General Assembly Resolutions
Since the rise of the World Assembly from the ashes of its predecessor, the Bureaucracy That Cannot Be Named, WA member nations have worked tirelessly to improve the standard of the world. That, or tried to force other nations to be more like them. But that's just semantics.
Below is every World Assembly resolution ever passed.
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General Assembly Resolution # 329
Repeal: “Rights of Indigenous Peoples”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #328 “Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (Category: Civil Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Distressed and mortified that 'Rights of Indigenous Peoples' would allow culturally distinct minority groups to circumvent the legitimate authority of member nations, as the resolution attempts to '[prohibit] member nations from ... limiting [indigenous] culture[s]' in clause (5),
Maintaining that it is a violation of human rights to make some groups 'more equal' than others,
Concerned that the resolution permits ritual murder, as ritual murders are not prohibited by international law,
Believing that ritual murder is immoral and a violation of human rights,
Further disapproving of the resolution as it prohibits governments from pursuing public health initiatives or executing infrastructure programmes for economic development in their own sovereign territory if there are beliefs to the contrary,
Confident that international economic development is important for the functioning of the free society and building of the modern society,
The World Assembly hereby,
Repeals the resolution on the 'Rights of Indigenous Peoples'.
Passed: |
For: | 9,876 | 67.8% |
Against: | 4,693 | 32.2% |
General Assembly Resolution # 330
Nuclear Testing Protocol
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
The World Assembly,
Confirming the rights of member nations to produce and possess nuclear weapons for offensive and defense purposes,
Concerned that nuclear weapons which are not properly tested have a probability of not functioning as intended, possibly producing far higher yields than predicted,
Also realizing the need for safe and secure testing of nuclear weapons, which seeks to mitigate the damage to the environment and non-participating actors,
Thus resolving to enact a sensible policy that allows for the safe testing of nuclear armaments whilst protecting the environment and its inhabitants,
The General Assembly hereby,
Requires members to refrain from testing nuclear weapons in open atmospheres if it could lead to the excessive harmful contamination of the environment, inhabited or agricultural land,
Demands member nations refrain from testing nuclear weapons in a manner which could directly cause harm to civilians or government personnel,
Directs member nations to halt testing nuclear weapons at altitudes which could produce a damaging electromagnetic pulse to non-involved civilian or government facilities, vehicles, and equipment,
Urges member nations to cease high altitude nuclear weapon testing if it has a high probability of creating artificial radiation belts around a planetary body,
Further urges member nations halt testing nuclear weapons in a manner which could lead to harmful damage to civilians, government personnel, or their structures via artificial seismic activity,
Further directs member nations take all necessary security precautions to prevent unauthorized access to nuclear testing sites, materials or confidential data surrounding nuclear tests,
Further demands that member nations classify all information and materials related to nuclear testing as state secrets and prevent this information or material with anyone not authorized to have access to this information,
Empowers the World Health Authority to demand presence at any test with a reasonable probability of producing a nuclear yield to monitor the effects of such test solely in regards to the health of general populace which may be affected.
Passed: |
For: | 8,042 | 64.1% |
Against: | 4,512 | 35.9% |
General Assembly Resolution # 331
Repeal: “The Gem Trading Accord”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #113 “The Gem Trading Accord” (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The General Assembly:
Aware that many nations and individuals trade in gemstones and profit by that trade;
Recalling that GAR #113, "The Gem Trading Accord," puts in place a complicated regulatory scheme whereby the citizens of member nations must comply with various testing, standardization, and certification rules if they wish to trade in gems;
Summarizing GAR #113's regulatory scheme as follows:
Two committees are established: the International Gemological Agency (IGA) and the International Gemological Laboratory (IGL);
The IGA: (1) establishes standards of gemstone quality in cooperation with the IGL, (2) discusses gem trading issues and arbitrates disputes, (3) ensures that only WA standard quality gems are marketed as such, (4) accredits laboratories to certify gems, and (5) provides experts on gem fraud;
All gems must be certified by an IGA accredited laboratory to be lawfully traded, trade in gems not certified by IGA accredited laboratories is outlawed, and trading in non-certified gems is criminalized;
The IGL: (1) establishes standards of gemstone quality in cooperation with the IGA, (2) assists IGA accredited laboratories in certifying gems, and (3) assists producers of artificial gems to differentiate their products from natural gems;
Member nations are urged to investigate gem fraud, IGA laboratories are direct to "make every effort" to protect jewelry being tested, and any repair work incurred in testing must be detailed to the owner;
Concerned that GAR #113 deceived member nations into believing that regulating economic activity and trade would somehow increase the freedoms of their people; and that, in fact, prohibiting people from freely buying and selling gems has restricted economic liberties and freedoms;
Noting that clause "c" of GAR #113 states that "the IGA will accredit laboratories within member states to test and assess the quality of gems," and that clause "h" bans all trade in gems that are not certified by an IGA accredited laboratory;
Further noting that GAR #113 does not help poor or developing nations establish local gem testing laboratories within their jurisdiction;
Concerned that some member nations lack the advanced infrastructure needed to support a local IGA-accredited gem testing laboratory, thus requiring those nations to incur great expenses to send gems abroad for testing (or to outlaw gem trade altogether);
Concluding that the laboratory testing and accredation requirements stymie free trade by making it more difficult for people in developing countries to enter the gem trade, and by making it easier for people in established nations to create monopolies;
Recognizing that undue regulation of commercial gem trading neither increases economic freedom, nor promotes the free trade of goods;
Observing that nations outside the World Assembly are free to trade gems without complying with GAR #113's onerous regulations, thus creating an international market for gems in which citizens of member nations are (at best) disadvantaged and (at worst) completely unable to participate;
Convinced that disadvantaging or preventing individuals from freely participating in international markets is not a legitimate goal for this Assembly;
Resolved that the gem trade is not so serious an area of international concern as to justify needless meddling by the World Assembly, and that individual member nations are perfectly capable of regulating trade in gems on their own;
Now, therefore, GAR #113 is hereby REPEALED.
Passed: |
For: | 10,925 | 86.9% |
Against: | 1,641 | 13.1% |
General Assembly Resolution # 332
Repeal: “Nuclear Power Safeguards Act”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #315 “Nuclear Power Safeguards Act” (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses - Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly,
Applauding the efforts of General Assembly Resolution #315 to protect the environment from harmful radioactive byproducts associated with associated with nuclear reactor failures,
Concerned clause 3(1) defines nuclear power as "as the use of sustained nuclear reactions of fission to generate heat and do useful work", whilst failing to take into account the nuclear reactions from fusion which produce highly energetic gamma rays which are known to be fatal to living organisms,
Confused that clause four "LIMITS the resolution to facilities not mobile under their own power to protect facilities which may have other means of protection" whilst failing to take into account devices such as radioisotope thermoelectric generators, and nuclear reactors aboard spacecraft and satellites, which if entering the atmosphere of a habitable celestial body can spread radioactive material over vastly larger distances than a single non-mobile nuclear reactor,
Befuddled by the confusing and very technical wording of clause 5(2), which can be very difficult to understand, let alone implement in nations that are just developing nuclear power to meet their energy needs,
Further confused that clause eight states "MANDATES nations to establish procedures and arrangements to maintain safety and update them as deficiencies are discovered", yet clause seven clearly states "REQUIRES reactor plant agencies to abide by advisories and mandates of the NSO" leading to confusion as to who actually has authority over the safety of nuclear plants,
Disappointed in the lack of clear language and punctuation that make this resolution a travesty to international law,
Hoping the World Assembly passes clear and concise guidelines that actually prevent unaffiliated persons from being affected by nuclear power disasters in the future,
Hereby repeals "GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION # 315 "Nuclear Power Safeguards Act".
Passed: |
For: | 10,590 | 84.0% |
Against: | 2,017 | 16.0% |
General Assembly Resolution # 333
Preserving Antimicrobials
A resolution to modify universal standards of healthcare.
Recalling the gradual evolution of organisms through natural selection over many generations and the growing resistance of microbes to chemical therapies due to that evolution,
Remembering that resistant microbes are spread through international borders without consideration of the state of public health in those countries,
Believing that the success of modern health initiatives is due in part to our effective use of antibiotics and antimicrobials,
Concerned about the consequences of inaction on this front and resulting effects on later generations,
Worried about how previously helpful interventions may no longer be effective and the resulting increase in the lethality of infections for all people leading to the end of an era free from constant epidemics,
Convinced that immediate action is necessary to stay ahead of this evolved resistance to chemical interventions,
The World Assembly hereby:
Instructs the World Health Authority to create a mechanism of monitoring the spread of antimicrobial resistance in all member nations and international zones or borders as well as publish a report on a periodic basis to inform about the status and prevalence of such resistance;
Establishes an Antimicrobial Resistance Workgroup inside the World Health Authority to coordinate between nations on this topic and inform member nations about relevant consequences of possible public health policies;
Mandates immediate action to be taken to lower infection rates in all places of treatment as well as public and private areas to improve public health and lower the need of chemical therapies, actions which may include:
education of medical practitioners on the correct usage of antimicrobials,
educational literature on the necessity of completing a full course of antimicrobials,
severely limiting the amount of antimicrobial substances exposed to livestock, and
large investments in infection control;
Recommends that nations keep detailed statistics to monitor the prevalence and spread of resistant microbes;
Encourages development of new antibiotics through government-sponsored contests and grants to stay ahead of evolving resistance to already widespread chemical therapies for infection.
Passed: |
For: | 10,424 | 84.8% |
Against: | 1,865 | 15.2% |