BGA/5/15
Sponsored by Vivaan Rochlani, Jeffrey Fedorov, Prajin Sankar, Eric Silva of Ravenwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Bahrain.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | The General Assembly, |
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| 3 | Acknowledging the importance of respecting human rights and ensuring humane conditions for |
| 4 | prisoners, |
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| 6 | Noting the reports of inadequate prison conditions in Bahrain, |
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| 8 | Alarmed by the multiple deaths occurring in prisons, with over 25 people dying in the past 5 years |
| 9 | due to inadequate health care, |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Deeply conscious of the lives at risk due to inadequate medical care, |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Aware of protests that have been occurring in prisons and prisoners have been beaten and |
| 14 | tortured, |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Concerned by the corruption in the prison system and the lack of acknowledgment towards |
| 17 | international treaties by the prison organizations, |
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| 19 | Drawing attention to Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states, No one |
| 20 | shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, |
| 21 | |
| 22 | Noting further that the Prisons of Bahrain are run by 3 different organizations, the National |
| 23 | Security Agency (NSA), the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), and the Ministry of Interior (MoI), |
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| 25 | Expresses its appreciation towards the work being done by NGOs in Bahrain, |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Confident that the passage of this resolution will set a new standard towards international human |
| 28 | rights within prisons, |
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| 30 | Emphasizing the impact of this resolution as it is targeted towards goals 3, the goal to provide |
| 31 | good health and wellbeing, and goal 16, to promote peace, justice, and strong institutions, of the |
| 32 | UN’s 17 goals of Sustainable Development, |
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| 34 | Recognizing the need to address this issue to uphold human dignity and promote international |
| 35 | peace and security, |
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| 37 | The Delegation of Bahrain hereby: |
| 38 | Calls upon a four-part solution to help mitigate the effects of poor quality education primarily in |
| 39 | the underserved areas of Guinea, |
| 40 | |
| 41 | Declares the need for the construction of new schools in rural areas to improve the accessibility of |
| 42 | schools within disadvantaged regions, |
| 43 | |
| 44 | Recommends the establishment of a free school meal program that will distribute free lunch meals |
| 45 | throughout the school year, which will aid in reducing the financial burdens of families in providing |
| 46 | meals, |
| 47 | |
| 48 | Endorses that a home economics course will be included in the existing school curriculum to |
| 49 | promote education, skills development, and economic growth, |
| 50 | |
| 51 | Proposes the implementation of a biennial teacher conference held in Conakry, in which one to |
| 52 | four teacher representatives will be sent from each of the eight regions depending on the student |
| 53 | to teacher ratio of that region, with a purpose to collaborate as one and collect data surrounding |
| 54 | this initiative, as well as come up with a plan to recruit and train more teachers, |
| 55 | |
| 56 | Requests an initial value of 35 million USD and a yearly sum of 15 million from the United Nations |
| 57 | following the initiation of the program up until the year of 2030 in order to maintain and improve |
| 58 | upon this plan, |
| 59 | |
| 60 | Reiterates that these steps will accelerate Guinea’s progress towards SDG 4, |
| 61 | |
| 62 | Reminds that with these initiatives taken, students will be strongly encouraged to consistently stay |
| 63 | in school, thus improving attendance rates and maximizing the number of students in their |
| 64 | appropriate grade levels, |
| 65 | |
| 66 | Calls upon UNICEF and UNESCO to help Guinea in: |
| 67 | |
| 68 | Assessing and monitoring the impact of these initiatives |
| 69 | |
| 70 | Offering expertise curriculum development |
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| 72 | Trusts that this resolution will be enacted by January 1, 2024. |
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