RGA/11/3
Sponsored by Kate Stankewicz, Katherine Thomas, Loren Plosa of Harpeth Hall
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Honduras.
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 | Aware of severe famine and economic devastation in Honduras and many parts of Central |
| 4 | America, |
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| 6 | Drawing attention to the fact that most disadvantaged women in this region work in agriculture, |
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| 8 | Mindful that women and girls in rural Central America have been disadvantaged in education and |
| 9 | work more dangerous jobs, causing them to migrate at higher rates, |
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| 11 | Fully aware that education is the number one indicator of women’s success in later life, |
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| 13 | Noting that women are often the sole caregivers in their families and the endangerment of women |
| 14 | results in the endangerment of children, |
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| 16 | Concerned by the increase in femicide in many Central American countries, specifically El |
| 17 | Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and by the fact that only 3% of femicide cases are resolved |
| 18 | in courts, |
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| 20 | Emphasizing that progress has been made towards closing the gap in women’s employment, but |
| 21 | that working women earn on average 17 percent below working men of the same status in Central |
| 22 | America, |
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| 24 | The Delegation of Honduras do hereby: |
| 25 | Urge the United Nations to recognize the situation for Central American women as perilous, |
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| 27 | Asks the United Nations to encourage Central American countries to institute and enforce legal |
| 28 | repercussions for violence against women |
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| 30 | Requests one million dollars to be put towards a national scholarship to educate high-performing |
| 31 | disadvantaged women in Honduras, |
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| 33 | Calls upon the UN to provide 500,000 dollars per Central American country to be put towards the |
| 34 | prevention of femicide and legal fees for those bringing femicide cases to court, |
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| 36 | Encourages other nations in this region to institute legislation that promotes punishments for |
| 37 | perpetrators of violence against women. |
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