First Official College Confidential Model United Nations Simulation (In Session)

Jozhekryx · November 19, 2010, 4:20pm

My fellow CC-ers:

I have found College Confidential to be an amazing tool of resource with vibrant scholars.

I hereby initiate the “First Official College Confidential Model United Nations Simulation” (OCCMUN).

General Assembly; Resolution Courtesy of University of Massachusetts Lowell:

Code: GA / / (Provided by the Chair)
Committee: General Assembly Plenary

Subject: Financing for Development

Sponsors: Brunei, Darussalam, Cambodia, Afghanistan

Signatories: Switzerland, Palau, Malaysia 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

-Emphasizing the importance of General Assembly resolution 41/128 which declares a nations right to development as a fundamental Human Right,
-Recalling resolution 57/272 of February 13, 2003 in regards to High-level international and intergovernmental consideration of financing for development,
-Recognizing the compliance of resolution 57/273 of March 5, 2003 with regards to the insurance of support from the secretariat to follow up on matters pertaining to financing for development,
-Guided by the principles enshrined in the Monterrey Consensus,
-Believing that it is vital to establish innovative methods for developmental aid,
-Seeking to help countries expand into the global trade market,
-Desiring economic support from the highly developed countries to the developing countries of the world,
-Concerned about the harmful economic practices used by some of the developed world against the developing world,
-Fully aware of the quantity of monetary donations by these developed countries,

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<li>Encourages the implementation of the commitment to increase the Official of Development Assistance to 0.7% of GDP from highly developed countries and within the Office of Economic Co-operation and Assistance in the form of financial and monetary aid for instances such as emergency and disaster relief, economic and technological development, and for health care improvement;</li>
<li>Calls for UNITAR to increase educational development and training programs to boost the value of human capital in lesser developed regions in order to promote strategic forecasting for future success to establish and sustain self-sufficiency;</li>
<li>Extols successful investment in infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing, and commercial ventures in poor economic regions such as Asian, African, European, South American, and Central American blocks;</li>
<li>Calls for the creation of Direct Regional Investment Groups (DRIG) in these regional blocks, which shall receive monetary donations from member countries of that region. These groups shall in turn invest these donations in their respective regions for the purpose of both expanding the economies of the region and creating a return on investments for the member countries;</li>
<li>Asks for each member country to donate a configured and appropriate percentage of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which shall be determined by the board of Trustees for that DRIG on a case by case matter, in order to receive direct regional investment;</li>
<li>Allows for temporary exemptions of contributions from lesser developed countries within the DRIG, to act as a catalyst to economic development, as deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees;</li>
<li>Calls for each member country to select one representative of their choice, to ensure transparency, for the regional Board of Trustees in any manner deemed appropriate by that member;</li>
<li>Establishing one vote per representative from each member country to the DRIG on the Board of Trustees in efforts to ensure equal representation;</li>
<li>Further calls for the Trustees of the DRIGs be composed of all member countries and a set number of non-voting advisory members thus creating an unbiased atmosphere for long term success;</li>
<li>Requires that a Board of Trustees agrees to a project before funding is granted for that project and that transparency is guaranteed in all financial matters;</li>
<li>Permits unrestricted aid to be given directly to the DRIG in order for all regional countries to thus prosper;</li>
<li>Allows individual countries in the DRIG to make their own deals with outside finance groups such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and the Asian Development Bank as long as financial transparency in all matters involving the DRIG are observed to prevent corruption;</li>
<li>Reminding the DRIGs that sustained development is a necessity and that economic development should not come at the cost of the natural environment;</li>
<li>Encourages developing countries to enforce gender equality to the best of their ability as a necessity to achieve economic equality.

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I will be the President of the General Assembly.

I hereby declare the first plenary session of OCCMUN.

We will do a brief role-call.

Jozhekryx · November 19, 2010, 4:22pm

Brunei, Darussalam, Cambodia, Afghanistan
(in order)

Are the delegates of Brunei, Darussalam, Cambodia, Afghanistan present and wishing to hold opening speeches?

Grisam · November 19, 2010, 5:59pm

Dibs on the United States.

Clever. Political stuff without being so implicit about it.

MIThopeful16 · November 19, 2010, 6:00pm

I call China.
Or russia.

The UNSC is the better Committee to use anyways. VETO POWER.

puggly123 · November 19, 2010, 6:01pm

I call Sweden.

TRUFFLIEPUFF · November 19, 2010, 6:10pm

■■■■■ Oscar, China is mine. ■■■■ DIBS ON CHINA HAR>

MIThopeful16 · November 19, 2010, 6:19pm

Fine, I get Russia.

toxic93 · November 19, 2010, 6:34pm

I call for the United Kingdom.

MIThopeful16 · November 19, 2010, 6:36pm

This really would be more fun as the UNSC.

PMs for side discussions.

Jozhekryx · November 19, 2010, 6:56pm

The floor is now open to delegations.
Is there any delegation wishing to hold the floor?

Jozhekryx · November 20, 2010, 1:05pm

MIThopeful16, you have been recognized.

Please do an opening speech for the GA.

FunStuff · November 20, 2010, 1:15pm

I call Prussia

MIThopeful16 · November 20, 2010, 1:28pm

I yield my time to the chair, as I am not prepared yet.

Jozhekryx · November 20, 2010, 1:35pm

Oscar (Russia) has yielded his floor back to the chair.
Is there any delegation wishing to take the floor?

puggly123 · November 20, 2010, 2:51pm

Sweden will take the floor.

I declare war on Russia. Who has my side?

Jozhekryx · November 20, 2010, 3:23pm

This is not the disarmament committee.
You cannot declare war here.

MIThopeful16 · November 20, 2010, 3:28pm

DISEC has no Authority to call war. No GA has that authority. That is reserved for the Security council.

Jozhekryx · November 20, 2010, 3:38pm

The rule actually varies by conferences to conferences.

MIThopeful16 · November 20, 2010, 3:45pm

However, since we are a simulation of the United Nations, it would be more accurate to not give any General Assembly the right to call war.

jivybound11 · November 20, 2010, 4:54pm

I call dibs on Mexico.

Motion to take the floor.

First Official College Confidential Model United Nations Simulation (In Session)

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