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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
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Preserved for all time, the votes cast in the UN resolution debates, plus links to the threads:
Female Genital Mutilation
Resolution / Debate / Result
Abortion Rights
Resolution
REGION: AGAINST
Public Domain
[http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...765#post3063765]Resolution[/url]
REGION: AGAINST
The 40 Hour Workweek (23-05-2004)
Resolution / Debate / Result
REGION: AGAINST
FOR: (5)
Centralis, Jonchastan, New Azan, Ceroo, North Texas
AGAINST: (7)
Azure Dianoga, Jhardine, Ming Tran, The United Good, Grumatopia, Dunlendor, Basus
SPCC Regulation Act (17-05-2004)
Resolution / Debate / Result
REGION: AGAINST
FOR: (3)
Basus, Jonchastan, Noosland
AGAINST: (4)
North Texas, Ceroo, Azure Dianoga, Dunlendor
Reduce Black Market Arms Sales (12-05-2004)
Resolution / Debate / Result
REGION: FOR
FOR: (5)
Basus, Jonchastan, Noosland, Centralis, Guardinia
AGAINST: (1)
Azure Dianoga
BioRights Declaration (06-05-2004)
Resolution / Debate / Result
REGION: FOR
FOR: (5)
Jonchastan, Centralis, Guardinia, Noosland, Ceroo
AGAINST: (4)
North Texas, Basus, Azure Dianoga, The Sacred Baster
Space Defense Initiative (19-04-2004)
Resolution / Debate / Result
REGION: AGAINST
FOR: (3)
Texas, Neon Canada, Basus
AGAINST: (9)
Azure Dianoga, Dunlendor, Centralis, Grumatopia, Twilemen, Karakas, Guardinia, Johnchastan, Ceroo
World Blood Bank (14-04-2004)
Resolution / Debate / Result
REGION: FOR
FOR: (7)
North Texas, Jonchastan, Basus, Azure Dianoga, Twilemen, Guardinia, The United Good
AGAINST: (4)
Dunlendor, Admaria, Ceroo, Karakas
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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World Blood Bank
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
Category: Social Justice
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Malagassia
Description:
Whereas it has been observed that some nations are experiencing repeated or seasonal shortages of blood,
Whereas it has been observed that most nations are experiencing acute shortages in donor organs,
Whereas it has been observed that organs compatible to the victim of the body are often hard to find,
Whereas it has been observed that only 1 in 200,000 people have compatible marrow types,
Whereas it has been observed that marrow donors are rare,
Whereas it has been observed that every nation is susceptible to acute blood and organ shortages in the case of calamities,
Whereas national blood reserves are largely left idle most of the times as fresh blood expires in a matter of days,
Whereas regional or worldwide redistribution would provide an assurance against acute shortage and could level national shortages/surplusses,
A World Blood Bank is proposed in which all nation's donations would be included and redistributed on a regional scale meeting local needs.
UN nations would need to open up their reserves to the World Blood Bank and partake in the funding of a centralized body that would coordinate the efforts of gathering, archiving and redistributing.
These efforts are deemed compatible with the role of the Red Cross/Red Crescent and could/should be done in concordance with that organisation.
In order to safeguard quality and well-being of donors and receivers, blood, marrow and organ donations should meet the requirements put forward by the Red Cross/Red Crescent.
The debate for this resolution can be found by clicking here
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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Space Defense Initiative
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: SCOS OJ
Description: RECOGNIZING, the calamitous consequences of an asteroid striking the Earth;
RECALLING, Asteroid 2004 FH, the 100 foot in diameter asteroid which, on 19 March 2004, passed perilously close to Earth;
RECOGNIZING, that the gravity of the harm of such an event justifies measured responsive action;
REAFFIRMING, the duty and obligation of the governments of all nations to defend its peoples;
REAFFIRMING, this council's resolution of 12 November 2002, "Fight the Axis of Evil," calling for an increase in defense spending;
REAFFIRMING, this council's resolution of 6 October 2003, "International Space Initiative", calling for international cooperation in the development and advancement of space based technology;
THE UNITED NATIONS, IN COUNCIL ASSEMBLED,
RESOLVES to undertake the research and development of an orbital defense platform designed to defend Earth from threatening interstellar objects;
URGES the development of proper equipment for said platform, possibly including, but not limited to, long range reconnaissance scanners, tractor beams and energy based cannons;
URGES but does not compel all nations to participate in this endeavor;
URGES each participating nation to contribute its maximum allowance in good faith;
RESOLVES that in order to prevent the orbital defense platform from improper application, each use and deployment of the platform be approved by full consensus of all participating nations;
DECIDES to remain seized of the matter
The debate for this resolution can be found by clicking here
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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BioRights Declaration
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The free carolinas
Description: The United Nations and its member states shall hereby recognize and henceforth regard the inherent rights of cloned and genetically engineered persons as being the equal of those of naturally born and unmodified persons.
The debate for this resolution can be found by clicking here
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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Reduce Black Market Arms Sales
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Galdago
Description:
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
CONSIDERING that the illicit traffic in small arms impedes development, constitutes a threat to populations and security, and contributes to the destabilization of States;
RECOGNIZING the suffering caused by illicit trafficking in small arms and that States bear the obligation to bolster their efforts in developing practical ways of addressing the problem;
REAFFIRMING the right to individual or collective self-defense recognized within United Nations implying that States have the right to acquire arms for defense;
REITERATING the importance of the right of self-determination of all peoples, especially under alien domination or foreign occupation;
CONVINCED of the need for a thorough approach to control and reduce small arms and light weapons in a balanced manner to ensure international peace and security;
1. ADOPTS the following recommendations for the curbing of illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons with respect to the definitions of this weaponry articulated in the annex of this resolution;
2. REQUESTS an independent council be formed to continue to consider the matter and report to it at its subsequent sessions on the implementation of this resolution and to seek and consider the views of all Member States on the objective, scope, agenda, dates and venue of an international conference on the illicit arms trade;
3. DECIDES to convene an international conference on all aspects of the illicit arms trade no later than 2005;
4. WELCOMES the offer by the Government of Mikitivity to host in Miervatia, no later than 2005, an international conference on all aspects of the illicit arms trade;
5. ENCOURAGES the establishment of national programmes to combat the illicit transfer of small arms and ensure the collection thereof within the suggested parameters of paragraph 6 and invites the international community to render technical and financial support to strengthen the ability of States to take these actions;
6. RECOMMENDS that participating States should implement programmes of action which would:
a) employ regulations to control the production of small arms and light weapons within their jurisdiction, and over the export, import, transit or retransfer of such weapons;
b) generate agencies responsible for policy guidance of efforts to prevent illicit trade, including aspects of illicit manufacture, control, trafficking, circulation, brokering, trade, as well as tracing, finance, collection and destruction of small arms;
c) ensure responsibility for all small arms held and issued by the state and create measures for tracing such weapons;
d) and enact, where possible, effective disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes, including effective collection, control, storage and destruction of small arms, particularly in post-conflict zones, as well as address the special needs of children affected by armed conflict.
ANNEX
DEFINITIONS
In the present resolution and its aspects:
a) “Small arms” means man-portable firearms and their ammunition primarily designed for individual use by military forces as lethal weapons; the term shall be used interchangeably to also denote the aggregate of small arms and light weapons;
b) “Light weapons” means some man-portable firearms and their ammunition, light artillery guns and rockets, and guided missiles for use against armored vehicles, aircraft, or fortifications.
The debate for this resolution can be found by clicking here
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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SPCC Regulation Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: 12 Days Till Midnight
Description: SPCC (Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures)
Oil leaks; from out of date pipelines or huge storage tanks/refineries can cause enormous environmental damage. The cost to taxpayers and future generations of the world due to a mass spill on land or at sea could be catastrophic. Millions of barrels of crude oil are lost to the oil-hungry nations of the world each year. We must unite to endorse the use of double-hulled pipelines and storage/transport vehicles worldwide. This would prevent environmental disasters like the one caused by the train wreck in North Korea in 2004, that killed 3000 civilians, or the underground pipeline leak outside San Francisco, where 15 Million gallons of crude oil leaked into the Pacific Ocean affecting between 300 and 600 acres of marshland near Suisun Bay.
Oil storage tanks occasionally leak. The risk of leakage increases as the oil tank ages. If the oil storage tank is underground, a small oil leak may go undetected for a long period of time. When an oil leak occurs, it often contaminates the surrounding soil. In an area such as Long Island, this contamination eventually gets into the underground aquifer that is the sole source of Long Island’s drinking water. Therefore, oil spills in areas such as Long Island and other large cities are considered very serious. In other areas, oil spills are also serious, but may not contaminate the ground water to as great an extent. Oil spill cleanup steps are mandated by regulatory agencies and can be very expensive.
This resolution would be a huge cost the Oil Industry at first, but in the long run ~ would help lower the cost of fuel and lower the cost of environmental clean ups ~ which as we know, are sooner or later passed on to the consumers of the world. This SPCC Regulation Act would benefit the fishing, tourism, shipbuilding industries, and trucking/transport industries.
"Ban Single-Hulled Tankers" was an earlier resolution, passed by the United Nations back on April 25th, 2003 and was implemented on April 28th, 2003.
That resolution had, Votes For: 16664 & Votes Against: 2670
This proposal, is an updated extention of that resolution.
The debate for this resolution can be found by clicking here
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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The 40 Hour Workweek
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
Category: Social Justice
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Free Soviets
Description:
1. The maximum standard full-time workweek shall be set at 40 hours. Nations shall remain free to set their workweeks lower than this.
2. No one may be contractually obligated to work more than 40 hours per week, except for the following exemptions,
a ) military personnel
b ) civil defense forces
c ) civilian emergency response personnel
Excepting military personnel, these exemptions shall only apply during emergency situations.
3. No one may be contractually obligated to remain on the worksite without pay.
4. On call hours shall count against the 40 hour limit.
5. Work exceeding 40 hours per week that is voluntarily undertaken shall not exceed a total of 80 hours per week, and shall be paid at a rate of at least time and a half or an equivalent pro-rata time off in lieu. Nations shall remain free to set their allowable overtime hours lower and their overtime pay rates higher than specified in this proposal.
6. The 40 hour week shall be implemented in a manner that does not reduce the standard of living of the workers. Nations shall enact the laws needed to comply with the 40 hour week within 1 year of the passing of this resolution and they may phase in the changes over the course of up to 4 years. The necessary changes must be fully implemented within 5 years of the passing of this resolution.
7. In time of declared emergencies the national government may suspend this directive to any sector of the workforce it deems essential to the effective running of the country for the duration of that emergency.
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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Public Domain
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Our Own Laziness
Description: UN nations resolve to establish a public domain. If something is "in the public domain" then anyone can copy it or use it in any way they wish. The author has none of the exclusive rights that apply to a copyrighted work. Works pass into the public domain when:
(1) the term of copyright for the work has expired
(2) the author failed to satisfy statutory formalities to perfect the copyright
3) it is a work of a UN Government
4) it is deemed "freeware" or "shareware"
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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Abortion Rights
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Vistadin
Description@
Henceforth all women shall have the right to choose whether to have an abortion or not, no member nation will interfere with a woman's right to have an abortion.
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ceroomaster
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Casnewydd, Cymru
Aug 2002
time: 05:35
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Female Genital Mutilation
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights Strength: Strong Proposed by: Safalra
Description: The General Assembly,
Observing that female genital mutilation (hereafter 'FGM') is performed ritually in some cultures,
Alarmed by the long-term effects of FGM, including prolonged pain and increased risk of death during childbirth,
Deeply disturbed that many women are subjected to FGM against their will,
Recognising that when dealing with other cultures, legislation leads to confrontation, whilst education leads to willing change,
1. Condemns the practice of FGM;
2. Calls upon States to fund programmes educating citizens about the dangers of FGM;
3. Urges States to avoid using the alternative phrase 'female circumcision', as this leads to comparison with the safe male circumcision.
The debate for this resolution can be found by clicking here
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joncha
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North of FOPOG
Jan 2003
time: 21:35
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Resolutions throughout history (continued):
Rights of Minorities and Women (passed 11/20/2004)
regional thread
Apolyton votes IN FAVOUR
For: Jonchastan, Guardinia, Pavesia
Against: Sacred Blaster, Azure Dianoga
Definition of Marriage (passed 11/25/2004)
regional thread
Apolyton votes IN FAVOUR
For: Jonchastan, Pavesia
Against: Sacred Blaster
Stem Cell Research Funding (passed 11/30/2004)
regional thread
Apolyton votes IN FAVOUR
For: Jonchastan
Against: Sacred Blaster
The Eon Convention on Genocide (passed 12/7/2004)
regional thread
Apolyton ABSTAINS
Repeal "The 40 Hour Workweek" (failed 12/19/2004)
regional thread
Apolyton votes AGAINST
Against: Jonchastan, Guardinia
Last edited by joncha on 21-12-2004 at 15:26
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joncha
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North of FOPOG
Jan 2003
time: 21:35
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Definition of Marriage
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Vastiva
Description:
IN VIEW of the Universal Bill of Human Rights, and the Gay Rights resolution;
The UN HEREBY :
DEFINES marriage as the civil joining of a member of any nation with any other member of any nation, regardless of sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, or any other characteristic, with the exception of age;
RECOGNIZES age of the individual(s) as a just reason for not recognizing marriage, as per Article One of the Child Protection Act;
FURTHER RECOGNIZES all nation's right to expand this definition beyond species borders as the individual governments see fit.
Votes For: 11,904
Votes Against: 7,473
Implimented: Thu Nov 25 2004
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joncha
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North of FOPOG
Jan 2003
time: 21:35
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Stem Cell Research Funding
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Nykibo
Description:
The use of Stem Cells is an amazing new breakthrough in the fields of science and medicine. Scientists know that these cells, harvested from human embryos, could eradicate many diseases, including Cancer, Type 1 Diabetes, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's. But while the list of diseases that Stem Cells could cure gets longer and longer, the amount of what little funding is present continues to dwindle. I admit, some people do insist that harvesting something from a human as if it was an experiment is immoral, but allowing millions of people to die each day is much worse. This is the best chance we have at beating these diseases. The one thing standing in the way of this is funding. Stem Cell Research is very costly, and without proper funding, this plane will never take off the ground. In this proposal, I ask that funding be provided to the scientists of all UN member nations, if they so desire to research Stem Cells and their benefits. I urge my fellow UN members to stand up to these diseases, and fund Stem Cell Research.
Votes For: 13,907
Votes Against: 5,231
Implimented: Tue Nov 30 2004
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joncha
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North of FOPOG
Jan 2003
time: 21:35
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The Eon Convention on Genocide
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: TilEnca
Description:
The UN does hereby state that :-
The genocide is a heinous crime, and should be treated as a crime against all people.
It is a crime that exceeds the jurisdiction of any one nation.
Those who commit genocide should be brought to justice by the international community.
Article 1: Definition And Limits
§1. Genocide is defined as the systematic and deliberate extermination of a society, or part of a society, based on arbitrary criteria (such as skin colour, genetic conditions or religion). Those covered by this resolution are those protected by The UBR.
§2. Extermination includes, but is not limited to:- murder, torture, enslavement, rape, forced pregnancy and familial separation.
§3. Genocide is committed or instigated by the state, or by groups acting on behalf of the state. Should there be a claim for a private group being responsible for genocide, this can also be brought before TPP (to be described later) to confirm the validity of the claim.
§4. Genocide has no statute of limitations.
§5. If Genocide is used in self-defence, it is still considered genocide, and will be brought to TPP to confirm the validity of the action.
Article 2: The Pretenama Panel (TPP)
§1. TPP is a body that can be instituted by the UN when it requires it. It is not a standing panel, but one that is created when the UN requires its services. More than one TPP can be operational at the same time.
§2. TPP is made up of representatives from fifteen UN member nations. These representatives must be diplomats, or lawyers. Each nation can supply only two members to TPP. No nation can serve on more than one TPP at the same time. The members of TPP can be challenged by those accused as well as the accusers, as the independence of TPP is paramount.
§3. TPP is granted all the powers it requires to investigate Genocide and try people for the crime. It will have the powers to demand the extradition of suspects, witnesses and other people connected with the crime they are investigating. If the extradition is challenged TPP must show proof of the requirement. This power can only extend to the extradition from UN member nations.
§4. TPP will meet in a location decided by its members. The nation hosting TPP will be required to provide adequate security.
Article 3: Investigation and Intervention
§1. Member Nations are required to submit to an investigation ordered by TPP instituted by an accusation of Genocide. If no evidence is found, TPP is disbanded. If evidence is found, TPP can take in to custody those suspected to be responsible.
§2. Nations may not invade other nations based on this convention.
Article 4: Legal Proceedings
§1. TPP will be the legal authority that brings those accused of genocide to justice. It will act in accordance with UN Resolutions.
§2. TPP will sentence those convicted, within current UN resolutions. TPP can not sentence people to death.
§3. Those acquitted are free to go, and may not be tried for the crime by national states. However a person acquitted of Genocide can be retried by TPP should new evidence come to light.
§4. TPP will choose where the sentence should be served, on the condition that the prisoner(s) will be held in accordance with The Wolfish Convention.
§5. Once a prisoner has discharged their sentence, they will be free to go. However, in the interests of international security, the said prisoner will be forbidden from holding public office in any UN Member Nation from then on.
Votes For: 15,001
Votes Against: 3,139
Implimented: Tue Dec 7 2004
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02-05-2004 19:11
is this guy still allowed in Apolyton???
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