RGA/3/2
Sponsored by Laura Clymer, Cooper Mann, Kelly Slade, Paige Luesink of Franklin High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Ethiopia.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Alarmed that humanitarian needs in Ethiopia have tripled since 2015 due to severe drought; |
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| 3 | Concerned by the agricultural setbacks caused by drought, and in consequence the large number |
| 4 | of districts now classified as facing a nutrition crisis; |
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| 6 | Emphasizing that 72.7% of the workforce is found in agriculture; |
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| 8 | Deeply conscious that an estimated 20.1 million people are in need of food assistance and 24 |
| 9 | million people are in need of humanitarian assistance; |
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| 11 | Viewing with appreciation that the World Food Programme (WFP) provides unconditional food and |
| 12 | cash transfers to the most vulnerable families across Ethiopia; |
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| 14 | Regretting that the WFP currently lacks sufficient funding to reach their goal of providing relief |
| 15 | assistance to 7.4 million people in Northern Ethiopia affected by the drought; |
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| 17 | Recalling that the Secretary General referred to the drought crisis as too much for any |
| 18 | Government; |
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| 20 | The General Assembly hereby: |
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| 22 | Call upon the United Nations to provide $281 million in funding for the WFP to continue providing |
| 23 | aid to those in Ethiopia affected by the drought; |
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| 25 | Urges the United Nations to vocally support the development of wells, irrigation systems, and |
| 26 | other infrastructure that will help prevent another crisis of this scale; |
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| 28 | Commends the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s efforts to help Ethiopian farmers |
| 29 | improve productivity and resource management though more efficient farming practices; |
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| 31 | Trusts the United Nations to recognize the urgency of this resolution and provide the necessary |
| 32 | support. |
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