RGA/11/6
Sponsored by Callie Bishop, Ella Burke, Grayce Reznikov, Emily Barrera of Springfield High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Mexico.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Acknowledging the Declaration of the Rights of Child, Principle 9; “The child shall be protected |
| 2 | against all forms of neglect, cruelty, and exploitation’¦he shall in no case be caused or permitted to |
| 3 | engage in any occupation or employment which would prejudice his health or education, or |
| 4 | interfere with his physical, mental or moral development,” |
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| 6 | Recognizing the UNODC Sustainable Development Goal 16, “Promote peaceful and inclusive |
| 7 | societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, |
| 8 | accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels,” |
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| 10 | Fully alarmed that 62% of vulnerable adolescent men as young as 10 have been groomed into |
| 11 | joining organized street gangs and cartel at an unsettling rate; 30,000 children as of 2015 grew |
| 12 | over 150% to 460,000 kids as of 2018, |
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| 14 | Deeply concerned that organized crime groups in Mexico recruit about 19,300 new members per |
| 15 | year (350 a week) making them the fifth biggest occupation in the country as of 2019, |
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| 17 | Keeping in mind 21,000 youths under 18 were murdered in Mexico and 7,000 disappeared after |
| 18 | recruitment as of 2019, |
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| 20 | Aware that 250,000 minors as of 2019 are still at risk of being recruited, |
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| 22 | Disturbed that between 2015 and 2021, the number of murders affiliated with gang violence in the |
| 23 | country increased by a staggering 400%, |
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| 25 | Noting with concern that according to UNICEF and the UNODC report on citizen security, the |
| 26 | average homicide rate associated with gangs is 41.2% with ages 15-24 comprising around 19.5%, |
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| 28 | Emphasizing that as of 2022, Mexico has become the fourth most crime-ridden country globally |
| 29 | and the second most dangerous country in the Americas, |
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| 31 | Bearing in mind that Mexico’s main program of crime prevention PRONAPRED who’s small, |
| 32 | inconsistent funding of 150,000 has been cut by 25% over the last year, |
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| 34 | We the Delegation of Mexico hereby: |
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| 36 | Congratulates PRONAPRED, REDIM, and the US-Mexico bilateral efforts under the Merida Initiative |
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| 38 | Seeks a 500,000 USD starting fund, regulated by the UN, to promote an educational campaign |
| 39 | directed to inform and reduce further recruitment, targeted toward the brainwashed youth of |
| 40 | Mexico, |
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| 42 | Call upon the UNHRC to execute and develop educational spaces regarding gang violence advocacy |
| 43 | in Cuidad Juarez and Tijuana; the highest gang infested cities, |
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| 45 | Stresses the awareness for the ramifications of involvement in organized crime, |
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| 47 | Expresses the need for educational programs cultivating more constructive opportunities for the |
| 48 | future lives of the youth of Mexico, |
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| 50 | Expecting the education spaces to act much like other resistance education programs, providing |
| 51 | children with an opportunity to practice and learn good decision-making skills to lead safe lives, |
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| 53 | Trusts the UN to take the initiative to protect and liberate our youth from heinous organized crime |
| 54 | groups. |
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