BGA/9/16
Sponsored by Elizabeth Newton, Benjamin Myers, Ryan Cullen, Rowan Wilson of Ravenwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Namibia.
This legislation was filed in the Economic and Financial category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | To the 2023 General Assembly of The United Nations, |
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| 3 | Taking into consideration with extreme concern that that in 2021 only 0.97% of land was |
| 4 | considered arable in Namibia; |
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| 6 | Deeply disturbed that 25-40% of Nambians depend on subsistence agriculture to make a living; |
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| 8 | Conscious that commercial agriculture accommodates 10% of Namibia's population; |
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| 10 | Acknowledging that Namibia’s unemployment rate is 23%, which is significantly higher than most |
| 11 | other nations; |
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| 13 | Expressing concern that agriculture only contributes to 5% of the national GDP; |
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| 15 | Aware that Namibia only produces the insufficient amount of 43% of its food demand; |
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| 17 | The delegation of Namibia hereby: |
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| 19 | Calls upon the United Nations for $35 million USD to stimulate the commercial farming sector, |
| 20 | creating more jobs and increasing agricultural production in Namibia, |
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| 22 | Requests the implementation of the process of desert soilization, which which will drastically |
| 23 | increase the country’s availability of farmable land, |
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| 25 | Advocates for the purchase of Omni-directional integrative constraint, a non-toxic plant paste |
| 26 | made from cellulose which can be mixed with sandy soil to improve retention of nutrients, water, |
| 27 | and air in order to increase agricultural productivity, |
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| 29 | Informs the United Nations that Omni-directional integrative constraint has been successful in |
| 30 | multiple dessert climates, and has been shown to produce plants with higher biomass and |
| 31 | increased yield, |
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| 33 | Expresses to the United Nations that desert soilization can decrease issues of desertification by |
| 34 | ensuring arable land, food security in Namibia, and address worldwide challenges relating to C02 |
| 35 | emissions, |
| 36 | Further recommends investment in education on these methods of agricultural production, to |
| 37 | increase job opportunities in this sector and decrease nation-wide dependence on subsistence |
| 38 | farming, |
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| 40 | Recommends the implementation of this process takes place by January 1st, 2024, |
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| 42 | Deeply trusts that the United Nations will note the advantageous effects of dessert soilization and |
| 43 | provide funding for these efforts. |
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