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 # 56
Numismatics Appreciation Act
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.
APPLAUDING the attempt by many nations to preserve and promote their cultural heritage,
NOTING that the cultural heritage of a nation may span a wide range of topics,
RECOGNIZING a nation's currency in both coin and paper form are a monumental part of the history of a nation,
DEFINING a coin as a form of currency that is often metallic,
ALSO DEFINING a banknote as a form of currency that is often made from paper or paper-like materials,
1. Establishes the World Assembly Numismatics Authority (WANA) in the effort to educate the general public about the value of their nation's currency,
2. Dictates WANA shall be funded by the World Assembly General Fund and through donations made by willing nations and individuals,
3. Charges WANA with the duties of:
a) collecting samples of nations' currency through donations of money and/or actual currency and displaying them in museums accessible to the public of an individual nation,
b) holding seminars in willing nations about the appreciation, collection and preservation of currency for a nation's public to enjoy,
c) preserving the samples collected as best to the organization's ability so they may be appreciated by future generation,
d) creating an international standard grading system; this system shall clarify:
i) the condition of a coin or banknote and therefore establish a market price for them,
4. Obligates each World Assembly member nation to regulate the buying and selling of coins and banknotes; urging nations to adopt rules such as:
a) issuing fair taxation of sales in formal auctions and licensed currency dealers shops,
b) creating a license system for those who wish to formally sell currency,
5. Expects that cultural heritage and tradition can be preserved through the safeguarding of each nations currency.
Passed: | |
For: | 3,095 | 61.4% |
Against: | 1,942 | 38.6% |
General Assembly Resolution # 57
Refugee Protection
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
CONCERNED for the welfare and safety of people who have been displaced from their country of residence; and,
SEEKING to provide for the protection of persons against undue persecution and harm, and to encourage protection for persons fleeing violence and persecution,
The World Assembly hereby enacts the following:
A refugee shall be defined, for the purposes of this resolution, as any person who is for any reason outside the country of their nationality and cannot avail themselves of the protection of their country of nationality, or who refuses to do so because of a well-founded fear of unjust persecution. This shall not exclude persons also defined as refugees under different criteria by provisions of national or other international law.
1. No person, whether or not they meet the definitions of a refugee, shall be transported against their will, in any manner or for any reason, to a territory in which that person may be put at risk of persecution, unjustifiably discriminatory treatment, unjust incarceration or execution, torture, or other serious violations of their rights, whether by state or non-state entities.
2. Where a member nation has denied asylum to or expelled a refugee, the nation shall, as far as possible, seek to facilitate that person's transport to another nation which is willing to grant asylum, and must not obstruct that person's efforts to seek asylum in another nation.
3. Refugees shall not be discriminated against by reason only of their status as refugees, are entitled to full protection under national law, and shall not be arbitrarily expelled once granted asylum.
4. In recognition of the potential that the circumstances causing a person to become a refugee may exist in the long term, member nations shall as far as possible seek to facilitate the naturalisation and favourable integration of refugees, should the refugee request such assistance.
5. Nothing in this resolution shall place any restrictions on the right of member nations to grant asylum to any person they so wish; member nations are encouraged to apply greater and more liberal protections for refugees than mandated in this resolution, and neither shall this resolution be interpreted to compel any nation to grant asylum to any person.
6. With the exception of section 1, nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted to affect extradition or immigration policies of member nations in matters unrelated to refugee protection.
Passed: |
For: | 4,137 | 76.7% |
Against: | 1,254 | 23.3% |
General Assembly Resolution # 58
Right to Privacy
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
The World Assembly,
BELIEVING that privacy and the right to withhold secrets and information is an inelliable right endowed to all human beings
ASSERTING that privacy is a right that must be defended from those who would violate it
CONCERNED that there are countries and organizations which refuse to respect the peoples basic right to privacy
CONVINCED that such violations of this basic right endanger both democracy and freedom in equal measure
Hereby:
1. DEFINES 'privacy' as the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively
2. ESTABLISHES that there are several different types of privacy, including:
(A) Physical Privacy: the right to prevent intrusions into ones property and personal articles
(B) Informational Privacy: the right to withhold information about oneself, including a persons race, sex, religious and sexual orientation, etc.
(C) Organizational Privacy: the right of governments or other organizations to withhold information regarding their activities and dealings in relation to other organizations and individuals
3. FORBIDS trespassing within the property of another person without the consent of that person unless authorized by the clauses contained in Section 5
4. OUTLAWS the use of espionage or covert surveillance programs performed without the knowledge of the citizens with the intent of monitoring citizens or acquiring their personal information unless authorized by law; also outlaws invasive searching of citizens by law enforcement without reasonable cause for suspicion.
5. CONDONES limited infringements of personal privacy in the interest of serving the law under the following circumstances:
(A)The official researching the case has filed to the appropriate authorities for a warrant permitting him the right to violate the liberties in question
(B)The official appointed to acquire the information is limited to investigate only within areas and topics which are likely to contain the necessary evidence
(C)The persons(s) related to the acts are given the right to object, with the legality of the objection to be subject to the decision of a qualified judge
6. URGES that member states implement programs to protect the right to privacy of persons who have been involved in high-profile crimes
7. SUGGESTS that member states include lessons on the important of privacy in the curriculum of their schools
8. ALLOWS member states to pass laws demanding that corporations or other business organizations reveal information related to financial performance and formal transactions in the interest of transparency and free competition
Passed: | |
For: | 3,474 | 66.3% |
Against: | 1,767 | 33.7% |
General Assembly Resolution # 59
The Right to Education
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.
The World Assembly,
Acknowledging the importance of education as a contributing factor to self and community betterment;
Understanding the importance of an individual's growth through continual learning;
Believing that equal opportunity learning will better the community as a whole;
Further acknowledging a nation's right to an education system that is custom tailored to its needs;
Hereby,
1. Mandates that Member States shall:
a) Not restrict the pursuit of learning for its citizens;
b) Promote learning and education within its borders;
c) Ensure affordability for its citizens if it has a user-pay system, so that even the lowest income earners are able to send their children to school and return to school in order to better themselves, without incurring a burdensome debt;
d) Create its own national standards for teachers to ensure a reasonable level of competence;
e) Establish a standard curriculum for its students based on its own needs and future goals;
f) Ensure that the tools needed for learning are made available to all;
g) Not force a citizen to end their education upon reaching age of majority.
2. Whereas no formal government funded educational system exists, Member States shall:
a) Allow its citizens to pursue their education abroad;
b) Allow for the private sector to provide education.
3. Emphasises that this Resolution does not affect a member state's right to have:
a) Religious schools and religious teaching;
b) Vocational schools with specific focuses;
c) Academic schools at primary, secondary and post-secondary levels;
d) Home-schooling systems;
e) Any other form of educational system;
f) Any level of government to control the education system.
co-authored with Charlotte Ryberg
Passed: | |
For: | 4,374 | 78.8% |
Against: | 1,176 | 21.2% |
General Assembly Resolution # 60
Nuclear Disaster Response Act
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
The World Assembly,
REALIZING that nuclear disasters, whether accidentally caused, or caused as result of conflict, pose a serious threat to the worlds population,
UNDERSTANDING that nuclear radiation can have catastrophic effects on the environment and international population if the disaster is not dealt with accordingly, as contaminated waterways and nuclear fallout can disperse nuclear radiation across international borders,
ALARMED that many nations do not adequately respond to nuclear disasters, or underestimate their severity, placing not just their national population, but the international community at risk,
HEREBY
1) DEFINES, for the purposes of appropriately interpreting the material of this resolution:
-A nuclear disaster as any event, brought about intentionally or accidentally, that results in the widespread expulsion of harmful concentrations of nuclear radiation
- A contaminated zone as an area containing concentrations of radiation that can be harmful or fatal with prolonged exposure.
2) ESTABLISHES the Nuclear Disaster Response Organization (NDRO), which shall perform the following duties:
A) Confirming the severity of nuclear disasters, that is, the amount of radiation released, and its extent and distribution.
B) Providing cleanup crews to control the spread of radiation, and prevent individuals from receiving harmful doses of radiation.
C) Determining the causes of accidental nuclear disasters, for the purposes of preventing similar disasters in the future.
3) MANDATES that all member nations report nuclear disasters to the NDRO, and any surrounding nations that may have been affected by the disaster.
4) REQUIRES that nations afflicted by nuclear disasters take the following measures in dealing with the disaster, including, but not limited to:
A) Evacuating any areas that have been contaminated by radiation as a result of the disaster, beginning with areas closest to the source of radiation and moving outwards.
B) Providing clean water to areas that have had their sources of drinking water contaminated as a result of the disaster.
C) Providing immediate medical services to those suffering from radiation poisoning as a result of the disaster.
D) Clearly marking contaminated zones with multi-lingual signs, using languages present in the surrounding area.
E) Taking appropriate measures to prevent the spread of radiation by restricting or diverting the flow of contaminated waterways, where possible.
Passed: |
For: | 4,725 | 82.7% |
Against: | 985 | 17.3% |