BGA/3/16
Sponsored by Neha Thanigaivelan, Samyuktha Babu of Brentwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Paraguay.
This legislation was filed in the Economic and Financial category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | To the General Assembly Hereby: |
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| 3 | Recognizing that Paraguay’s economy features a high degree of informality, as it experiences more |
| 4 | than half of total employment in 2023, ultimately leading Paraguay to have unproportional reliance |
| 5 | on employment which in turn reap temporary benefits and income, |
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| 7 | Observing that informal employment and its consequences are of greater importance to labor |
| 8 | market issues than unemployment in Paraguay, |
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| 10 | Considering the fact that although employed, informal employment severely reduces workforce |
| 11 | productivity and employment quality for all who obtain it, lowering mean income wages by up to |
| 12 | 40%, and limiting access to finance and all its institutions, |
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| 14 | Acknowledging that unemployment rates in relevance to Paraguay account for 27.4% of |
| 15 | impoverished individuals, equaling an estimated upwards to 1.2 million people, a trend that is only |
| 16 | exponentially increasing in the status quo, |
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| 18 | Deeply concerned with the piling hazardous effects of previously mentioned informal sectors: |
| 19 | limited access to education, health disparities, intergenerational transmission of poverty, reduced |
| 20 | economic mobility, etc., |
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| 22 | Dismayed at the scenario in which informal employment continues without halt, largely due to the |
| 23 | development of a culture in response to the constant and consistent failures to address the issue |
| 24 | at hand, |
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| 26 | Bearing in mind that Goal 1 in the United Nations 2030 agenda recognizes that ending poverty in |
| 27 | all its forms everywhere is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an |
| 28 | indispensable requirement for sustainable development, |
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| 30 | The Delegation of Paraguay hereby: |
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| 32 | Call upon the UN to remediate the sorrowful crisis in Paraguay by implementing targeted training |
| 33 | programs and job placement services designed to equip workers with the skills and resources |
| 34 | necessary for formal employment, and facilitate the transition from informal to formal |
| 35 | employment, |
| 36 | Requesting a partnership with the reputable non-governmental organization, Fundacion Saraki |
| 37 | (Saraki Foundation), an organization that works towards advances in education, empowerment, |
| 38 | and social development in numerous countries including Paraguay, |
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| 40 | Imploring an investment of $15 million USD to go towards the construction or revamping of |
| 41 | facilities in which training programs may commence, |
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| 43 | Providing the Saraki Foundation with a budget of $10 million USD, allowing them to construct the |
| 44 | necessary people and programs to revitalize the labor markets in Paraguay, |
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| 46 | Call for a total budget of $35 million USD from the United Nations, |
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| 48 | Proclaims that all statements formulated above should go into effect immediately after ratification. |
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