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 # 563
Repeal: “International Salvage Laws”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #50 “International Salvage Laws” (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly,
Recognizing that this resolution does not actually mandate anything, only suggest its measures be enacted, while also operating under the impression that it is mandating something,
Noting that this resolution even fails to provide justification for its attempted action, only saying that such justification exists,
Wishing to remove such incredibly weak and inadequate legislation from the pages of international law,
Believing that stronger, more adequate legislation on the topic of international waters is necessary,
Hereby repeals GA#50, "International Salvage Laws."
Passed: |
For: | 12,145 | 91.5% |
Against: | 1,125 | 8.5% |
General Assembly Resolution # 564
World Assembly Border Policy
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
The World Assembly,
Cognizant of the fact that no comprehensive General Assembly law regarding the state of borders between World Assembly member nations exists,
Believing that in the interests of economic prosperity and international cooperation, the creation of zones of free movement is to be encouraged,
However aware that not all member states are able or willing to open their borders to all other member states,
Hereby
Creates the World Assembly Border Committee ("WABC") as a subcommittee of the Global Emigration, Security, Travel And Passport Organisation
Tasks WABC with processing applications from member states to join a free movement zone ("WABC Zone"),
Requires that applicant states, in order to be approved by WABC, meet a list of criteria established by WABC which will include an analysis of their border security regarding non-consenting and non-member states,
Explains that the WABC Zone applies to consenting states only and allows unlimited travel across borders at designated points between consenting states without the need of the traveler to present documentation at each border,
Authorizes WABC to negotiate on behalf of consenting states with member states and non-member states in order to loosen border restrictions without necessarily having the member state or non-member state consent to join the WABC Zone,
Further authorizes WABC to change a consenting state's border laws to create a single unified policy across consenting states that is to be publicized before any member state joins,
Directs WABC to develop procedures for a consenting state to withdraw from the WABC Zone in an efficient, timely manner,
Forbids consenting states from restricting the right of individuals from other consenting states to travel or find employment within any consenting state differently from existing citizens of the state in question, subject to such reasonable restrictions that consenting states may institute in the interest of public health and safety,
Compels all member states, including those which do not join the WABC Zone, to conduct an annual review of their border policies,
Designates that each member state shall appoint at least one liaison to the WABC, and lastly
Encourages all member states to negotiate bilateral agreements with the WABC even if they do not wish to consent to join the WABC Zone
Passed: | |
For: | 8,778 | 68.6% |
Against: | 4,014 | 31.4% |
General Assembly Resolution # 565
Volcanic Activity Convention
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.
The World Assembly,
Mindful that some nations are ill-prepared in the case of volcanic activity and that volcanic activity is mostly unpreventable;
Aware of the consequences that eruptions and volcanic hazards have on the environment and society if such volcanic activity is unprepared for;
Granting that disaster preparedness is already required by a previously passed resolution;
Mortified that the previous resolution says nothing on cooperation between member nations when it comes to handling disasters like multinational volcanic activity;
Attempting to legislate for a plan of action during volcanic activity, to help cooperation between all those affected by volcanic activity;
Hereby:
Defines, for this resolution, volcanic activity as the activity of a volcano;
Mandates that member nations whose populations face the risks of volcanic activity:
Address all predicted, current, and recent past volcanic activity within national borders by:
preparing for volcanic activity while working to minimize the loss of life, property damage potentially caused by volcanic activity, and when reasonable damage to the environment through warning systems, evacuation procedures, food, water, and shelter distribution, and the prevention of premature returns to evacuated areas;
actively preventing further damage by volcanic activity and distributing relevant necessary resources to where they are needed; and
reversing the damage caused by recent volcanic activity within reason;
Work with nations likely to be significantly affected to prepare for any volcanic activity via communication and combined efforts to protect the general public from volcanic activity or the damage it will or has caused, including providing aid to each other in an evacuation;
Inform their populace with regularly updated, widely available, and locally specific information on the dangers of volcanic activity however they see fit;
Take whichever evacuation measures ensure that:
anyone at immediate risk of volcanic activity knows how to evacuate, when to evacuate, and where to evacuate to;
law enforcement and emergency services are ready for evacuation, are trained to direct traffic during an evacuation, and are capable of evacuating those unable to evacuate themselves;
complete evacuation time is minimal through proper use of infrastructure; and
emergency shelters are mobile and flexible enough to house and meet the demands of the evacuated;
Recommends that nations at risk of volcanic activity work with the World Assembly Disaster Bureau and all other relevant WA organizations to improve the safety of the general public from volcanic activity;
Co-authored by Araraukar.
Passed: |
For: | 11,148 | 86.5% |
Against: | 1,735 | 13.5% |
General Assembly Resolution # 566
Epidemic Investigation Act
A resolution to modify universal standards of healthcare.
The World Assembly,
Believing that further action is necessary to ensure that appropriate actions are taken proactively to ensure knowledge and containment of epidemic outbreaks,
Recognising that, even with the provisions of GA 53 "Epidemic Response Act", many governments still will downplay epidemics due to fears of harms to trade or general reputational damage,
Concerned that possible government action against healthcare workers harms the ability of international organisations to monitor and be truthfully informed of new epidemics, and
Hoping to cut through cover-ups, dissembling, and obfuscation by nations generally while ensuring that healthcare workers conveying truthful information or opinion are not penalised, hereby enacts as follows:
Inspection requirements. When a report is received by the World Health Authority (WHA) of an outbreak of disease or of the emergence of a novel pathogen under section 2 infra, the WHA may dispatch inspectors to investigate and report publicly on the origins of, response to, and make recommendations on the outbreak.
All member nations must permit the entrance and exit of WHA inspectors (hereinafter Inspectors) and fully cooperate with such requests for access or information which Inspectors may deliver to member nation authorities, subject to the following subsection.
Inspectors request for access to sensitive areas or sensitive information may be rejected by the local jurisdiction. Such rejections shall be reviewed by the Independent Adjudicative Office, which may overrule such rejections if the likely harm of release is less than the likely harm to international public health interests.
No member nation may otherwise bar the access of Inspectors to medical personnel. Nor may any member nation retaliate against the provision of information by medical personnel to Inspectors.
Reporting requirements. Any novel pathogen with suggestive evidence of person-to-person transmission must be reported to the WHA forthwith. Member nations must collect statistics on transmission of pathogens in healthcare settings and report such statistics to the WHA in a timely manner.
Opt-in inspection authority. WHA inspectors may undertake a section 1 investigation and report in a non-member nation with the approval thereof. If after granting approval, that nation fails to comply with section 1 access and retaliation requirements as if it were a member nation, at the instigation of the WA Solicitors Office, the Independent Adjudicative Office may declare appropriate sanctions to be enforced by member nations against the nation or those persons responsible in that nation for such non-compliance.
WA healthcare. WHA inspectors shall take all necessary precautions to prevent their transmission of any disease they are investigating. The General Fund shall pay for healthcare costs, or insurance therefor, of WA employees. Nations opting in under the previous section, which do not regularly remit assessments to the WA General Fund, must consent to levies against their nation for healthcare costs incurred by WA employees operating under the auspices of this resolution.
Passed: |
For: | 10,282 | 79.2% |
Against: | 2,694 | 20.8% |
General Assembly Resolution # 567
Repeal: “On Multilateral Trade Talks”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #221 “On Multilateral Trade Talks” (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Noting that Article 1 of GA#221 requires that the World Assembly organise "multilateral trade negotiations... with the mandate of reducing protectionist measures between all member nations" on a decadal basis, and that its Article 3 tasks members with deploying "at least one qualified delegate to these negotiations,"
Concluding that GA#221 not only fails to require members to actually subscribe to free trade agreements, but in fact allows member state delegates to its negotiations to attempt to reach such agreements about exceedingly minor categories of goods and services with other delegates, so long as they meet Article 4's requirement that they "make a good faith effort... to come to mutually beneficial agreements which are in the best interests of all national populations involved" in doing so,
Firmly refusing to applaud GA#221's goal of "reducing protectionist measures between [member]s," given that GA#26 "World Assembly Economic Union" - the third article of which had similar provisions to that of GA#221 - was repealed by GA#45 exactly because of the damage that the WA-sanctioned reduction of such measures can cause to the economies of the least developed members, and
Believing that individual members are more than capable of negotiating their own free trade agreements - comprehensive or otherwise - without having to be babysat by the WA in the process...
The General Assembly hereby repeals GA#221 "On Multilateral Trade Talks."
Passed: |
For: | 9,375 | 74.4% |
Against: | 3,229 | 25.6% |