Previous Sessions
19 May 2007
9:20 Session 1
“THAT all corporations having manufacturing facilities in developing countries be required to support the economies of those countries by making a contribution to the Government of the country of a levy representing a fixed percentage of all wages paid to nationals employed in those facilities in addition to all other taxes.”
Three minutes - all countries.
10:30 General Resolution 1
“THAT this Assembly requires all Member States to adopt a mandatory twenty five year moratorium on all whaling including that conducted for a claimed scientific purpose.”
Discussion by all countries - one minute maximum per country.
10:45 Summation by Adjudicating Panel – Session 1
10:55 Morning Tea
11:15 SESSION 2 (Major Resolution)
“THAT this Assembly considers that the exponential growth in the rate of environmental degradation of the Earth now requires that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change be replaced by a more specific Convention to which all Member Nations must commit and which will mandate the regulation and minimisation of all matters considered to contribute to the adverse effects of climate change AND FURTHER THAT this Assembly considers the adverse effects of climate change to be of such potentially devastating consequence that any nation not fully adopting and implementing such a Convention should be denied continuing membership of the United Nations”.
Eleven Countries - five minutes each
Secretary General to nominate order. Debate to continue after lunch break.
12:15 General Resolution 2
“That member states are urged to pass legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies having manufacturing facilities within their territories to supply drugs at the cost of manufacture to developing countries for use in combating pandemics.”
Discussion by all countries - one minute maximum per country.
12:30 Lunch
13:15 SESSION 3 (Major Resolution continued)
“THAT this Assembly considers that the exponential growth in the rate of environmental degradation of the Earth now requires that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change be replaced by a more specific Convention to which all Member Nations must commit and which will mandate the regulation and minimisation of all matters considered to contribute to the adverse effects of climate change AND FURTHER THAT this Assembly considers the adverse effects of climate change to be of such potentially devastating consequence that any nation not fully adopting and implementing such a Convention should be denied continuing membership of the United Nations”.
Remaining eleven countries - five minutes each.
14:15 General Resolution 3
“THAT this Assembly, being of the opinion that there is no credible evidence that the recreational use of cannabis is damaging to health, encourages the farming of hemp as a cash crop in developing nations.”
Discussion by all countries - one minute maximum per country.
14:30 Summation by Adjudicating Panel – Sessions 2 and 3
14:45 Afternoon Tea
15:00 SESSION 4
“THAT Member States implement policies which will ensure internal self rule to identifiable ethnic communities such as Tibetans, Kurds, American Indians and Australian Aborigines AND FURTHER THAT such internal self rule be recognised as a first stage in a process leading to full independence for such ethnic communities.”
All countries - three minutes per country.
16:10 Concluding Debate
During this final session of the Assembly debate countries wishing to exercise a right of reply on any topic discussed during this Model United Nations Assembly may, at the discretion of the Secretary General, be offered the opportunity of doing so.
Participating countries are also invited to comment on the processes adopted for the Assembly and, as appropriate, offer suggestions for consideration by the Committee.
As many countries as possible will be invited to contribute to the session.
Contributions will be limited to a maximum of one minute.
16:25 Summation by Adjudication Panel – Session 4
16:40 Final Summation and Presentation of Awards
17:15 Close
