RGA/12/4
Sponsored by Emma Wanucha, Hailey Wondem, Carly Cavanaugh of St. Cecilia Academy
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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 | Noting with concern that the Roma population is recognized as the largest, most neglected, and |
| 4 | most vulnerable minority in Bosnia and Herzegovina, facing discrimination throughout the EU; |
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| 6 | Deeply concerned that they are in a state of chronic, multidimensional poverty including housing, |
| 7 | employment, education, and healthcare deficiencies; |
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| 9 | Concerned that Bosnia and Herzegovina has nearly the highest proportion, 42 percent, in Europe |
| 10 | of citizens with a low-level education or no education; |
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| 12 | Recognizing that the first Sustainable Development Goal of the UN is to “End poverty in all its |
| 13 | forms everywhere;” |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Emphasizing that the fourth Sustainable Development Goal of the UN is to “Reduce inequality |
| 16 | within and among countries;” |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Reaffirming that “[to] promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and |
| 19 | productive employment and decent work for all” is the eighth Sustainable Development Goal of the |
| 20 | UN; |
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| 22 | Recognizing that UNICEF has taken a step towards eradicating inequality between the Roma |
| 23 | people and the remainder of our country’s population by providing resources for Roma children, |
| 24 | according to the “UNICEF Bosnia and Herzegovina Situation Report;” |
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| 26 | The Delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina hereby: |
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| 28 | Recommends that the United Nations collaborate with the Vocational Educational and Technical |
| 29 | programs of the EU to implement a vocational program for Roma adults who have not been aided |
| 30 | by previous UN initiatives, including the following: |
| 31 | Technical and vocational training courses |
| 32 | Job/interview training; |
| 33 | |
| 34 | Implement goals of “sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience;” |
| 35 | This training will be structured as following: |
| 36 | There will be 2 training locations (northern and southern regions) |
| 37 | 10 employees will be hired to train in various vocations, specialized to teach specific vocational |
| 38 | Transportation via buses will be put in place for country’s 9 regions (Western Bosnia, Bosnian Sava |
| 39 | River Basin, Semberija, Eastern Bosnia (Bosnian Drina River basin), Central Bosnia, Tropojë, |
| 40 | West Herzegovina, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, East Herzegovina); |
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| 42 | Petitions the United Nations to allocate $17,390,000 towards employees, transportation, and |
| 43 | advertising for one year, allocated as follows: |
| 44 | $1,880,000 for instructor salaries |
| 45 | $12,000,000 property cost |
| 46 | $2,500,000 for transportation |
| 47 | $1,000,000 for advertising |
| 48 | $10,000 for teaching materials; |
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| 50 | Urges the United Nations to reevaluate this program after one year, and in the case of success |
| 51 | with this program in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to extend this program to other countries that house |
| 52 | the Roma population, including Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, |
| 53 | Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary;’ |
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