Mun Resolution General Assembly 1

FORUM: General Assembly QUESTION OF: Reducing the eects ! E"idemics in Arica MAIN SU#MITTER: $a"an %O&SU#MITTERS: Russia' %hile' (a)istan' *enmar)' %r!atia' S+eden' R!mania' Algeria' Algeria' Sierra ,e!ne' France' Argentina' Argentina' Nigeria' %!lumbia' ,ithuania %O&S(ONSOR:  Fully aware that there are numerous numerous diseases diseases that are threatening threatening the lives of many many people in Africa, Africa, Taking note of the measures taken by the Member States of the region, especially Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone in response to the bola outbreak  !oncerned with the death rate and child mortality rate in African countries,  "ecogni#ing that that Africa$s lack of access access to sufficient sufficient medical instruments instruments and history with with poverty increase increase the rate of people being affected by the epidemics and hinders with being able to find cures and treatments for patients that have been affected, %elcoming continuous support of &nited 'ations Aids (&'A)*S+, &nited 'ations %orld ealth -rgani#ation -rgan i#ation (%-+, &nited 'ations Mission for bola mergency "esponse (&'M"+,  *eeply concerned about about the unprecedented unprecedented e.tent of the bola bola outbreak outbreak in Africa constitutes constitutes a threat threat to international international peace and security, Guided with other nations who are willing to contribute to help reduce the number of diseases in Africa,  *raws attention that Africa has very little humanitarian resources/ resources/ Appro.imately Appro.imately 0/0 physicians per  12,222 citi#ens as compared to 33/0 physicians per 12,222 in urope,

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-. Rec!mmends Rec!mmends establis establishing hing s!cial s!cial and health ser/ices ser/ices !r the "e!"le "e!"le unded by NGO0s' NGO0s' such as'  but n!t limited t! 1e23 UN%IEF' Red %r!ss and *!ct!rs +ith!ut #!rders. by means such as' but n!t limited t!: (r!/iding "ublic e2aminati!ns and treatments that can hel" reduce the eects ! the e"idemic by' i. %!nducting lab!rat!ry tests 1es"ecially (%R. ! b!th the ci/ilians in the areas ! the !utbrea)  as +ell as +!r)ers in medical acilities !nce "er m!nth ii. Establish Establishing ing h!s"itals h!s"itals and !ther !ther inrastructu inrastructures res that ci/ilians ci/ilians ha/e ha/e access t! +ithin +ithin a cl!se cl!se radius ! 4 )il!meters such as' but n!t limited t! iii. *!nating bed nets acr!ss c!untries in Arica t! hel" "r!m!te the use ! bed nets in e!rt t! reduce the number ! Malaria cases' i/. *!nating im"!rtant "r!tecti/e health and medical e5ui"ment such as' but n!t limited t!' syringes' t! c!untries in Arica' 6. Urges de/el!"ed de/el!"ed c!untries t! t! hel" su""!rt Arica +ith it7s it7s e"idemic e"idemic !utbrea)s by'

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Sending certiied d!ct!rs' +h! )n!+ and ha/e +ays t! treat the e"idemics' t! /ari!us c!untries in Arica s! that the +ides"read eects ! e"idemics can be reduced'  b3 Sending +!r)ers +h! can c!ntribute by hel"ing manage +ith medical situati!ns s! that treatment meth!ds can be m!re !rgani8ed and can get d!ne m!re easily' c3 9el" +ith s"reading a+areness ! the issues and e"idemics +ithin Arica' by educating the "e!"le +ith in!rmati!n ab!ut h!+ the diseases are transmitted and s"read' and h!+ they can be "re/ented i. #y the use ! mass media' such as' but n!t limited t! T' radi!' ne+s"a"er etc3 ;. E2"resses c!ncerns t! all members that an established c!urse ! acti!ns t! be ta)en i the e"idemic is th!ught t! ha/e cr!ssed b!rders' and i the !utbrea) i c!nirmed' a3  N!ting that members sh!uld ha/e a +ide c!urse ! "lans such as' but n!t limited t!' i. Establishing a c!mmittee in charge ! a "!tential !utbrea)  ii. Str!ng c!llab!rati!n +ith the media  b3 M!nit!ring "atient ater !utbrea) has been c!nirmed <. Suggests a res"!nse acti!n called United Nati!nal Missi!n !r E"idemic Emergency Res"!nse 1UNMEER. and=!r c!untries and !rgani8ati!ns' N(Os' NGOs t! ta)e measures ! the statistics and s"ecimens ! the e"idemic in !rder t! "re/ent the !ccurrence ! the !utbrea) by ta)ing the !ll!+ing means such as' but n!t limited t! a3 In!rming /!lunteers t! systematically search !r "!ssible sus"ected sic)ness cases during su"er/is!ry /isits and re"!rts'  b3 (r!/iding /!lunteers th!r!ugh training secti!ns t! ensure the sta and "atient saety during the r!utine' c3 Rec!gni8ing the act that sur/eillance and nati!nal lab!rat!ries' +hich includes the g!/ernment'  but n!t limited t!' sh!uld e2amine the s"ecimen careully and meticul!usly' 4. Re5uests the creati!n ! an annual c!nerence called the Internati!nal E"idemics in Arica (re/enti!n %!nerence 1IEA(%. +hich +!r)s t! >!in all nati!ns' as +ell as c!mmittees and !rgani8ati!n +hich +ill +!r) t! c!mbat e"idemic !utbrea)s a3 Enc!urages c!untries +ith se/ere e"idemic !utbrea)s t! attend c!nerences' i. This +ill all!+ member nati!ns t! hel" accumulate in!rmati!n ar!und the +!rld' thus' cl!sing !n res!luti!ns' ii. F!r internati!nal c!!"erati!n bet+een ME*%s and ,E*%s t! l!urish'  b3 #y sending ambassad!rs r!m members states' and=!r !rgani8ati!ns s! that real&time

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?. %alls !n member states' t! lit general tra/el and b!rder restricti!ns' im"!sed as a result ! the Eb!la !utbrea)3 Als! calls !n airlines and shi""ing c!m"anies t! c!ntinue trade and business b!nd +ith the aected c!untries3 Further rec!mmends internati!nal b!rders t! be strengthened t! hel" 5uarantine and )ee" e2"!sure t! such e"idemics t! a l!+ #ut +ith greater care' and "recauti!ns' such as' but n!t limited t! Quarantine g!!ds' by screening in internati!nal "!rts' #y screening "assengers r!m highly&e"idemic&hit c!untries' *eclaring sym"t!ms at internati!nal "!rts' S+it is!lati!n ! s"ecimen i !utbrea) sus"ici!n has risen

@. Re5uests UNMEER t! ha/e a th!r!ugh and trans"arent system t! ensure that all members c!ntribute e5ually and +ith!ut c!rru"ti!n' by meth!ds such as but n!t limited t! a3 Fre5uently m!nit!ring' re"!rting and c!llecting data !n the m!ney d!nated !r 9ealth %are t! the Secretary&General  b3 (r!/iding in!rmati!n ab!ut the UN +!r)ers and the em"l!yees ! the !rgani8ati!n t! the Secretary& General m!nthly' +ith regular u"dates c3 9a/e UNMEER im"r!/e the +!r)ing meth!ds ! the em"l!yees annually during the UN General Assembly3

. Rec!mmends a stable "!litical leadershi" in indi/idual Arican c!untries +hich +ill build +ays t! res!l/e the issue by means such as' but n!t limited t!: a3 Urging Arican g!/ernments t! use their inancial su""!rts !n the needs ! the "e!"le in !rder: i. Intr!duce an audit c!mmittee !r "r!>ects that ha/e members ch!sen by !rgani8ati!n !r  c!!"erati!n and de/el!"ment 1OE%*. !r by the members ! the UN' ii. Su""!rt m!re +ith indi/idual Arican humanitarian su""!rt rather than direct inancial aid'  b3 *e/el!"ing a m!re engaged g!/ernment that +ill hel" raise a+areness ! the "e!"le thr!ugh means such as i. Enc!uraging the %enters !r *isease %!ntr!l 1%*%. t! hel" raise a+areness ab!ut the disease' ii. Establishing a+areness signs +ithin cities and landmar)s indicating meth!ds ! disease  "re/enti!n' B. %alls !n member states' t! acilitate the deli/ery ! assistance +hich includes e2"erts and 5ualiied trained "ers!nnel and su""lies' in res"!nse t! the Eb!la !utbrea) t! the aected c!untries  by a3 (r!/iding em!ti!nal and "sych!l!gical su""!rt as +ell as "hysical aid s! that !nce the e"idemic !utbrea)  has been c!ntained' +hat remains in the aected c!untries is n!t a scarred "!"ulati!n'  b3 Suggests that nati!ns c!me t!gether t! hel" raise a+areness ! the dierent e"idemics' +hich are threatening the li/es ! Arican citi8ens thr!ugh the hel" ! ad/ertisement by:

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-C. %reating "ublic a+areness and "re/enti!n cam"aigns t! "r!tect children r!m the dierent e"idemics by' Using radi! and dierent !rms ! media in !rder t! hel" citi8ens educate themsel/es ! the eects and causes ! the e"idemics in Arica %reating "ublic e/ents and ree +!r)sh!"s t! hel" the Arican citi8ens as +ell as the aected "atients t!  "r!tect themsel/es and lessen their chance ! getting the diseases Educating children ab!ut the Arican e"idemics in Arican and internati!nal sch!!ls=uni/ersities ar!und the +!rld' +hich +ill hel" students be a+are ! the dierent e"idemics' --. Rec!mmends Arican c!untries t! su""!rt l!+&inc!me amilies t! im"r!/e inancially and  "hysically' in !rder t! lessen their chance ! getting the diseases by' (r!/iding m!re >!b !""!rtunities !r males and emales' +hich +ill hel" amilies t! im"r!/e ec!n!mically' (r!/iding !!d medicine and health su""lies t! un"ri/ileged amilies and citi8ens' t! hel" ensure their  saety and "r!tecti!n against the e"idemics'

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(r!/ide ree educati!n !r children and adults +h! are n!t able t! a!rd en!ugh m!ney !r !!d 1as +ell as educati!n.' +hich +ill hel" them get educati!n' in !rder t! raise a+areness and understand the causes ! the e"idemic