BGA/1/17
Sponsored by Li Li Vest, Hailey Robb, Michele Vincent, Claire Pingel of Brentwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Marshall Islands.
This legislation was filed in the Economic and Financial category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Considering that there are eighty public elementary schools and fifteen private elementary schools |
| 2 | in the Marshall Islands, collectively with 840 teachers and 10,185 students, which each serve |
| 3 | children ages 6-13 in grades 1-8; |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Observing that there are six public high schools and eleven private high schools, collectively with |
| 6 | 249 teachers and 3,013 students, which serve children ages 14-17 in grades 9-12; |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Keeping in mind that there are only two colleges in the Marshall Islands: University of South |
| 9 | Pacific Majuro Campus and College of the Marshall Islands, which serve 1,248 students who attend |
| 10 | either full or part-time; |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Draws attention to the decrease in students enrolled in school after the completion of primary |
| 13 | school and the significant dropout rate of students from secondary schools; |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Recognizing that the Marshall Islands has obtained nearly 70% of its GDP (259.5 million USD) |
| 16 | from the United States since 2004 in the form of subsidies, direct aid, or financial aid; |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Noting further that the United States has or will pay the Marshall Islands 70 million USD in 2023; |
| 19 | Emphasizing how the economy of the Marshall Islands is extremely interdependent on the |
| 20 | economy of the United States and maintains an underdeveloped economy based upon subsistence |
| 21 | farming, fishing and tuna processing, copra production, handicrafts, and commercial agriculture |
| 22 | (coconuts); |
| 23 | |
| 24 | Considering the fact that most children work to help their families survive, with 74% of children |
| 25 | and young adults ages 15-24 employed in 2019; |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Guided by the fact that the most recent study found that 24.3% of primary and secondary school |
| 28 | teachers in the Marshall Islands possessed a high school diploma; |
| 29 | |
| 30 | The Delegation of the Marshall Islands does hereby: |
| 31 | |
| 32 | Requests $45 million USD; |
| 33 | |
| 34 | Declares this money will be used to pay new secondary school teachers to further develop the |
| 35 | Marshall Islands education system; |
| 36 | |
| 37 | Proclaims that any person who is a registered teacher and certified to teach in their respective |
| 38 | country is qualified and may be chosen for these positions; |
| 39 | |
| 40 | Notes that there will currently be about 570 new teachers needed, (but acknowledging that figure |
| 41 | is subject to change as enrollment trends in secondary education fluctuate); |
| 42 | |
| 43 | Emphasizes the unique, but temporary, opportunity this poses for those who are qualified; |
| 44 | Expresses its appreciation for new teachers but; |
| 45 | |
| 46 | Further emphasizes that the hiring of new teachers will give Marshallese teachers the opportunity |
| 47 | (if they so choose) to return to secondary schools and finish their diploma, or to pursue a college |
| 48 | degree; |
| 49 | |
| 50 | Designates that the foreign teachers will stay in the Marshall Islands until they are no longer |
| 51 | needed, but that they must fulfill at least one three year contract, but may fulfill multiple contracts |
| 52 | if they so please; |
| 53 | |
| 54 | Seeks to amend the primary and secondary school schedule, so that they will alternate days as |
| 55 | follows: |
| 56 | |
| 57 | |
| 58 | |
| 59 | Solemnly affirms that primary and secondary will alternate between attending school on Friday; |
| 60 | Reaffirms that primary and secondary students alternate utilizing the preexisting primary schools |
| 61 | on the days the attend school; |
| 62 | |
| 63 | Reaffirming that this action will allow more children to pursue a secondary education as they will |
| 64 | be able to aid their family while still work simultaneously; |
| 65 | |
| 66 | Further reminds that an increase in secondary education enrollment will aid an increase in tertiary |
| 67 | education enrollment, leading to the diversification of the Marshall Islands economy and a |
| 68 | decreased dependency on the United States; |
| 69 | |
| 70 | Calls upon the United Nations to put this resolution into effect on January 1, 2024. |
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| 72 |