and help achieve better inter-racial
relations in the event that their citizens are displaced,
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RESOLUTION CODE: GA/03/A/05
DATE: 09/02/13
FORUM: GA3
QUESTION OF: The rights of refugees and displaced persons fleeing from conflicts
in North Africa and the Middle East
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8. Recommends an increase in refugee entry in countries, keeping in mind the
capability of centres, shelters and national forces (police, hospitals) to deal with
the number of refugees, by having:
a) Monthly checks (carried out by UNHCR) with regards to the refugee
population in the country,
b) A pre-set limit of number of refugees per doctor and area ( which should be
implemented by UNHCR and the government) to avoid over-crowded medical and
housing shelters by setting limits so that:
i) Per doctor, the range of total patients should be 1000-1200,
ii) Per kilometer squared of land, the total population should be within
the range of 450 – 600;
9. Designates a group of agents in UNHCR with combined efforts from those in
national housing companies, to find homes and housing facilities for the “shelter-less” until the validation of their refugee status, while acknowledging that:
a) The area to refugee population density statistics must be referred to first to
see if the area is appropriate,
b) Basic essential housing conditions such as heating, clean water supply and
electricity supply can be provided;
10. Strongly recommends that refugees who have been in a host country for more than
three years are entitled to ‘green cards’ or visas if their country is still unstable so that their safety can be assured, otherwise they will be forced to move to seek
refuge in another country;
11. Hopes that all member states will demonstrate sincere commitment, cooperation
and support to combat the infringement of rights of the refugees from North
Africa and the Middle East.
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RESOLUTION CODE: GA/3/A/06
DATE: 09-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 3
QUESTION OF: The rights of refugees and displaced persons fleeing from conflicts
in North Africa and the Middle East.
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The General Assembly 3,
Recalling that in the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the status of refugees, the
UN defines refugees as people who leave their home countries “owing to well-
founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, or
membership of a particular social group or political opinion,”
Distinguishing an internally displaced person as a person forced to flee their home as
a result of, or in order to avoid situations of generalised violence who has not crossed
an internationally recognised border,
Recognising that the status of an asylum seeker can only be reviewed and classified as
a refugee only by virtue of the applicable law,
Acknowledging refugees who have not integrated well as persons with uncertainty of
shelter, health, education, food security and sanitation,
Realising that international law recognises the right of refugees to seek asylum,
however, does not force countries to do so according to the Refugee Convention
1951, subsequently meaning that a country can choose not to aid asylum seekers by
not identifying them as refugees,
Taking into account the already high number of displaced persons from this region
because of previous conflicts but also the current “Arab Spring” conflicts, the number of displaced people in the Middle East and North Africa being well above 12 million,
with the biggest source being Palestinians followed by Iraqis, along with rising
numbers in Syria,
Appreciating previous efforts on the question of the rights of refugees such as the
creation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to make
certain that all persons can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in
another state, and to return home voluntarily,
Recalling that the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) aids with the return
of rejected asylum seekers and refugees mentioned by the UNHCR as well as the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which is an independent
humanitarian organisation that acts as a neutral body in supporting and protecting
victims of war,
Emphasizing that despite the efforts of the previous humanitarian bodies, legislations
concerning the rights of refugees have not been made clear, consequently the number
of refugees and internally displaced persons around the world according to the
UNHCR has reached 26.4 million,
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RESOLUTION CODE: GA/3/A/06
DATE: 09-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 3
QUESTION OF: The rights of refugees and displaced persons fleeing from conflicts
in North Africa and the Middle East.
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1.Recommends that the host country must have a certain standard to be able to
provide effectively for refugees, taking into account factors such as:
a) The territory provided by each country,
b) The demography,
c) The economical elasticity,
d) The political stability;
2.Suggests that every Member State who offers to take in refugees and grant to them
the rights as stated in 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees, a label shall be
given to that State named a United Nations Refugee Supporter State (UNRSS) and
UN financial support shall be offered so as not to weaken that country’s own resources, by means of:
a) Subsidies from UN budget given to each State to aid in the supporting
of the refugees, to be used on, for example:
i. Building housing for the refugees,
ii. Food and clean water,
iii. Schools,
iv. free medical care,
3. Strongly recommends awareness raising events and projects organised by the
UNCHR or NGO’s, like the Red Cross, in the affected countries which can help in:
a) Creating a more accepting society to refugees through cultural events
like:
i. Concerts with multicultural genres of music,
ii. Art exhibitions with material collected from refugees themselves,
b) Raising awareness about the problem of those refugees not integrated
well through speeches, seminars and lectures from the refugees
concerning their lives;
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RESOLUTION CODE: GA/3/A/06
DATE: 09-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 3
QUESTION OF: The rights of refugees and displaced persons fleeing from conflicts
in North Africa and the Middle East.
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4. Suggests the creation of an International Computer Database where, through the
cooperation of member states of the UN, the UNHCR and NGO’s, like Refugees
International and UNICEF, all information on the refugees of countries can be stored
by entering information about refugees in the database which is done so that
bureaucratic difficulties of keeping track of the number and status of refugees is
minimized;
5. Trusts that no refugees return to their home/country, until all conflicts have been
settled and the situation has cleared, in order to ensure people’s security and prosperity, taking into account factors such as:
a) The approval of the individual that is concerned has been granted,
b) The country is effectively and reliably prevented from being involved
in existing or upcoming conflicts,
c) This country has adopted protection measures,
d) The country is economically and politically stable;
6. Proposes that the UN offers schooling which will provide free basic education to
the refugees in order for them to integrate themselves into the country, subsequently
meaning that the total costs of the country will be reduced because there is more
employability for the refugees and Internally Displaced Persons;
7. Requests the governments and organizations such as the UNHCR try to improve
the standard of living of refugees and Internally Displaced persons by:
a) Recommending the creation of a new psychological support department
under the UNHCR supervision,
b) Encouraging the creation of free language-learning workshops in which
refugees will attend for improving communications with citizens;
8. Wishes that there be a system to allow the International Court of Justice (ICJ) fast-
track courts to prosecute any country who denies the appropriate rights to the refugees
residing in that country, unless there is a reason to be addressed such as crime and bad
conduct;
9. Hopes that all Member States cooperate with commitment and dedication to ensure
that the rights of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons are equal for each and
everyone and that further decisions will be taken.
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RESOLUTION CODE: GA/3/A/07
DATE: 8/2/13
FORUM: GA3
QUESTION OF: : Setting up controls to monitor and prevent the use of child labour,
particularly by large transnational corporations
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Recognising each child’s right to “be protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the child’s education, or to be harmful to the child’s health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or
social development”, as stated by Article 32 of the Convention of the Rights of the Child,
Realizing that transnational corporations set up their industries, with profits as their
main goal, in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs) rather than More
Economically Developed Countries (MEDCs) and that they abuse the poor
enforcement of labour laws resulting in the violation of human rights and the use of
child labour,
Deeply regretting the ineffectiveness of setting up controls to monitor and prevent the
use of child labour by transnational corporations and the slowing of the rate of
progress in tackling child labour since 2005,
Recalling the International Labour Organization(ILO) Convention No.138 Minimum
Age Convention 1973 specifically Article 1 and 2, which state that the minimum age
for admission to employment shall not be less than the age of compulsory schooling
and in any case shall not be less than 15 years,
Supporting the International Programme of Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)
Roadmap for eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016,
Noting the prejudicial distribution of income, unemployment and inflation that
inevitably forces parents to send children to work,
Noting with regret that despite the efforts of governments, Non Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) ,and international humanitarian bodies, legislation and
policies are not fully enforced and child labour persists as, according to United
Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) figures, an estimated
215 million children are currently employed,
Emphasizing that child labour is one of the main obstacles preventing children from
receiving primary education due to their full time employment which prevents them
from attend schooling and even when able to combine both, they are forced to leave
school due to the immense pressure of being engaged in both work and education,
Viewing with apprehension the exploitation of children by transnational corporations
and previous incidents involving well-known firms, such as NIKE,GAP,H&M, and
Zara, where corporations have been known to take advantage of children due to low
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DATE: 8/2/13
FORUM: GA3
QUESTION OF: : Setting up controls to monitor and prevent the use of child labour,
particularly by large transnational corporations
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wages and force them to work in unacceptable conditions, violating their rights as
children,
1. Strongly urges the monitoring of large transnational companies for child
labour by the government, taking serious measures including, but not limited
to:
a. Regular inspections every 3 months, and unscheduled checks
throughout the year in all companies by representatives of
governments and NGOs,
b. Human Resource professionals, national police forces and specialist
United Nations investigators, to monitor the workers and the
conditions they are under in order to maximize efficiency in the
monitoring;
2. Encourages the publication of a ‘black list’ of transnational corporations
which have been proven and known to have utilized illegal child labour in the
past as a form of punishment. To be removed from this list, the company is
obliged to do the following things:
a. Publically acknowledge their crime and apologize internationally,
b. Compensate the child workers with adequate amounts of money,
c. Add labels/stickers for at least six months on the products they are
selling so people worldwide can see them,
d. Pay a large fine to the ILO, which will create a fund destined to other
and/or future victims of child labour;
3. Authorises strict laws and regulations against child labour to be implemented
in all nations, ensuring that all countries are aware of the severity dealt with
the issue, such as but not limited to:
a) Prison sentences for managers of companies who have been proven
to be aware of the use of child exploitation and child labour,
b) High fines to organisations and managers/directors themselves since
they should take full responsibility of their firm’s work places, c) A deduction of a certain percentage of the total revenue made at the
end of a year of an organisation proved to be involved in child
labour;
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RESOLUTION CODE: GA/3/A/07
DATE: 8/2/13
FORUM: GA3
QUESTION OF: : Setting up controls to monitor and prevent the use of child labour,
particularly by large transnational corporations
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4. Proposes further cooperation with UNICEF where three representatives from
each member state which would be responsible for the monitoring and the
criminal prosecution of companies which seem to be involved in acts of child
labour, responsible to judge the severity of the punishment;
5. Requests the provision of necessary support to families in need, which would
help prevent the development of child labour by creating more stable
environments and conditions, by including but not limiting to:
a) Financial support in order to meet their basic living needs without
having to result in extreme measures such as child labour,
b) Promotion of decent work and livelihood opportunities for adult
workers which would result in a more economically stable financial
standard of living, helping prevent the development of child labour,
c) Investing in projects which would generate future economic activity
ensuring economic development ;
6. Strongly recommends that primary education be made compulsory and freely
available in all nations, ensuring that children are not deprived of their rights
to education because of child labour, promoting access by, but not limited to:
a) The increase of construction of schools in each country in order to
maximize accessibility and ensure that all children have access to an
educational centre in their region,
b) Provision of school materials such as books, pencils and necessary
utilities to the children, in order to avoid any economic burden that
may be associated with them,
c) The improvement of transport facilities, including the introduction or
further development of school buses, in order to ensure that transport is
not an issue in the provision of education,
d) Constant training of teachers in the laws and penalties for recruiting
child labourers so they can inform all students that child labour is
illegal, making them feel safe and comfortable to express if such a
thing is happening and ensuring that this is punished by law,
e) Keeping track of children’s attendance;
7. Calls for actions to be taken so as to raise social awareness of member nation’s leaders, and inhabitants of countries themselves, of the serious crime of child
labour occurring even now around the world. These actions could include, but
are not limited to:
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DATE: 8/2/13
FORUM: GA3
QUESTION OF: : Setting up controls to monitor and prevent the use of child labour,
particularly by large transnational corporations
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a) Advertise the crime of child labour through radio and TV stations and
newspapers by exploring its dangers and infringements on human
rights,
b) Conduct conferences in all nations by presentations and speeches made
by UN hired specialists for adults and teenagers which will discuss the
effects and dangers of child labour on children ,
c) Form groups of volunteers in every country to advertise further this
crime by giving out brochures/leaflets in streets and to houses,
d) Further support and significance given to World Day against Child
labour which takes place on 12th
June;
8. Requests the creation of an annual Conference including all nations in the
UN, as well as NGO’s and the operative bodies of the UN such as the ILO, the
IOPRC, UNICEF and the IPEC which will focus on the matter of child labour,
updating on the improvements of each country, exchanging ideas in search of
further solutions to the abolition of the exploitation of children and the further
continuation and involvement in the matter;
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RESOLUTION CODE: GA/3/B/03
DATE: 09-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 3
QUESTION OF: Recognising the illicit transfer of cultural assets to foreign countries and
returning such assets to the countries of origin.
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The General Assembly 3,
Defining the term cultural assets as the movable or immovable property of great importance to
the cultural heritage, such as: monuments of architecture, art or history; archaeological sites;
groups of buildings which, as a whole, are of historical or artistic interest; works of art;
manuscripts, books and other objects of artistic, historical or archaeological interest, as well as,
scientific collections and important collections of books or archives,
Being aware of the definition of 'culture' by Edward Burnett Tylor in his Primitive Culture
(1871): “Culture [...] is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law,
custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society”,
Having in mind that the “illicit transfer” is the transfer of cultural property out of the borders of a country in violation of the laws of the country of origin at the time of the transfer by stealing
or illegally exporting,
Realising that general art crime is often estimated to be the third highest grossing crime after
money laundering and terrorist activities and the fact that antique smuggling was estimated to
be around ten billion dollars worldwide in 2012 and with the Urgent Safeguarding List reaching
11.1 per cent,
Appreciating the previous work of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting
Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in case of Illicit
Appropriation, even though factors such as infrequency of conventions, limitations in funding
and the general lack of interest in the committee have hampered its efficiency,
Having considered the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the
Event of Armed Conflict as an international treaty that requires its signatories to protect cultural
property in war,
Emphasising the importance of the 1970 UNESCO Convention which states that a nation
should define its national treasures, which are of a national importance, in a list and then these
will be protected,
Viewing with appreciation the formation of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention which actually
supports the 1970 Convention by recognizing the rights of individuals and institutions to have
their property restored to them,
Approving the action of UNESCO, in close cooperation with INTERPOL and the International
Council of Museums, which makes available to member states some basic measures to be taken
concerning the sale of cultural objects via the Internet, since the phenomenon of illegal
trafficking of cultural goods on the Internet is currently growing,
Taking into account that apart from its diplomatic action and its roles as negotiator and
mediator, UNESCO’s Secretariat implements several information and awareness-raising
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DATE: 09-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 3
QUESTION OF: Recognising the illicit transfer of cultural assets to foreign countries and
returning such assets to the countries of origin.
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initiatives such as promoting an international code of ethics for traders in cultural property
which builds on the principles laid down in the 1970 Convention,
1. Encourages all member states to ratify and follow the rules of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the
Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of
Ownership of Cultural Property 1970, the UNESCO Convention for the
Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 1954 (a.k.a. the
Hague Convention) and the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention, as well as
the UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Objects;
2. Requests all member states set up licensing systems encompassing all cultural
assets, whereby:
a) Museums and auction houses would be required to provide the
documentation for the assets in their collections, making their transfers
traceable,
b) The data would be shared with the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee
for Promoting Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its
Restitution in case of Illicit Appropriation to enable international tracking of
cultural assets;
3. Suggests that the Security Council set economic sanctions of a significant grade
on countries that are continuously holding foreign cultural assets even after a long
term request of the country of origin for their return, in order to:
a) Compensate the country whose cultural assets have been looted,
b) End the continuous conflicts created between these countries,
c) Member states to criminalize the illicit trade of stolen or illegally exported
cultural assets and apply sanctions on institutions or individuals involved in
or supporting such transfers, such as:
(i) Monetary fines,
(ii) Bans on cultural heritage-related activities, including future
appearances at individual traders and dealers;
4. Further requests the sponsorship or funding of building museums in the countries
where the artifacts belong, housing them and stating thus, that they are properly
equipped to house the stolen, or looted cultural assets, creating thereby, moral
pressure to countries who have taken cultural assets; however, reminds member
states and emphasizes that any terrorist act or disrespect shown by the countries
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DATE: 09-February-2013
FORUM: General Assembly 3
QUESTION OF: Recognising the illicit transfer of cultural assets to foreign countries and
returning such assets to the countries of origin.
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of origin towards their artifacts will result in the return of the artifacts back to the
Museum where they were being kept before;
5. Proposes the creation of an international independent body called ‘Court of Cultural Assets’ (CCA) consisting of experts, such as historians and
archaeologists, that is going to be dealing exclusively with the responsibility of
returning looted cultural assets;
6. Recommends that decisions made by the CCA must be unanimously approved by
the Intergovernmental Committee;
7. Recognises the importance of sharing historic legacy for educational reasons;
however, acknowledges that the country of origin of the assets has the right to
decide on the handling of the property, whether that would be for further
scientific research or simply exhibitory purposes;
8. Urges the importance of stopping the illicit transfer and sale of those assets by
measures such as appointing specialists (experts on the issue) in airports;
9. Further recommends the creation of educational programs and campaigns
worldwide supported by UNESCO for:
a) Creation of video clips regarding the illegal transfer of assets,
b) Distribution of leaflets in museums and art centres,
c) Establishment of seminars and conferences annually;
10. Requests that the police take action:
a) Towards black markets and illegal transactions of cultural assets through
them,
b) To support fights against trafficking on the Internet by often filtering and
checks of websites;
11. Appreciates every museum for their outstanding work all these years and for their
contribution to children’s education;
12. Hopes that the number of illicit transfers will shrink and that the matter remains
actively seized.
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