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 # 432
Preventing Desertification
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
The General Assembly,
Shocked at the process of desertification, which causes the loss of bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife,
Noting that these in turn cause famine and drought,
Understanding that a major cause of desertification is removal of vegetation,
Hereby,
1. Mandates member nations take reasonable precautions and enact reasonable regulations to reduce excessive removal of vegetation for purposes relating to agriculture and otherwise.
2. Encourages member nations to educate those involved, especially agricultural workers, on desertification.
3. Strongly encourages member nations to take part in reforestation and construction of shelter belts, woodlots and windbreaks.
4. Mandates that the WAEC shall oversee efforts against desertification and ensure that:
a) efforts are feasible, not harmful and approved by the local community and government,
b) reforestation is planned and maintained,
c) grazing is managed to prevent overgrazing,
d) water is conserved, collected and distributed in an orderly and fair manner in areas affected by desertification,
e) records are kept of areas at risk of or undergoing desertification, along with the status of any efforts against desertification.
Passed: | |
For: | 11,231 | 61.9% |
Against: | 6,925 | 38.1% |
General Assembly Resolution # 433
Repeal: “Freedom of Expression”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #30 “Freedom of Expression” (Category: Furtherment of Democracy; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly,
Resolving that it is profoundly immoral to permit corporations and legal persons to lie to consumers,
Believing that society as a whole can have justifiable reasons to restrict expression for public safety and to prevent the consumption or publication of materials that would damage public health, social order, or needless antagonisation,
Seeing that society should have the ability to regulate adverts and their means of distribution, eg prohibiting tobacco advertisements from being shown on childrens' television channels or placing limits on where or what can be depicted in such advertising, and
Confident that there will be a scrambling of legislative efforts to replace this resolution with more appropriate legislation that permits society to protect itself, hereby:
Repeals GA c 30 "Freedom of Expression".
Passed: |
For: | 13,250 | 78.3% |
Against: | 3,681 | 21.7% |
General Assembly Resolution # 434
Preventing the Illicit Trade of Cultural Artefacts
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.
This World Assembly,
Recognizing the fundamental spiritual, historical and social value that cultural artefacts hold in many nations,
Realizing the considerable damage that the illicit trade of cultural artefacts may cause to the cultural heritage of nations from which they are taken,
Disturbed by the emergence of a multinational black market for stolen cultural artefacts, generating a potent source of funding for organized crime and terrorist groups,
Believing in this Assemblys ability to effectively deter this criminal behavior,
Hereby,
1. Defines:
a. "cultural artefact" as any object which holds an importance for archaeology, prehistory, ethnology, history, literature, art, science, or any other significant cultural value to a current or past society,
b. "stolen cultural artefact" for the purpose of this resolution as any artefact illegally obtained from a country of origin, either through the theft or looting of cultural sites, archaeological grounds or exhibitions, and smuggled abroad with the intent to be distributed through undisclosed channels to patrons for profit,
2. Prohibits the importation of stolen cultural artefacts in all member nations,
3. Instructs a member nation to make intentional participation in the trade of stolen cultural artefacts a serious crime, enforced with effective and proportional sanctions, of which such participation includes:
a. theft or looting of cultural artefacts from archaeological or cultural sites;
b. direct involvement or collaboration in the trafficking of stolen cultural artefacts;
c. knowledgeable sale or acquisition of stolen cultural artefacts;
4. Grants the World Assembly Trust for Cultural Heritage (WATCH) authority over matters involving the illicit trade of cultural artefacts within the WA, which shall include:
a. coordinating with member nations in the identification and tracking of stolen cultural artefacts;
b. promulgating guidelines and strategies to combat the trade of stolen cultural property;
c. supervising repatriation requests between member states for seized stolen artefacts and ensuring the artefact's physical preservation;
5. Obliges a member nation, upon the ratification of this resolution, to return any seized stolen artefact to the state authority of its last legal custodian upon request, barring any significant concerns for the wellbeing of the artefact,
6. Permits a member nation to arbitrate on the legal status of cultural artefacts alleged to be stolen before the ratification of this resolution, subject to extant World Assembly legislation and other binding international agreements,
7. Invites a member nation to create an inventory of cultural artefacts within its nation, which shall include an identification of stolen or missing artefacts, and share this data with other member states and the WATCH,
8. Encourages a member nation to offer specialized training to police and customs services on the domestic enforcement of the provisions in this resolution as advised by the WATCH,
9. Urges all agents in the trade of cultural artefacts, including but not limited to auction houses, art collectors, museums, and other purchasers to require verifiable documentation and undertake proper due diligence before engaging in the trade of cultural artefacts,
10. Clarifies that nothing in this resolution shall be used to adjudge questions over national or cultural ownership of cultural artefacts, nor prevent further legislation on matters involving artefacts removed legally or with the appearance of legality whose ownership is disputed.
Passed: |
For: | 13,524 | 87.3% |
Against: | 1,968 | 12.7% |
General Assembly Resolution # 435
Asbestos Consumption, Disposal and Worker Protection
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
The General Assembly,
Understanding the uses of asbestos due to its sound absorption, average tensile strength, affordability, and resistance to fire, heat, and electricity,
Taking into account the economic benefit brought by asbestos mining,
Concerned that inhalation of asbestos fibres can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis,
Understanding that asbestos is friable,
Hereby,
Defines "asbestos" as fibrous crystals of any of the following minerals:
Actinolite,
Gruenerite in its amosite form,
Anthophyllite,
Chrysotile,
Crocidolite and
Tremolite.
Mandates that deliberate exposure to asbestos shall only be allowed in:
short, non-continuous maintenance activities,
removal without deterioration of non-degraded materials in which the asbestos fibres are firmly linked in a matrix,
encapsulation or sealing of asbestos-containing materials which are in good condition and
air monitoring and control, and short, non-continuous maintenance activities in which only non-friable materials are handled.
Mandates that member states shall bring into force a ban on the production and marketing of asbestos-containing products, along with mining for asbestos, coming into force by 6 years after the enactment of this resolution.
Mandates that asbestos exposure shall be kept to a minimum by:
limiting the number of workers involved in the process,
design of processes in order to avoid creating asbestos dust,
clean and well-maintained premises and equipment,
rapid removal of waste, in sealed and labelled containers and
any other necessary and reasonable techniques to minimise exposure.
Mandates that, where there is a likely risk of exposure to asbestos, the risk must be assessed by the manufacturer, or Member State if possible, to determine the nature and degree of exposure.
Mandates that no person must be exposed to an airborne concentration of asbestos in excess of 0.1 fibres per cm3 as an eight-hour time-weighted average.
Mandates that waste containing more than 0.1% asbestos shall be:
classed as as hazardous waste,
in a sealed container such as a covered, locked waste container or, if more appropriate, within sealed wrapping, when transported or stored,
not mixed with other waste,
clearly labelled as such and
disposed of in a landfill that has a specific permit authorising it to accept asbestos.
Passed: |
For: | 8,721 | 61.3% |
Against: | 5,516 | 38.7% |
General Assembly Resolution # 436
Protecting Free Expression
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Asserting that the most fundamental liberty of sapient individuals, freedom of thought, is rendered toothless without protecting also the outward ability to express said thought,
Contending, therefore, that freedom of expression, it being the manifestation of free thought, also stands among the foremost human rights, entitled unto all sapient creatures from birth,
Concerned especially for political dissidents, whose calls for justice and change have been cracked down on by certain, more sinister regimes,
Noting, however, that there do exist legitimate reasons to curtail free expression in situations where it infringes on other rights, such as the freedom from fraud or defamation, or hinders the peace and good order necessary for the preservation of civil society,
Bemoaning the dictatorial tendencies of those nations who would seek to include harsh limits on peaceful dissent under the banner of legitimate regulation,
Yearning, therefore, to strike a reasonable balance between protecting the right of free expression and permitting member nations to enact rational and well-meaning restrictions thereon,
This most august General Assembly, in the name of asserting the most natural rights of sapient individuals:
Defines, for the sake of this resolution, the following terms:
"free expression" as the ability to outwardly demonstrate, articulate, or otherwise express a political, cultural, social, moral, religious, ideological or other belief without fear of state punishment or reprisal,
"defamation" as any exercise of expression which seeks to maliciously injure the reputation of another individual, group, or organisation, on the basis of false information, excluding satire and the critique of public servants in matters pertaining to their role,
Permits member nations to enact reasonable restrictions on peaceful free expression in those cases where the expression constitutes:
defamation, as defined in section 1b,
blatant and explicit pornographic material,
an incitement to violence or widespread lawlessness,
a threat to civilian or military health or safety,
perjury or any other threat to the functioning of judicial proceedings,
the leaking of classified information, or other information obtained in confidence, except where the information constitutes evidence of serious wrongdoing and disclosure thereof is clearly in the public interest,
an infringement on private or intellectual property rights,
a violation of prior, unrepealed international legislation,
Prohibits member states from hindering the right of individuals to free expression, excepting the restrictions established in section 2, and restrictions required to fulfill the mandates of WA legislation, or restrictions permitted in future, unrepealed WA legislation,
Permits member states to enact reasonable restrictions in educational settings in order to better advance the functionality, safety, and effectiveness of the learning environment, presuming said restrictions are the least restrictive means by which to advance that goal,
Clarifies that nothing hereinabove shall be interpreted as preventing member nations from reasonably regulating campaign finance,
Permits member states to enact reasonable restrictions on the consumption of expression for minors.
Passed: |
For: | 12,495 | 78.4% |
Against: | 3,443 | 21.6% |