RGA/7/1
Sponsored by Claudia Briggs, Sofia Messier, Hannah Baker of Franklin High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Bulgaria.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | To the General Assembly, |
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| 3 | Emphasizing that 22% of Roma individuals are illiterate and 91% are unable to receive a |
| 4 | secondary education, |
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| 6 | Noting further that numerous schools throughout the country refused to enroll Roma students |
| 7 | despite a ban of discrimination in Bulgarian public education, |
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| 9 | Highlighting the negative stereotypes, prejudice, and nationalism that feed into the discrimination |
| 10 | towards the Roma people, |
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| 12 | Deeply concerned that as a result, Roma men and women are forced to look to sex trafficking in |
| 13 | order to make any sort of income, |
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| 15 | Alarmed that 80% of Bulgarian trafficking victims are Ethnic Roma women and children, |
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| 17 | Recognizing that there is a direct link between lack of education, teen pregnancies, teen |
| 18 | marriages, and sex trafficking, |
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| 20 | The delegation of Bulgaria does hereby: |
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| 22 | Strongly recommends the increased implementation of education within Bulgaria; |
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| 24 | Suggests the creation of new primary and secondary schools, specifically in Roma dense areas; |
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| 26 | Call upon the United Nations to grant Bulgaria with the necessary funds of 15,000,000 USD to |
| 27 | provide for the construction of 51 primary schools and 51 secondary schools evenly distributed in |
| 28 | the following three highest Roma populated cities of Bulgaria: Sliven, Sofia, and Pazardzhik; |
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| 30 | Acknowledging that the Bulgarian government will supply the necessary salaries for teachers and |
| 31 | remaining school employees; |
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| 33 | Further requesting for 1,000,000 USD to waive the enrollment fees of Roma individuals struggling |
| 34 | with poverty; |
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| 36 | Encourages that the United Nations contributes an additional 1,000,000 USD every year to aid in |
| 37 | the structural maintenance of said schools, alongside necessary school-related materials if proven |
| 38 | successful within the first three years of implementation; |
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| 40 | Recognizing that the improvement in education will help decrease teen pregnancies, teen |
| 41 | marriage, sex trafficking, poverty, and instead, boost economic opportunities for Roma individuals; |
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| 43 | Reaffirming that the number of individuals lacking education attributed to ethnic discrimination will |
| 44 | decrease as the implementation of educational facilities takes place; |
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| 46 | Trusts the United Nations to take necessary measures to see the urgency of this resolution and |
| 47 | provide the aid and funds needed to carry it out; |
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| 49 | Proclaims that under the given circumstances, this resolution will go into effect immediately upon |
| 50 | passage. |
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