NationStates Jolt Archive


Universal Child Health and Welfare

21-02-2004, 03:47
Proposal for Universal Child Health and Welfare.

Keeping in mind that every nation has children, and those children are legacy we leave to the future, what kind of legacy will we be sending into that future, when even in the largest and richest nations in this body, have children going to bed ill, under-fed, and under-educated?

Convinced that this does not have to be the way things are. When the world we live in is currently in one of it's most technological and economical "high-points", we as a body have ever witnessed.

Having adopted a plan, in Soniwaacman, to effectively combat these problems. While understandig not all Nations have Soniwaacman's Resources. Soniwaacman,

1. Calls upon all States to provide humanitarian, educational, financial, and other necessary assistance to the Children of the world. In the hopes of stopping future conflict, caused by the strife this proposal aims to stop.

2. Urges all agencies within the United Nations system to ensure the participation of the all Member Nations towards the end result of a better future for the children of the world. A future that will help the children in the short-run, but help the world, in the long-run.

Thank you...

John Brooks, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Soniwaacman.

This message has been Approved by Bryan Miller, President of Soniwaacman, Viceroy of Tobac.
Greenspoint
21-02-2004, 06:25
The Rogue Nation of Greenspoint finds the first point of this proposal too sweeping and general. To call for ...all States to provide ... assistance to the Children of the world is a bit wide-ranging for our tastes. How about each nation concentrates on their own children, instead of all of us in the U.N. attempting to aid the children of the entire world.

It's too unworkable and we cannot support it.

James Moehlman
Asst. Manager ico U.N. Affairs
Sophista
21-02-2004, 06:49
Having looked over the proposal offered, the nation of Sophista feels that it is simply too vague to entice our support. If you wish to benefit the children of the world, you'll have to offer a policy from which this benefit can be derived. Only with a policy can we look at the advantages and solvency mechanisms at hand. You give us a value judgement, and not even a well-defined on at that. There needs to be a method to institute this change, not just a desire for change.

Sincerely yours,
Daniel M. Hillaker
Minister of Foreign Affairs
21-02-2004, 06:49
The Rogue Nation of Greenspoint finds the first point of this proposal too sweeping and general. To call for ...all States to provide ... assistance to the Children of the world is a bit wide-ranging for our tastes. How about each nation concentrates on their own children, instead of all of us in the U.N. attempting to aid the children of the entire world.

It's too unworkable and we cannot support it.

James Moehlman
Asst. Manager ico U.N. Affairs

What of nations that Can't support their own populations?

Would it be more workable, if it were re-worded as such...

1. Calls upon all Nations, that can afford it, to provide humanitarian, educational, financial, and other necessary assistance to the Children of Nations in need. In the hopes of stopping future conflict, caused by the strife this proposal aims to stop.


Having looked over the proposal offered, the nation of Sophista feels that it is simply too vague to entice our support. If you wish to benefit the children of the world, you'll have to offer a policy from which this benefit can be derived. Only with a policy can we look at the advantages and solvency mechanisms at hand. You give us a value judgement, and not even a well-defined on at that. There needs to be a method to institute this change, not just a desire for change.

Sincerely yours,
Daniel M. Hillaker
Minister of Foreign Affairs

All Great Changes in History started with the Disire to make those changes.

The Dominion of Soniwaacman, is open to any ideas or feedback that can be given as long as the result is the betterment of our world's children. This is an Importamt issue to my President, as it should be to the leaders of all nations.

Thank you.

John Brooks, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the dominion of Soniwaacman.
_Myopia_
21-02-2004, 14:53
First, if you're going to say that "nations that can afford it" you need to define how much money you have to be able to afford something.

You need to be very specific about what you're actually doing for the kids, because different people will have different ideas about what constitutes improving the world.

For instance, one person might feel that all children should be given free education and healthcare, whilst another might feel that the best application would be to convert all the children to religion X or Y, and another might say that you would better spend the money catching and killing every single person with paedophiliac thoughts. Specify what you want, and importantly, exactly how you intend to do it. If you want to leave it up to individual nations what they want to do with the money to help kids, say so. If you have specific plans, explain them.
22-02-2004, 22:12
"All Great Changes in History started with the Disire to make those changes."

Wonderful. You have a burning desire. Hormones. Don't worry, given time, it will pass.

Desire and politics are two different things. First, if you wish to make a change, you should identify a problem. Hungry children are not a problem, but they are the symptom of a problem. Identify a problem for us, do some research, consider solutions, then propose one.

A UN proposal shouldn't be some "feel good" lip service directed at the victims of a problem.
Greenspoint
23-02-2004, 19:30
The Rogue Nation of Greenspoint feels the changes to the wording suggested by our esteemed colleague from Soniwaacman sound much too communistic for our support, and that the proposal, including the changes, is still too vague and generalized.

We take issues of financial and humanitarian aid on a case-by-case basis, and don't think this is something that can be adequately accomplished by an all-encompassing U.N. mandate.

James Moehlman
Asst. Manager ico U.N. Affairs