RGA/2/1
Sponsored by Lincoln Merrell, Samarth Mathur, Cosmo ONeal, Ishan Shah of Page High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Argentina.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | The General Assembly, |
| 2 | Alarmed by the horrible, dreadful, and shocking conditions of current prisons in lesser developed |
| 3 | countries, due to lack of action by the government, |
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| 5 | Emphasizing Argentina’s Ministry of Justice and Human Rights declared the system in a national |
| 6 | state of emergency in 2019 because of the absence of basic human needs provided for the inmate, |
| 7 | Noting General Assembly resolution 45/111 on 14 December 1990 which states all prisoners shall |
| 8 | be treated with respect due to their inherent dignity and value as human beings, |
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| 10 | Deeply concerned with the overcrowding, ill-treatment of guards, inadequate facilities, scarcity of |
| 11 | supplies, and inmate violence present in these prisons, |
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| 13 | Aware of Argentina’s failure to follow the United Nations’s standard of minimal rules for the |
| 14 | treatment of prisoners, in example of taking care of the individual needs of prisoners, |
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| 16 | Encouraging all countries of interest to cooperate to help spread awareness of the need for prison |
| 17 | reform for countries in need; |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Calling upon countries willing to provide necessities- food, clothing, medicine, household items, |
| 20 | and sanitation services- to prisons in demand for these items around the globe; |
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| 22 | Requesting the United Nations Trust Fund to help fund countries in need of certain components to |
| 23 | uphold requirements of prison conditions formed by the United Nations; |
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| 25 | We, the delegation of Argentina, request 650 million USD so that we can enact the reforms stated |
| 26 | in this resolution. |
| 27 | Further proclaiming the requirement of more places of confinement to avoid the issue of |
| 28 | overcrowding; |
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| 30 | Inviting all relevant agencies of the United Nations to help provide educational needs to help |
| 31 | prisoners, so they will be prepared to succeed in society and become better people when released; |
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| 33 | Urging all members to help comply with the United Nations’s goal of promoting the well-being and |
| 34 | development of all members of society; |
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| 36 | Persuading developed countries to provide low-cost medicine to prisoners with minor illnesses who |
| 37 | will not receive proper treatment in prison; |
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