To: Legal Committee
From: Pakistan
Topic: Child Labor in Pakistan
Alarmed by the fact that some 11 million Pakistani children age 4 to 14 are working in
brutal and illegal conditions for very low pay in carpet manufacturing companies,
Fully alarmed that children age 4 to 14 make up 90% of Pakistan’s carpet weaving
industry and are compensated at wages equivalent to 0.03% of an adult,
Recognizing that there are specific laws preventing involuntary servitude of children,
Taking note that this issue has been in play for more than a decade,
Aware that children are allowed to work in their families businesses,
Seeking to eliminate further involuntary child labor in Pakistan and to raise pay for the
legally working children’s families,
Calls for:
1. Carpet manufacturing companies in Pakistan be investigated for illegal child labor
every six months;
2. carpet manufacturing companies be shut down if it is discovered that children are
still working in them after the companies’ first investigations;
3. Carpet weaving companies to consider raising prices to compensate for the loss of
cheap labor.
To: Legal Committee
From: United States of America
Topic: Illegal Immigration
Recognizing the number of illegal immigrants crossing member states borders every day,
Deeply concerned with how human and drug trafficking is linked with illegal
immigration,
Noting that no member state is fully immune to illegal immigration and human
trafficking,
Noting with regret that many illegal immigrants leave their home country in search of
better lives due to deplorable conditions and persecutions,
Bearing in mind that many member states are unable to deport illegal immigrants due to
disobliging home countries,
Calls for:
1. Members states to cooperate with other states to return illegal immigrants to their
countries of origin;
2. Member states to improve conditions to reduce immigration and citizens leaving
as refugees;
3. Member states assist victims of human trafficking and offer them refugee status if
necessary;
4. Countries tighten border security and discourage the hiring of illegal immigrants
to help prevent the act of illegal immigration from taking place with this helping
to prevent all subsequent consequences;
5. Member states whose employers hire illegal immigrants to prosecute said
employers for aiding an illegal act;
6. Member states to work together and assist each other with the enforcement of
immigration laws and border security.
To: Legal Committee
From: Pakistan
Topic: The Hudood Ordinance
Alarmed by the presence of the contemptible Hudood Ordinance, which requires that
women who have been raped need to produce four Muslim men to testify that they
witnessed the incident in order to ask for state criminal prosecution,
Fully alarmed that women who cannot prove their allegation run the risk of being
charged with adultery, of which the penalty is either a long prison sentence, public
whipping, or public stoning,
Observing that the Pakistani government has yet to appeal this ordinance,
Realizing the immortality and unfairness of the Hudood Ordinance,
Recognizing the vulnerability of women under the Hudood Ordinance,
Taking note that over 210,000 cases under the Hudood Ordinance are taking place in
Pakistan’s legal system,
Calls for:
1. The Pakistani government to consider the unfairness exhibited towards women
under the Hudood Ordinance;
2. The Pakistani government to repeal the Hudood Ordinance;
3. A publicity campaign stressing the vulnerability of women in Pakistan that the
Hudood Ordinance makes possible.
To: Legal Committee
From: United States of America
Topic: Drug Trafficking
Observing that illegal drugs use is a problem in all member states,
Keeping in mind that the majority of illegal drugs are produced and then imported from
foreign countries,
Noting that member states have different laws regarding the legality of certain drugs,
Bearing in mind that national sovereignty must be respected,
Guided by the previous agreements in drug trafficking,
Calls for:
1. Member states to come to a consensus on the legality of the many narcotics
available today;
2. Recommends member states to prosecute citizens who export illegal drugs;
3. approves of a liaison delegate to speak for the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural
Committee to be present at further proceedings to discuss the affects of illegal
drugs;
4. Trusts member states to honor all previous international agreements regarding the
drug trade.
To: UN Legal Committee
From: Egypt
Topic: Increasing the role and mandate of UN Peacekeepers
Realizing that the role of the UN peacekeepers includes promoting human security,
taking confidence-building measures, using power-sharing arrangements, giving electoral
support, strengthening the rule of law, and economic and social development,
Noting that UN peacekeepers are sometimes put in dangerous situations,
Emphasizes the importance of protecting the lives of the peacekeepers as well as the lives
of the endangered civilians,
Notes the restricting mandates that exist regarding a peacekeepers self defense,
Understanding that violence is the last resort,
Recalling the ineffective UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda,
Calls for:
1. UN peacekeepers mandate to be increased to allow for peacemaking activities;
2. Creation of a UN standing military force;
3. UN to take a more active role in peace creation across the globe.
To: UN Legal Division
From: Japan
Topic: Revitalizing the Trusteeship Council
Realizing that the primary idea behind the original Trusteeship Council has not faded
with time,
Recognizing that the original trustees are still independent and sovereign, even after over
ten years of prolonged, self-preserving existence,
Noting that changes to the Council will be necessary to modernize the original ideas
behind the organization,
Stressing the need for a regulatory body over the world’s non-claimed or disputed
territories,
Calls for:
1. Changing the name of the organization to the Border Management Council or
something similar;
2. The organization would require a number of armed troops, as countries are known
to become violent during border disputes;
3. Monthly, possibly bimonthly, meetings would be required for the organization to
keep up with the shifting state of world affairs.