BGA/7/16
Sponsored by Maddie Christian, Alana Fukuda, Ava Mays, Isabella Quevedo of Father Ryan High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of North Macedonia.
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 | Reminding all nations of one of the United Nations’s goal, to achieve gender equality |
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| 5 | Concerned for the rights of LGBTQ+ members, that without recognition threatens the right to |
| 6 | marriage equality |
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| 8 | Reaffirming that all peoples should have the right to marry |
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| 10 | Acknowledging that the identified people of the LGBTQ+ community make up roughly 18% of the |
| 11 | population, excluding the unidentified, all deserving of safety and equality |
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| 13 | Having approved rights to those of the LGBTQ+ community, the national legislation fails to include |
| 14 | the right of same-sex marriage, neglecting an essential human right |
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| 16 | Bearing in mind, due to social or economic status, leaving the country is not always accessible |
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| 18 | The Delegation of North Macedonia hereby: |
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| 20 | Promotes the implementation of marriage equality in marital law |
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| 22 | Encourages the United Nations to recognize the members of the LGBTQ+ community as deserving |
| 23 | of equal rights |
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| 25 | Declares that this resolution should be taken immediately into effect after ratification, regarding |
| 26 | the welfare of the people |
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