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I have proposed a resolution to ensure that all the peoples of the world are able to recieve better education than they currently. However, I have not proposed to accomplish this goal in the traditional manner of a paternalistic influence; but rather, to attempt a new and innovative solution. So please, go and read my resolution, titled the same as this post, and support it. Betterment of World Education would have impacts such as:
the beginning of the fight on AIDS
a better understanding of the world's people (i.e., people no longer need to to blindy hate the U.S., they can form their own, historically correct opinions about us)
and other very important consequences.
Thank you all,
_Leader of Kramerske

(i.e., people no longer need to to blindy hate the U.S., they can form their own, historically correct opinions about us)

OOC: Issues about the real world do not belong in The UN

IC: Please post a copy of your proposal in the forum. Just this once I'll do it for you.

Description: Today, the world is striken with various diseases, wars, and human rights violations. One of such diseases is not only the most heinous, but also one of the most preventable. I speak of AIDS, a well known killer that is hitting third world countries hard. What is the reason for the hit, and why is seemingly nothing being done about it? The reason that the epidemic continues in our world so heavily is because people are not being educated sufficiently about AIDS, and how to prevent it. (i.e. contraception.) In addition to AIDS however, many wars and human right violations are the direct result of utter lack of understanding for another culture, which could be changed by implementing a better education system.
Is the the answer, therefore, to simply move into countries and begin teaching them what we think they should know? No. It is not. This method hardly ever seems to work because people do not like being cradeled and babied by condescending capitalists. Ergo, the answer is not a simple one, and it will take time, but it is doable.
Therefore I propose a Resolution to:
1) Bring teachers in from other countries, pay for their flight, boarding, etc., and educate them on methods for successfull and effective teaching.
2) Transport the teachers back to their home countries with a team of builders to help to build a school in the teacher's area.
3) Ask that the teacher be an "advertisement" for this program and send more prospective teachers into our program.
4) Create a school, or schools, specifically designed for our needs.
5) Atempt to bring in at least one group of teachers from every major third world country in the world.
Of course, this plan would be expensive, but I believe that the benefit from not having to divert money to an AIDS vaccine when the epidemic reaches catastrophic levels would far exceed the cost, both in monetary value as well as in human life.

Approvals: 3 (Benfinan, PrincessLeia, Concerted Socialists)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 141 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jun 8 2004

Desdemona,
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if passed (which probly will if it gets voted on the UN passes everything.)
how do you plan to stop possible indoctrination?

Could you explain what you mean by stopping indoctrination? (I am new... if you could not tell) Thank you

Wow, amazing, a large written proposal, that looks like it would take millions to fund, which in the long run would accompish nothing what-so-ever. Mostly for the following reasons.....

1) Lack of education is not the reason for the spread of HIV
2) Lack of adequate contraception is not the reason for the spread of HIV (no contrceptive is 100% effective).
3) Regardless of the lack of effectiveness, most of them do not use, or still wouldn't do to their relatively poor conditions....

The only 100% effective means of contraception is abstinence.

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OK, so then. If you believe that this won't work, which may be true, then do you have any other suggestions? Because I saw no one else propositioning one. This would not only, hopefully, lessen the degree of HIV, but also better the level of education around the entire world. I believe that is worth a little money.

Oh, improvement of education will work, but your thoughts of HIV in the proposal will not. Instead of plugging contraception as the primary means, it should be monogamy and abstience....

HIV is a curius little virus, it prays on the one things humans seem to be overall most unable to accomplish, faithfullness and self-control.

Maybe the world needs a system similar to the old time middle-east.... you steal, they cut off your hand..... you lie or commit fraud, they cut out your tongue..... you commit adultry, they cut off your........

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"Qui Desiderant Pacem Preparate Bellum"
("Those who desire peace, prepare for war.")

Wow, amazing, a large written proposal, that looks like it would take millions to fund, which in the long run would accompish nothing what-so-ever. Mostly for the following reasons.....

1) Lack of education is not the reason for the spread of HIV
2) Lack of adequate contraception is not the reason for the spread of HIV (no contrceptive is 100% effective).
3) Regardless of the lack of effectiveness, most of them do not use, or still wouldn't do to their relatively poor conditions....

The only 100% effective means of contraception is abstinence.

I would like to point out a thing or two about HIV and AIDS that Im sure some people are not aware of.

1. The lack of proper education IS one reason for the spread of the disease in some third world countries. The Catholic Church currently does advocate that a condom will not stop HIV from being passed through to partners and therefore would be a condemnation of the Church's stance on birth control if used. As Catholicism is a large and predominantly eastern hemisphere organization, it has alot of reaches in poor African nations.
2. The lack of birth control DOES allow the spread of the virus. Even within the US, schools can not agree on giving out contraceptives to students. This certainly stands to reason in countries of little money that he proper contraceptives are not readily available to the poorest class of people (who need it the most).

However; I also agree that this proposed resolution would require far too much funding to establish and maintain, regardless of its good intentions. And regardless of the education given, some countries will fail to respond due to archaic and ingrained ways of thinking about women and their responsibility to bear children. In some cases, it would go against their very fabric of custom and ritual. More money needs to be placed towards scientific funding to vaccinate AIDS rather than trying to change the mindset of the entire world.

Thank you Whited Fields, I love these responses, and would love to have a discussion about making a proposal that everyone can agree one that will accomplish all the HIV and Education problems we have. Anyone have any suggestions?

Well, in general betterment of world education should include all types of education.

It is my personal feeling that all developing nations should have schools established to bring every one upto a certain level education... if they want it.

The problem with that is that many developing countries do not have the means to pay for such programs, and not all countries have the same ethics regarding children and the workforce.

Since developed countries can barely afford to pay for their education needs as it stands, I doubt you will get countries to support a resolution that demands more money to pay for education outside their own borders.

My truest suggestion would be to find corporations to fund the new educations projects, but that is the task of businessmen and capitalism, not the UN.