BGA/8/17
Sponsored by Ryan Shin, Amy Park, Geon Park of Brentwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Suriname.
This legislation was filed in the Economic and Financial category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | To the General Assembly: |
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| 3 | Noting that UN Sustainable Development Goals calls for zero hunger, industry, innovation, and |
| 4 | infrastructure, and life on land, partnership for the goals, |
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| 6 | Fully aware of the 1.5 million hectares of arable land available to begin agricultural infrastructure |
| 7 | in Suriname and previous actions of the government to convert ten hectares of land for |
| 8 | agriculture, |
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| 10 | Concerned of the falling GDP due to over reliance on imports of different good and services, |
| 11 | including food products and reduced numbers of exports of goods and services, |
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| 13 | Reminding that countries in the UN has signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, |
| 14 | containing Article 25, which states that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for |
| 15 | the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, |
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| 17 | Observing that other countries, such as Brazil and Nepal, have implemented similar methods of |
| 18 | agricultural conversion of forests to farmland, |
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| 20 | Believing that this will aid in addressing the issues that were declared above, |
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| 22 | The delegation of Suriname hereby: |
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| 24 | Calls upon the UN to uphold the UNSDG and the UDHR by supplying instructors to educate rural |
| 25 | farmers and other citizens about the benefits of agroforestry and effective methods of |
| 26 | implementation, |
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| 28 | Further urges the UN to encourage and recommend the use of FAO Guidelines on agroforestry, as |
| 29 | outlined in published papers and books, within Suriname’s national policies; |
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| 31 | Recalls the UNFAO’s support of agroforestry in 5 February 2013 promoting the efforts of |
| 32 | environmental-friendly practices and reduction of mitigation through the spread of vegetation |
| 33 | throughout the country, |
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| 35 | Confident that this will reduce the devastating floods that hinder the existing farmland, improve |
| 36 | |
| 37 | conditions of the people of Suriname, |
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| 39 | Requesting that 200 UN volunteers be allocated to different agricultural sectors of Suriname, such |
| 40 | as coastal areas, over a period of 6 months in order to inform agricultural workers about |
| 41 | agroforestry and supervise them in beginning to implement it into their farming practice, |
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| 43 | Taking into consideration that if successful, agroforestry could be applicable to Cameroon, |
| 44 | Colombia, and other African and Caribbean countries, and will help mitigate both climate change |
| 45 | and food insecurity around the globe, |
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| 47 | Trusts that the UN will understand the significance of this resolution for benefit of the Surinamese |
| 48 | people, |
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| 50 | Proclaims that this will go into effect 2 January 2024. |
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