WGA/6/12
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The delegates above represented the Delegation of Tunisia.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Noting with concern women, in Tunisia, who are victims of Domestic Violence, are not receiving |
| 2 | the help they need to move forward after the acts of domestic violence. Government officials are |
| 3 | neglecting the reality of this terrible issue and are not taking steps to lessen them. |
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| 5 | Concerned that 47% of women in Tunisia have been affected by domestic violence and that those |
| 6 | numbers are growing. |
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| 8 | Alarmed that victims are not receiving any financial aid from the government after leaving abusive |
| 9 | partners from the government. |
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| 11 | Knowing that the total capacity for the ten shelters in Tunisia is 186 people. |
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| 13 | Emphasizing the need for women and children shelters for women affected by Domestic Violence. |
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| 15 | Recognizing that the few women and children shelters that are already in Tunisia are very low on |
| 16 | supplies and staff. |
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| 18 | Alarmed by the number of survivors applying for help and seeking safety from police they are |
| 19 | being ignored and disregarded. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Concerned that the only public counseling for the people of Tunisia was closed due to lack of |
| 22 | funding from the government, |
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| 24 | Bearing in mind that the Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations recognizes that all are |
| 25 | entitled to equal protection under the law implies no discrimination, |
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| 27 | Fully aware that Law-58 was a law put in place to protect victims of domestic violence, however, |
| 28 | government officials do not respect this law, |
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| 30 | Knowing that many women are not seeing the benefits this law could bring because of the |
| 31 | negligence of officials, |
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| 33 | We the Delegation of Tunisia do hereby: |
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| 35 | Call upon the UN to see the effect that these acts of violence have on the women and children of |
| 36 | Tunisia and to act against the acts of domestic violence towards women and children who are not |
| 37 | getting access to the help they need by building more shelters to provide for victims of domestic |
| 38 | violence; |
| 39 | |
| 40 | Request 60 million USD to open new shelters, for women and children who are victims of domestic |
| 41 | violence, to help them get the help they need. |
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