RGA/5/5
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The delegates above represented the Delegation of Republic of Korea.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Recognizing the ongoing food crisis that is happening in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| 2 | (DPRK), informally known as North Korea. |
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| 4 | Noting that we the Republic of Korea were formally one united nation with the DPRK and have a |
| 5 | shared interest in the prosperity of our respective peoples. |
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| 7 | Considering that the World Health Organization defines malnutrition as “deficiencies or excesses in |
| 8 | nutrient intake, imbalance of essential nutrients or impaired nutrient utilization.” |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Cognizant of the fact that Elizabeth Salmon, the United Nations Special Reporter for Human Rights |
| 11 | in North Korea, states that 42% of the North Korean people are malnourished due to food |
| 12 | shortages. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Emphasizing that the lack of agricultural production has proven to be the main factor towards the |
| 15 | famine afflicting the people of the DPRK. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Aware that internal South Korean economists state that North Korea needs 5.5 million tons of |
| 18 | grain to feed its population and falls approximately 1 million tons short of that number. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Concerned that Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, reported to |
| 21 | the security council that “the North Korean people are becoming increasingly desperate.” |
| 22 | |
| 23 | Bearing in mind that Article 3 of the Universal declaration of human rights states “everyone has |
| 24 | the right to life, liberty and security of person however security of person cannot be achieved |
| 25 | when one suffers from food insecurity.” |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Drawing attention to goal two of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals which hopes |
| 28 | to end world hunger by 2030. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | Taking into consideration that the World Food Programme (WFP) is a part of the United Nations |
| 31 | and has a history of supplying countries in need with resources necessary to combat large scale |
| 32 | hunger. |
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| 35 | Request that the WFP allot 150 million USD to be allocated to the purchase of essential grains for |
| 36 | the North Korean agricultural industry upon passage of this resolution and 10 million USD annually |
| 37 | until the WFP deem it no longer necessary for the sustainability of the North Korean people. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Taking into consideration that the WFP is primarily funded through donations. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | Ask that the WFP promotes the urgency of this matter through advertisement and media to |
| 42 | encourage donations to assist in funding this resolution. |
| 43 | |
| 44 | Call upon the DPRK to accept this humanitarian aid and to allow 10 inspectors from the UN Joint |
| 45 | Inspection Unit to oversee the distribution of grains in the DPRK. |
| 46 | |
| 47 | Affirming that if the funds are misappropriated this resolution will become null and void. |
| 48 | |
| 49 | Urge all other member states to adopt similar resolutions to compel the DPRK to see the urgency |
| 50 | in accepting the terms of this resolution. |
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| 52 | Keeping in mind that the WFP has the necessary resources to handle the transportation and |
| 53 | logistics of distributing the grains to North Korean farms. |
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| 55 | We recommend that the General Assembly understand that while they may disagree with the |
| 56 | actions of the DPRK, the people of this country are suffering and need urgent assistance which |
| 57 | starts with the passage of this resolution. |
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