The General Assembly Second Committee

Code: GA2/3

Topic:Women in Development

The General Assembly Second Committee,

Alarmed by the lack of accessibility to resources for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence, and striving to meet previously established SDGs 3, 4, 5, 8, as well as 16,

Understanding that previous actions have assisted in progression, but have not presented a long-term solution to this issue due to lack of funding, awareness through education, and cultural ideals,

Recognizing that individual Member States have their own cultural ideals and values that they have implemented in their governments, and that the UN should not attempt in any way to override those values,

Specifically taking into consideration, the need for improved protection services for cases of sexual abuse and domestic violence,

Emphasizing the need of funding for resources to implement immediate action that combats the major issues of workplace sexual harassment, which leads to a decline in the number of women in the workforce due to their immense fear of being harassed,

Acknowledgingthe loopholes in the national laws regarding marital rape and decisions taken by government officials due to their legislation, such as laws that allow rapists to marry their victims in order to escape prosecution,

Calling attention to the fact that women around the world currently face violence at alarming levels, including FGM (female genital mutilation), abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and domestic violence. FGM is hazardous to a young girl’s well-being as victims of FGM can face issues including bleeding, infection, and even death, and that is not something that should be happening,

1. Encourages Member States to allocate funding to hold information sessions to educate their people on how to combat gender inequality:

1. Requests organizations, such as the organization 28 too many, which works to eliminate FGM in the 28 African Member States where it still exists to work with local hospitals in order to educate women on the harms of FGM with the support of developed Member States;

1. Implementing policies in the local police force training on how to follow up on reports of women’s abuse in order to effectively enforce women’s right;

1. Calls for UN funding to provide Member states with funding to implement support systems, such as rehabilitation centers, hotlines, shelters and other methods to ensure that women who have been abused and assaulted have the opportunity to regain control over their lives;

1. Through programs such as UNICEF, Red Cross, and the World Health Organization who have held seminars to inform these women on their rights such as childbirth rights and medical procedures;

1. Suggesting, the enforcement of police protection and involvement in reported cases through further training and education of ways to respond to reported cases, which has been empirically successful in Bulgaria;

1. Further embed awareness of the harms of Female Genital Mutilation to prevent illegal cases of operations;

1. Implement educational programs for boys and men on the importance of preserving the security and safety of women;
   

1. Requests that the UN encourage Member States to cut down on doctors performing FGM (female genital mutilation) by educating medical officers of the enormous risks on the young girls, and by enforcing the penalties of performing FGM in their respective Member States. Once again, the organization 28 Too Many could be of help to achieve this goal, in addition to the UN sponsored organization, World Health Organization (WHO):

1. Developed countries are requested to allocate 10% of developmental aid for said resources;

1. Recommendsthat this plan works towards a foundation where women are entitled to basic human rights and feel secure. This safety will ensure their participation in the workforce, further boosting the country’s GDP due to the participation of the other half of the population in assisting the economy, which would be part of a multi year plan, which would then encourage girls to seek education and for women to enter the workforce, after a society in which women are respected and feel safe and secure has been established;

1. Suggests that Member states implement a dual faceted approach that is both proactive and reactive, where the proactive aspect would include aforementioned police training, policy review, FGM education, and sexual violence education, while the reactive aspect would encompass both the establishment of physical buildings where women can seek help and rehabilitation, as well as the creation of telephone based helplines for women who have been abused or are currently facing abuse;

1. Calling for all Member states interested in implementing the plan described above to reaffirm the existing policies of UN Women,while they still determinehow to implement this value accordingly, using funding from the UN, to ensure that all Member states are working together to create a safer environment for women, however the UN understands that one size fits all solution is not possible without infringing on a country’s cultural background;

1. Calls on Member States to implement further education for police training so the correct actions can be taken when assault is reported, in order to review or improve the way their legal system handles any rape, abuse, and assault allegations;

1. Suggests that all Member states amend their legislation to adopt policies from marital rape laws that will require consequences for violators, regardless of the relationship between the perpetrator and victim;

1. Requests organizations to work with the police force to implement and follow up on support systems set in place for women, with infrastructure funding support from developing Member states;

1. Suggests that Member States look to the UN’s established SDGs 3, 4, 5, 8, and 16 as a guide for their goals that must be completed within the resolutions involving Women in Development.

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