WGA/1/12
Sponsored by Alyssa Herman, Grayson Rosenblad, Penny Willoughby, Centaine Conley of Webb School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Switzerland.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Acknowledging the impoverished state of Haiti due to: lack of government funds, government |
| 2 | corruption, and Hurricane Matthew of 2010, |
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| 4 | Recognizing that the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1789 did not protect the |
| 5 | human rights of residents of French territories overseas, which directly caused the unrest leading |
| 6 | to the Haitian revolution, |
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| 8 | Alarmed by France’s unwillingness to acknowledge Haitian independence until the Haitian |
| 9 | government agreed to pay an equivalent of 21 billion USD to the French government (in 1825) as |
| 10 | an “Independence Debt,” |
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| 12 | Bearing in mind the inability of Haiti to pay off debt has caused Haiti to take additional loans out |
| 13 | from France, creating a “double debt,” |
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| 15 | Deeply concerned that from 1825-1947, paying off this debt has consumed 80% of Haiti’s |
| 16 | government revenue, |
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| 18 | Noting with deep concern that Haiti’s multiple requests for reimbursement (beginning in 2004) |
| 19 | were denied by the French government, |
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| 21 | Having considered the historical corruption of the Haitian government, for example the Duvalier |
| 22 | dictatorship from 1957-1986, |
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| 24 | Reminding that Switzerland has historically provided aid and supported development projects |
| 25 | in/for the country of Haiti beginning in the 1990s, and has represented the interests of Haiti during |
| 26 | the Second World War and in Cuba from 1964-1967, |
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| 28 | Aware that the Swiss budget for international cooperation for the years 2025-2028 is 12.75 billion |
| 29 | USD, |
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| 31 | We the Delegation of the Swiss Republic hereby: |
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| 33 | Declare that the Swiss government will allocate 1 billion dollars annually from their international |
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| 35 | Requests that the UN establishes an NGO representing Switzerland, Canada, Mozambique, New |
| 36 | Zealand, and South Africa (financially stable, previously colonized nations) in coordination with |
| 37 | Haiti to determine the allocation of Swiss funds to purposes beneficial to Haiti’s development, |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Expresses its hope that these funds will prioritize Haitian medical assistance, education, natural |
| 40 | disaster aid, and food security as well as government funds, |
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| 42 | Mandates that if the NGO notes any inappropriate use of financial aid by the Haitian government, |
| 43 | there will be immediate cancellation of Swiss funds. |
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