27th Model OAS General Assembly for
High Schools (MOAS HS)
FINAL BOOK OF RESOLUTIONS
Organization of American States
Washington, D.C.
INDEX OF APPROVED RESOLUTIONS IN THE 27TH MOAS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS - DECEMBER 3-6, 2008
General Committee
Number / Title / Country / School / PageGC-1-1 / Promoting Democratic Values through Education / Argentina / Mercy High School – MD / 9
GC-1-2 / Promoting Democratic Values on the Youth of the Hemisphere through education, special programs and Regional Initiatives / Guatemala / Midland Senior High School – TX / 13
GC-1-4 / Promoting Democratic Values on the Youth of the Hemisphere through education, special programs and Regional Initiatives / Jamaica / Colegio Gustavo H. Machado - Venezuela / 21
GC-1-6 / Promotion of Democratic Values of the Youth of the Hemisphere through the creation of the youth gang data analysis committee / México / Saint John’s School – PR / 23
GC-1-7 / The Development of a common base of understanding of migration management in the region and the preservation of migrants’ basic human rights. / St Vincent and the Grenadines / Rondout Valley High School - NY / 30
GC-1-8 / Increasing the participation of youth in democracy and supporting the declaration of Medellin / Brazil / Georgetown Preparatory School - MD / 34
GC-1-9 / Promoting Democratic Values on the Youth of the Hemisphere through education, special programs and Regional Initiatives / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / Rondout Valley High School - NY / 37
GC-2-2 / The Phenomenon of Migration: Towards the development of a common base of understanding of migration Management in the region and the preservation of migrants’ Basic human rights. / Canada / The Madeira School – VA / 40
WG-2-3 / The Phenomenon of Migration: Towards the development of a common base of understanding of migration Management in the region and the preservation of migrants’ Basic human rights. / Argentina / Mercy High School – MD / 44
Chile / Rondout Valley – NY
Dominican Republic / Pan-American Student Forum of Texas – TX
Panama / Washington International School - DC
WG-2-5 / A Joint resolution to create a committee on the safety and protection of migrant communities and an Inter-American Bill of Rights for Migrant Workers. / Antigua & Barbuda / Midland Senior High School - TX / 49
Nicaragua / Nicolet High School - WI
Suriname / Washington International School - DC
GC-New Topic / Declaration on the Right of Agricultural Landowners in Latin America / Paraguay / Wilmington Friends School - DE / 53
First Committee: Juridical and Political Affairs
Number / Title / Country / School / PageI-1-1 / Cooperation among OAS Member States to combat trafficking in persons / Canada / The Madeira School – VA / 57
I-1-2 / Cooperation among OAS Member States to combat trafficking in persons / Chile / Rondout Valley HS – NY / 60
I-1-3 / Combating the Trafficking in persons / Argentina / Mercy High School – MD / 64
I-1-5 / Renewal of efforts to reduce the scourge of Human Trafficking in the Hemisphere / Brazil / Georgetown Preparatory School – MD / 68
I-1-6 / A Resolution to Combat Child Trafficking in the Americas / Nicaragua / Nicolet High School – WI / 72
I-1-7 / Combating Human Trafficking through the Education of youth and the Promotion of International standards concerning education / Ecuador / North Country MOAS Delegation – NY / 75
I-1-8 / A Proposal for the Voluntary presentation of Anti – Trafficking in Person information and warnings to schools across Dominica and the Caribbean / Dominica / Springfield Township High School – PA / 78
I-1-14 / Proposal to increase awareness of trafficking of minors in the Hemisphere through a Public Relations Committee / Mexico / St. John’s School - PR / 80
I-2-1 / Modernization and use of electoral technologies in the hemisphere / Panama / Washington International School - DC / 85
I-2-2 / Creation of an election oversight committee for Promotion of Democracy in the Western Hemisphere / St. Lucia / Georgetown Preparatory School – MD / 87
I-2-3 / The Implementation of Electronic Pollbooks to improve electoral processes in the Hemisphere. / St Vincent & the Grenadines / Rondout Valley High School - NY / 91
I-2-4 / Modernization and use of electoral technologies in the hemisphere / Trinidad and Tobago / St. Stephens and St. Agnes - VA / 94
Second Committee: Hemispheric Security
Number / Title / Country / School / PageII-1-2 / Addressing illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons to promote confidence and security building in the Americas / St Vincent and the Grenadines / Rondout Valley High School – NY / 98
II-1-3 / Confidence building and international security techniques in the OAS Member States / Canada / The Madeira School – VA / 102
II-1-5 / Improving Hemispheric Capability for the peaceful resolution of conflict and provision of security through education and mediation / Ecuador / North Country MOAS delegation – NY / 105
II-1-6 / Security Building in the Americas through the Elimination of Terrorism / Argentina / Mercy High School – MD / 108
II-1-7 / Building confidence and increasing security through financial security / Chile / Rondout Valley High School – NY / 112
II-1-8 / Convention of transparency in Inter – American conventional weapon purchase / Dominica / Springfield Township High School – PA / 116
II-2-10 / Natural Disaster Reduction, Risk Manager and Assistance in Natural and other disaster situations / Argentina / Mercy High School – MD / 120
II-2-11 / Participation of Caribbean and other Nations to aid Caribbean nations in the wake of natural disasters / St. Lucia / Georgetown Preparatory School – MD / 123
II-2-12 / Risk Management and Assistance in natural and other disaster situations / Chile / Rondout Valley High School - NY / 125
II-2-13 / Natural disaster reduction, Risk Manager and Assistance in Natural and other disaster situations / Guatemala / Midland Senior High School – TX / 128
II-2-14 / Resolution to create new agencies to respond to natural disasters in a timely manner / United States / Wilmington Friends School - DE / 130
II-2-15 / Proposal for the improvement and construction of public facilities in order to meet standards that will withstand hurricanes / St Kitts & Nevis / Trinity School of Midland - TX / 133
II-2-16 / Natural disaster reduction, Risk Manager and Assistance in Natural and other disaster situations / St Vincent and the Grenadines / Rondout Valley High School – NY / 137
II-2-17 / Natural disaster reduction, Risk Manager and Assistance in Natural and other disaster situations / Trinidad and Tobago / St. Stephens and St. Agnes School - VA / 139
II-2-19 / Natural disaster reduction, Risk Manager and Assistance in Natural and other disaster situations / Honduras / Lycee Rochambeau - MD / 141
WG-2-10 / Proposal for the creation of the Inter- American Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention / Mexico / St. John’s High School – PR / 144
Nicaragua / Nicolet High School – WI
Brazil / Georgetown Preparatory School - MD
WG-2-18 / Natural disaster reduction, Risk Manager and Assistance in Natural and other disaster situations / Suriname / Washington International School - DC / 148
Jamaica / Colegio Gustavo Machado – Venezuela
Dominican Republic / Pan-American Student Forum of Texas - TX
Third Committee: Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities; and Inter-American Council for Integral Development - CIDI
Number / Title / Country / School / PageIII-1-1 / The Role of Regional Trade Agreements in Promoting growth and Prosperity in the Western Hemisphere / Dominican Republic / Pan-American Student Forum of Texas – TX / 154
III-1-2 / Increasing Trade with small island developing states as a road to prosperity / St. Lucia / Georgetown Preparatory School – MD / 158
III-1-3 / The Role of Regional Trade Agreements in Promoting growth and Prosperity in the Western Hemisphere / Honduras / Lycee Rochambeau - MD / 161
III-1-4 / The Inclusion of the CARICOM nations in CAFTA DR in order to reduce tariffs and taxes on regional trade and thus increase economic growth in member states. / St Kitts & Nevis / Trinity School of Midland - TX / 164
III-1-7 / Report of the Role of regional trade agreements in promoting growth and prosperity in the Western Hemisphere / Canada / The Madeira School – VA / 166
III-1-8 / Increasing civil society participation in the summits of the Americas process / Brazil / Georgetown Preparatory School – MD / 169
III-2-2 / Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society participation in OAS activities; and Inter-American Council for Integral Development – CIDI. / Jamaica / Colegio Gustavo H. Machado – Venezuela / 173
III-2-5 / The Participation of Civil Society organizations in the summits of the Americas process / Antigua and Barbuda / Midland Senior High School – TX / 175
III-2-7 / Participation of Human Rights Groups in the Summit of the Americas process in order to increase the protection in inclusion of human rights activists within their borders / Mexico / St. John’s School - PR / 179
III-2-9 / Promoting Democratic Values on the youth of the hemisphere through education, special programs and regional initiatives. / St. Vincent & the Grenadines / Rondout Valley High School - NY / 183
Fourth Committee: Administrative and Budgetary Affairs
Number / Title / Country / SchoolIV-1-2 / Program Budget of the Organization for 2009, and Quotas and Contributions of Member States / Guatemala / Midland Senior High School – TX / 187
IV-1-6 / Funding from Indigenous Products / Nicaragua / Nicolet High Schools – WI / 190
IV-1-7 / Proposal to generate income within the OAS by means of ensured corporate bonds / St Kitts & Nevis / Trinity School of Midland - TX / 193
IV-1-9 / General Funding and Involvement of Corporation / Ecuador / North Coutry MOAS Delegation - NY / 195
IV-1-11 / Administrative and Budgetary Affairs / Jamaica / Colegio Gustavo H. Machado – Venezuela / 197
IV-1-12 / Leasing space in the OAS Building for Fundraising / United States / Wilmington Friends School - DE / 202
IV-2-1 / Quotas and Contributions of Member States / St. Vincent & the Grenadines / Rondout Valley High School – NY / 204
IV-2-4 / Emergency quotas assessment review due to international financial crisis / Mexico / St. John’s School - PR / 206
IV-2-5 / Encouraging the timely payment of Quotas / Brazil / Georgetown Preparatory School – MD / 209
IV-2-7 / Improving Efficiency and Sustainability in Organization of American States’ Activities / St Lucia / Georgetown Preparatory School – MD / 213
IV-2-8 / Resolution to reduce annual quotas demands through the establishment of an annual OAS marathon fundraiser. / Paraguay / Wilmington Friends School – DE / 216
IV-2-9 / Program-Budget of the regular fund of the
Organization of American States 2009, Quotas assessments and contributions to FEMCIDI for 2009 / Antigua and Barbuda / Midland Senior High School – TX / 219
WG-1-10 / New Approaches to increase contributions for OAS specific funds from members and observers countries. / Canada / The Madeira School – VA / 222
Dominican Republic / Pan-American Student Forum of Texas-TX
27th Model OAS General Assembly for
High Schools (MOAS HS)
General Committee
Organization of American States
Washington, D.C.
GC-1-1
Promoting democratic values through Education
General Committee Topic No. 1 of the Agenda
Draft resolution presented by the Delegation of: Argentina
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN:
Article III of the OAS Charter which states that Member States are “Convinced that representative democracy is an indispensable condition for the stability, peace, and development of the region”;
Article 1 of the Inter-American Development Charter, which states that “The peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it”;
Article 12 of the Inter-American Development Charter, which states that “Poverty, illiteracy, and low levels of human development are factors that adversely affect the consolidation of democracy”;
Article 13 of the Inter-American Development Charter, which states that “The promotion and observance of economic, social, and cultural rights are inherently linked to integral development, equitable economic growth, and to the consolidation of democracy in the states of the Hemisphere”;
Article 28 of the Inter-American Development Charter, which states that “States shall promote the full and equal participation of women in the political structures of their countries as a fundamental element in the promotion and exercise of a democratic culture”; and
AG/DEC. 57 (XXXVIII-O/08), which recognizes, “The importance of youth participation in political activities and public life, including the electoral process, as a key aspect for the promotion and exercise of a democratic culture”,
RECOGNIZING:
That all the rights and obligations of Member States under the OAS Charter represent the foundation on which democratic principles in the Hemisphere are built;
That education is fundamental for the youth of the hemisphere, and that an inclusive, quality education sets students up for a healthy, successful, and productive future; and
That, in the Santiago Commitment to Democracy and the ministers of foreign affairs expressed their determination to adopt a series of effective, timely, and expeditious procedures to ensure the promotion and defense of representative democracy, with due respect for the principle of nonintervention,
CONSIDERING:
That, in the Declaration of Mexico, adopted at the Third Meeting of Ministers of Education, held in Mexico City from August 11 to 13, 2003, the ministers recognized “the importance of instilling democratic awareness, culture, and values in the present and future generations, and of the principles of the Inter-American Democratic Charter…”;
That in the Declaration of Mar del Plata of the Fourth Summit of the Americas, the Heads of State and Government they stated that they will strive “for quality public education at all levels and promote literacy to ensure a democratic citizenry, foster decent work, fight poverty, and achieve greater social inclusion”;
That education is an effective way to promote citizens’ awareness concerning their own countries and thereby achieve meaningful participation in the decision-making process, and reaffirming the importance of human resource development for a sound democratic system;
That the fight against poverty, and especially the elimination of extreme poverty, is essential to the promotion and consolidation of democracy and constitutes a common and shared responsibility of the American states; and
That the substantive theme of the thirty-eighth regular session of the OAS General Assembly is “Youth and Democratic Values,” which points to the importance of promoting opportunities for youth to participate in a meaningful way in political, economic, and cultural affairs,