BGA/12/18
Sponsored by Arhan Yadav, Noah Brown, Michael Glaccum of Franklin High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Uganda.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Acknowledging the importance of quality secondary education in achieving sustainable |
| 2 | development goals and improving the livelihoods of Ugandan citizens; |
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| 4 | Recognizing the significant challenges that Uganda faces in providing equal access to secondary |
| 5 | education, including issues related to infrastructure, teacher shortages, and limited resources; |
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| 7 | Emphasizing the role of the international community, particularly the United Nations and its |
| 8 | specialized agencies, in supporting Uganda's efforts to enhance its secondary education system; |
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| 10 | Reaffirming the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which includes the right to |
| 11 | education; |
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| 13 | Encourages the Government of Uganda to, |
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| 15 | Allocate a higher percentage of its national budget to education, with a focus on improving |
| 16 | secondary education infrastructure, hiring qualified teachers, and providing necessary learning |
| 17 | materials, |
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| 19 | Develop and implement policies to address gender disparities and promote equal access to |
| 20 | secondary education, especially for girls and marginalized groups, |
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| 22 | Strengthen vocational and technical education programs to align with the needs of the job market |
| 23 | and promote skills development; |
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| 25 | Calls upon the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and |
| 26 | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to, |
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| 28 | Collaborate with the Government of Uganda in conducting comprehensive assessments of the |
| 29 | secondary education system to identify areas of improvement, |
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| 31 | Provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to Uganda in developing and |
| 32 | implementing educational reforms, |
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| 34 | Mobilize international funding and resources to support secondary education initiatives in Uganda; |
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| 36 | Urges member states, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations to, |
| 37 | Increase financial and technical support to programs aimed at improving secondary education in |
| 38 | Uganda, |
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| 40 | Promote partnerships to facilitate the exchange of improved practices in secondary education, |
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| 42 | Monitor and report on progress in achieving access to quality secondary education in Uganda |
| 43 | through regular assessments and data collection; |
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| 45 | Recommends the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation mechanism, involving the |
| 46 | Government of Uganda, UN agencies, and relevant stakeholders, to track progress in |
| 47 | implementing this resolution; |
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| 49 | Trusts the United Nations to see the urgency of this resolution in order to aid the citizens of |
| 50 | Uganda. |
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