NationStates Jolt Archive

Draft Resolution-Environment Damaging Weapons

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The United Nations,
RECALLING its resolution of 6 December 2003 "Banning the use of Landmines"
NOTING that said resolution only covers landmines, and not cluster bombs, napalm or toxic herbicides (such as, but not limited to, Agent Orange)
CONCERNED about the fact cluster bomblets remain active for many years after initial deployment,
AND that they are very hard to find and look like toys
NOTING that the use of napalm and other toxic herbicides to prevents land from being used for farming for many years
DESIRING to protect civilians from being hurt or killed by cluster bomblets and from suffering skin burns due to napalm.
AWARE of a nation's need for defence,

CALLS on all nations
1. To cease manufacturing cluster bombs, napalm and toxic herbicides immediately.
2. To cease purchasing or selling such weapons.
3. Not to use them in any conflict they are engaged in.
4. To destroy all such weapons in their stockpiles within 5 years.
5. To give all possible aid to humanitarian organisations clearing up landmines, cluster bomblets, or land damaged by napalm or toxic herbicides use.
6. To prevent private companies who sell such weaponry from operating in their country.
7. To cease investment in offshore enterprises that have companies producing or selling such weaponry in their portfolios.

It is so resolved.

Comments please. This is a new version of an old proposal, but I've dropped the DU bits.

Ï'm in.
Definitly.

Unless someone points out a major problem I haven't seen, you have my support. Although I would recommend a change of title - especially with cluster bombs, it's the damage to humans that's the issue, not the environment.

I like this! Good, well thought-out proposal, and also sensible in its scope.
But I must agree with _Myopia_ - the name doesn't quite fit with the text of the proposal.

Uhm, if you're trying to stop environmental damage, why cluster bombs and napalm? Don't nuclear weapons and toxic herbicides like Agent Orange have much more of an adverse effect on the environment? Landmines also are already banned in the UN.

Like Myopia said, this is more to ban weapons dangerous to civillians, more than to ban weapons that harm the environment.

Other than that, I'm inclined to support it.

you've changed the one annoying issue I had with this proposal, so I like it now :)

Ditto.

I support it. I may bring it up with my delegate for you soon as I see her, if she does not read this first. I will ask her to consider adding her support to this worthy document.

Again we feel a slight addition is required:

7. To cease investment in offshore enterprises that have companies producing or selling such weaponry in their portfolios.

The issue of ethical investment is almost worth a resolution in itself, but this slight addition will go a long way towards closing the gap.

Congratulations on a well considered resolution.

Member for Cave Canem

I'm inclined into agreeing this proposal should be in action.

Again we feel a slight addition is required:

7. To cease investment in offshore enterprises that have companies producing or selling such weaponry in their portfolios.

We agree - this is a good idea.

Seconded.

The fair nation of Markodonia is fully behind this proposed resolution.

I am submitting this now. Please back it.

I don't support it.

Define 'cluster bomb' as in it's current form 'cluster bomb' does only cover the munition form dropped by airplanes, and most notably does not cover DPICM artillery munition.
Do your homework and come with decent definitions.
If you do not come with decent definitions, it is very easy to go around this proposal.