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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #166 Freedom of Scientific Research A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights	Strength: Mild	Proposed by: Jey
Description: The United Nations, RECOGNISING the many benefits of scientific research such as medical drugs, procedures and practices, more environmentally friendly technologies, more efficient and effective time-saving devices, BELIEVING that scientists should be able to research any legal topic without undue restrictions on the research or the results of that research, UNDERSTANDING that scientific advances that are made for the betterment of the life of any persons should be available to all UN nations, The General Assembly hereby: 1. DEFINES for the purpose of this resolution: - "scientific endeavour" as any scientific theory, procedure, law or any goods derived from scientific research within that UN Member nation, not including any weapons, weapon components, weapon systems, blueprints or technologies whose purpose is of a destructive nature, - "scientific research" as one or more experiments carried out under the methodology of the Scientific Method to gain data and test a hypothesis, - "scientific equipment" as any equipment used to aid in scientific research. - "areas of research" as any topic, methodology or practice that is to be researched or can be used during the research process, - "scientist" as any person performing scientific research in an honest and straightforward manner with both the government as well as any person taking part in the scientific research, 2. ENCOURAGES nations to promote research into any legal area of research without placing unnecessesary restrictions on that research or any scientific endeavours resultant from such research, 3. MANDATES that governments take the following steps to facilitate scientific research by: a. ensuring that there are no unnecessary restrictions for buildings where scientific research is performed, apart from restrictions that ensure safety of the building, the people in it and the environment around it, b. ensuring that obtaining adequate scientific equipment is not prohibited or excessively hampered by government regulations, excluding circumstances where there are specific and substantial safety issues involved, c. reevaluating restrictions on materials used during scientific research and remove or loosen restrictions on as many materials as it is safe to do so, 4. STRONGLY ENCOURAGES governments to streamline policies and procedures for the legal exportation of scientific endeavours, taking into account international and national Intellectual Property laws, 5. REITERATES governmental rights to determine whether certain areas of research are legal or illegal within their sovereign territory, 6. REITERATES governmental rights to regulate or prohibit distribution of explosives or other dangerous materials, such as radioactive isotopes, that may be used during scientific research, given that these dangerous materials are not prohibited by international legislation. Authored by: Bazalonia Votes For: 9,232 Votes Against: 3,201 Implemented: Fri Jul 14 2006

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #167 International Emergency Number A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
Category: International Security	Strength: Mild	Proposed by: Kelssek
Description: WHEREAS the world is more interconnected than ever before, and, WHEREAS travel between nations is also at a high level, and, WHEREAS while abroad, persons may require the services of the relevant emergency services, including but not limited to ambulance, police and fire services, and, WHEREAS different nations have different methods for contacting these emergency services, and, BELIEVING that lives and property can be saved and protected by introducing an international emergency number throughout the United Nations, NOW THEREFORE, the United Nations enacts as follows: 1. Member nations shall cause the dialing of "112" on any telephone or similar communication device to redirect to the emergency response service, if such service does not already use that number. 2. Member nations will not be required to change the telephone number of their existing emergency response services. 3. Member nations will ensure that no preferential treatment is accorded based on the number dialled to contact emergency response services. 4. This resolution shall not require member nations which do not already have emergency services or such communication devices to establish or introduce them. Votes For: 9,531 Votes Against: 3,521 Implemented: Wed Jul 19 2006

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #168 UN Counterterrorism Initiative A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
Category: International Security	Strength: Significant	Proposed by: Cluichstani un mission
Description: BELIEVING that the deliberate killing and maiming of innocent civilians by terrorists is a despicable and heinous crime; CONVINCED that terrorism that is conducted, instigated, supported or aided across national borders is a valid and critical concern of the international community; FURTHER CONVINCED that concerted international action is required to stem this menace, and; BELIEVING that terrorism conducted by or on behalf of recognized governments is a complex issue best addressed by separate legislation related to the laws of war, The United Nations 1. DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, terrorism as the use or threatened use of violence by persons or organizations other than national governments for the purpose of achieving political, religious or ideological goals by primarily and deliberately targeting members of the civilian population; 2. DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a civilian as a person who is (1) not a member of a military, paramilitary or law-enforcement organization of a nation, or (2) a member of such an organization, but not under arms or performing military duties or functions; 3. DEFINES, for the purpose of this resolution, international terrorism as terrorism that is conducted, instigated, aided, or abetted by persons or groups from outside the borders of the nation in which it takes place; 4. CONDEMNS all acts of international terrorism; 5. DECLARES that every state has a duty to refrain from organizing, assisting or participating in international terrorism or acquiescing in activities within its territory which further such acts. 6. MANDATES that all member states shall: A. Criminalize and suppress the financing, solicitation of, planning, preparation for, aiding, and perpetration of international terrorism; B. Freeze, without unnecessary delay, funds and other assets of persons who commit, conspire to commit, or demonstrably intend to commit or facilitate the commission of international terrorist acts, of entities owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such persons, and of persons and entities acting on behalf of or at their direction in this regard. Nations shall develop legal mechanisms to ensure that proper due process is provided in such cases where appropriate, but shall ensure that action is taken quickly enough to prevent removal of liquid assets from their jurisdictions. C. Refrain from providing any form of support, active or passive, to entities or persons participating in international terrorism; D. Deny, to the best of their ability, safe haven or refuge to those who finance, organize, support or engage in international terrorism; E. Afford one another the greatest practicable assistance in connection with criminal investigations and legal proceedings related to international terrorism. 7. URGES all member states to cooperate in suppressing international terrorism and in taking action against it though administrative and judicial means and the exchange of intelligence, especially regarding the actions and movements of international terrorists, the use of forged or falsified travel documents, the use of communications technologies by international terrorists, and traffic in arms, explosives, or other sensitive materials – particularly weapons of mass destruction – by international terrorists. 8. SUPPORTS the commitment to address significant causes of terrorism, such as poverty, inadequate education, etc. Votes For: 8,359 Votes Against: 3,910 Implemented: Mon Jul 24 2006

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #169 Child Pornography Prohibition A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.
Category: Moral Decency	Strength: Strong	Proposed by: Gruenberg
Description: The United Nations, Horrified by the involvement of children in the pornography industry, Reaffirming its support for freedom of speech, expression, and media, Recalling Clause 2 of Resolution #138, "Artistic Freedom", and its provision that work that directly harms others does not constitute protected work, Further recalling its previous Resolutions #22, "Outlaw Pedophilia", and #25, "The Child Protection Act", Saddened that there are those who would produce material that does harm others, especially where such harm is sexual, and involves minors, Determining that such material is not protected from restrictions of production and distribution, Resolving to adopt a strong stance against child pornography in all forms, and work towards eliminating this moral cancer, Imploring all UN members to think of the children: 1. Defines for the purposes of this Resolution: - "child pornography" as any explicit representation of real or simulated sexual acts performed by a child, or any explicit image of the sexual organs of a child, for primarily sexual purposes; - "child" as any person below the legal age of consent in their nation of nationality; 2. Requires member nations to prohibit: - the possession, production, distribution and trade of child pornography; - any act of coercing a child to participate in the production of child pornography; - the trade of children for the purposes of the production of child pornography; 3. Requires member nations to institute appropriately tough penalties for such criminal acts; 4. Promotes international cooperation in: - the capture of and facilitation of appropriate legal proceedings against those suspected of involvement in the child pornography trade; - the seizure, and appropriate further action, such as shipment for the purposes of use as evidence, and thereafter full destruction, of all child pornography; - the extradition of those suspected of involvement in the child pornography trade for questioning and trial; - the identification and repatriation of children taken abroad through the child pornography; - the sharing of information on known child pornography producers and distributors between law enforcement agencies; 5. Supports all efforts at providing for the wellbeing and recovery of victims of child pornography. Votes For: 11,641 Votes Against: 1,358 Implemented: Sat Jul 29 2006

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #170 * REPEALED * Hearing Impaired Aid Act A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
Category: Social Justice	Strength: Strong	Proposed by: We can not hear you
Description: Overview: The minority group of those with life-long hearing impairments often goes unnoticed in society. Since this group of people are frequently the most active, publicly, of any of the sensory disabled peoples (eg. People who are blind or mute) the governments of the United Nations Members should take actions to help them. Mandates: The Hearing Impaired Aid Act requires that all nations provide the following services/ accommodations to its hearing impair population within 5 years of this Acts passing. 1.) For the population currently attending Public/ Private Schools or colleges. A.) A skilled interpreter must be provided for students that suffer from a profound hearing loss that amplification cannot help in through the use of auditory amplification devices (eg, microphones in conjunction with hearing aids). B.) Auditory amplification devices must be provided to students suffering from a hearing loss that would benefit from the use of auditory amplification devices. Also, if needed, an interpreter may be used in conjunction for the more severe loss in this category. C.) Also schools/ colleges must provide written copies of notes/ announcements to students at their request. 2.) For public Buildings: A.) All libraries, museums, theaters, malls, or any other large place of public gather must support use of special amplification technology for hearing aids. B.) If not already done, emergency systems such as fire alarms must use some sort of visual alarm system for people with these hearing impairments. 3.) Health Care: A.) For those not able to afford hearing aids, ear or hearing assisted surgeries, and medical appointments, the government must provide these people with some or all of the money required to receive these services. B.) Every hospital must have an audiologist on staff for availability of these patients. After word: Everyone, including the disabled needs a chance for a good life in society. Do not leave those who can not hear. Votes For: 7,893 Votes Against: 5,315 Implemented: Tue Aug 15 2006

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