RGA/5/2
Sponsored by Demetrios Koutsoukos, Zachary Swiger, Weston Newbell, Zane King of Franklin High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Portugal.
This legislation was filed in the Economic and Financial category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Alarmed by the fact that housing prices rose by 157% from 2020 to 2021, 137% since 2015, and |
| 2 | hit record highs last year. |
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| 4 | Combined with the fact that housing prices are projected to keep increasing over the next ten |
| 5 | years. |
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| 7 | Keeping in mind that more than 38,000 families in Portugal live in “undignified living conditions,” |
| 8 | or live in places that are overcrowded, lack clear access to clean water, or are unsafe. |
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| 10 | Acknowledging that Portugal is the second worst country in the EU regarding housing conditions, |
| 11 | and that 25% of the country’s population lives with significant property issues such as rotting |
| 12 | wood and leaking roofs. |
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| 14 | Recognizing that the monthly minimum wage is 760 Euros (roughly 900 USD) and the average |
| 15 | metropolitan rent is 900 Euros (roughly 1100 USD). |
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| 17 | Calling to the UN’s housing rights program, UN-Habitat, which supports the efforts of national and |
| 18 | local governments, civil society groups, and national human rights institutions (NHRI) in realizing |
| 19 | the Human Right to Adequate Housing. |
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| 21 | The delegation of Portugal hereby: |
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| 23 | Declares the intention of Portugal to build a large complex of affordable housing in Lisbon, Portugal |
| 24 | in the midst of a Housing Crisis. |
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| 26 | Request that financial aid of $300 million USD be provided to Portugal in order to help Portugal |
| 27 | build more affordable housing. |
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| 29 | Resolves to commit sufficient financial investment to maintain the affordability of this housing. |
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| 31 | Encourages other nations to institute similar initiatives, so that they might help to provide |
| 32 | affordable housing for all as well as starting to eradicate homelessness around the world. |
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