RGA/8/4
Sponsored by Zoey Gates, Peyton Bohannon, Mackenzie Troutman of Dyersburg High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Guatemala.
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 | Recognizing the 99% of femicide cases that are unprosecuted, |
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| 5 | Observing the failed efforts of the 1982 ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of all |
| 6 | Forms of Discrimination against Women, |
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| 8 | Noting with regret that the 2008 Law Against Femicide and other Forms of Violence Against |
| 9 | Women was followed by increasing rates of violence, |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Deeply concerned domestic violence is not considered a criminal offense unless the victim’s bruises |
| 12 | last at least ten days, while criminal responsibility for sexual relations with a minor is assessed |
| 13 | according to whether or not the victim was a virgin, |
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| 15 | Bearing in mind the lack of concern from local police and the reports of uncommitted attempts at |
| 16 | investigating, tampering with crime scenes, failure to collect physical and forensic evidence, and |
| 17 | failure to act on arrest warrants, |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Alarmed by hotlines used by female victims being available in only four languages, despite the |
| 20 | twenty-two spoken on average in the region, |
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| 22 | Deeply disturbed by the lack of government care and resources being given out to facilities that |
| 23 | assist in the aftermath of targeted violence, |
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| 25 | We the delegates of Guatemala do hereby: |
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| 27 | Ask the UN to provide 1,652,401.17 GTQ for the expansion of available languages used by the |
| 28 | hotline to ensure total inclusivity, |
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| 30 | Call upon the UN to allocate 10,103,252.87 GTQ for the building of 15 shelters in the 15 most |
| 31 | populated cities in Guatemala and for the facilitation of abused women for the next two years, |
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| 33 | Urge the UN to provide volunteers to help manage and run the overall operations of the women's |
| 34 | shelters, |
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| 36 | Request the UN enact similar solutions in countries with issues akin to Guatemala, |
| 37 | The expansion of hotlines should go into effect as soon as proper allocation is received, |
| 38 | Construction on the 15 women's shelters should go into effect January 1, 2024 and should |
| 39 | conclude within 18 months. |
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