BGA/9/18
Sponsored by Santiago Lopez-Peon, Dhruv Upadhye, Shivam Patel, Aidan Ayala of Ravenwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Somalia.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural 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 | Recognizing the critical importance of addressing food insecurity and famine in Somalia, |
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| 5 | Fully alarmed that most Somalis live on less than $1.9 a day, |
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| 7 | Observing that 6.6 million out of 18 million Somalians suffer from acute food insecurity and are at |
| 8 | high risk for malnutrition, |
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| 10 | Taking note that malnutrition, particularly in children, prompts birth defects, cardiovascular issues, |
| 11 | deteriorating memory, fatigue, and in excessive cases death, |
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| 13 | Acknowledging that 1.8 million children suffer from acute food insecurity, which will influence |
| 14 | students ability to focus in the classroom, which has an abundance of adverse effects, |
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| 16 | Stressing that acute food insecurity is defined as when a person's lack of food is putting their life |
| 17 | in immediate jeopardy, |
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| 19 | Mindful that 1.6% of Somalia’s total land is cultivated and obtainable for agriculture, while the |
| 20 | global average is 20%, |
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| 22 | Deeply concerned that the budget cuts by the World Food Programme throughout somalia will |
| 23 | effect even more Somalian’s, |
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| 25 | Reminding that more than 90% of Somalian grains came from Ukraine and Russia, who currently |
| 26 | are at war, |
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| 28 | Aware that 43,000 Somali lives were lost in 2022 consequently due to the ongoing devastating |
| 29 | food crisis, |
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| 31 | Concerning the fertility rate of Somalia being 6.2 children per woman, insinuating low amounts of |
| 32 | food per family, |
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| 34 | Acknowledgable of the prevailing terrorism plaguing Somalia, resulting in low governmental |
| 35 | attention on food production, |
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| 37 | The delegates of Somalia hereby declare: |
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| 39 | 1. Establish a method of global and national environmental and economic sustainability |
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| 41 | 2. Encourages international organizations, including the World Food Programme (WFP) and FAO, |
| 42 | to collaborate closely with the Somali government and other stakeholders to coordinate food |
| 43 | security efforts effectively. |
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| 45 | 3. Requests 25 million USD to revitalize 21,801 acres of the Guban desert through a process of |
| 46 | combating local land degradation and soil conditions, a similar approach utilized by the African |
| 47 | Union in the Sahara Desert. |
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| 49 | 4. Further proclaims to plant these 21,801 acres of land with corn producing over 18.6 million |
| 50 | bushels of corn per season helping to feed the 6.6 million people suffering of hunger. |
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| 52 | 5. Requests that the United Nations periodically review the situation in Somalia for the next 25 |
| 53 | years regarding food security and provide updated recommendations for action as needed. |
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| 55 | Concludes that the contents of this resolution will help Somalia's growing environmental and |
| 56 | economical problems and will help solve humanitarian problems plaguing Somalia's streets. |
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