NationStates Jolt Archive

Here is the second draft of the Know Think Treat Eliminate HIV/AIDS proposal. Thank you to all the nations that guided our writing from the first draft and we call upon all other nations to aid the proposal with ideas, comments and suggestions on how to improve its efficency before it is submitted for approval.


DECLARING that the level of HIV and AIDS infection across the world has grown to the point whereas it demands immediate action;

DEEPLY DISTURBED over the lack of attention (whether it be economic or social) given to the problem;

AFFIRMING that it is time now to act with great urgency;

NOTING FURTHER the NationStates United Nations obligation to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of its member nations;

RECOGNIZING the advances made by the United Nations Resolution #32 "Global AIDS Initiative", as well as its limitations;

BELIEVING that through a series of early diagnosis measures, medical accessibility and education, and further research the world could advance far in eliminating the HIV and AIDS viruses;

REQUESTS the following steps be taken to curb the proliferation of this deadly ailment:

i. Expansion of the United Nations Council on AIDS (UNAIDS), allocating it sufficient and adequate budget to hire staff and management, purchase top-grade equipment and finance international operations.

ii. Expansion of the United Nations Council on AIDS (UNAIDS) mission offices to all member states of the United Nations. This project would be slotted to finish after ten yearly budget cycles and the funds will be drawn from that budget to finance it.

FURTHER REQUESTS the following four HIV/AIDS programs to be implemented:

iii. Establishment of Know HIV/AIDS program, which will operate internationally as a media outlet for education and prevention of the virus through on-air public service messages and outdoor advertisements, television and radio programming, and free print and online content.

iv. Creation of Think HIV/AIDS program that will use a large portion of the funds to explore the following possibilities: (1) nanotechnology and biomedical developments may allow a designer virus and/or micromachine and/or bacterium to safely course through the body and destroy the virus; (2) development of alternatives to blood transfusion – an operation that has helped to spread the virus – including blood substitutes, volume expanders, or new growth factors. These possibilities are to be given priority but in no way restrict nations from expanding their research into other areas of possible cure and/or vaccine and/or treatment.

v. Establishment of public health departments, a Treat HIV/AIDS program, in developing and poor nations, directed by UNAIDS management, with the ability to deploy the educational and research programs aforementioned, to be overseen by the IRCO until such time as sufficient and adequate budget and manpower exists to maintain the programs domestically.

vi. Creation of Eliminate HIV/AIDS program throughout member states that implore the uses of education in schools and hospitals, including seminars for children “coming of age” about the dangers of HIV and AIDS and instructions on how to protect themselves with the most current and efficient methods available in the world.

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT United Nations resolution #42, "Increased Access to Medicine”, a large portion of the funds from the “Eliminate HIV/AIDS" program will be used to teach citizens of the member states who are already infected with HIV or AIDS how to remain in compliance with their medication and therapy regimens, and to teach citizens who are not infected how to avoid coming into contact with the virus;

CALLS UPON all nations to come further into accordance with United Nations resolution #77, “Epidemic Prevention Protocol”, to reaffirm commitment to isolating and eliminating HIV/AIDS;

RECOMMENDS that all member states will adopt a law that harshly punishes, through fine or imprisonment, those citizens knowledgably infected with the virus that transmit it to other citizens;

DECLARES ACCORDINGLY that all member nations report full statistics of HIV and AIDS infection to the United Nations Council on AIDS (UNAIDS) or face fines or sanctions from the U.N. community;

DECIDES to remain seized on the matter.

Heeeell no. Anyone dumb enough to have contracted HIV/AIDS (unless via rape, birth, hospital mishap, etc.) deserves it.

My taxes are high enough, I'm not paying so some dumbass and carefree crack head or hooker can have a longer life. I'm already making sure they get the best out it, but they sure as hell are going to learn from their mistakes.

Besides an education innitiative, I refuse to support anything for HIV/AIDS. So far as I can see, there is nothing to be gained on searching for a cure or paying for treatments.

I'll support it.

Besides an education innitiative, I refuse to support anything for HIV/AIDS. So far as I can see, there is nothing to be gained on searching for a cure or paying for treatments.

People said that about a lot of things in the past. Turns out they were wrong.

And in the history of everything that has worked there has been a time where it hasn't. If there was already a cure for AIDS there would be very little point in searching for one.

My nation is behind it as well, AIDS/HIV is a major problem.

OOC
*observes that Saipea is not a U.N. delegate*

IC
Saipea: While we appriciate your criticism, our nation will assume that the majority of United Nations member states will agree that HIV/AIDS is a problem not to be dismissed with pointing-the-finger-type apathy.

Also, we are very glad to see that the proposal is looking favorable to some nations. However, I would like to hear a few more sensible voices of dissent on it before I submit it to the United Nations and begin to campaign for its approval.

Resurface.

Come on now, I know there are some more people who hate the U.N. regulating their internal policies.

Heeeell no. Anyone dumb enough to have contracted HIV/AIDS (unless via rape, birth, hospital mishap, etc.) deserves it.

My taxes are high enough, I'm not paying so some dumbass and carefree crack head or hooker can have a longer life. I'm already making sure they get the best out it, but they sure as hell are going to learn from their mistakes.

Besides an education innitiative, I refuse to support anything for HIV/AIDS. So far as I can see, there is nothing to be gained on searching for a cure or paying for treatments.

You have read the past resolutions, right?

Resurface.

Come on now, I know there are some more people who hate the U.N. regulating their internal policies.

At first, Vastiva agreed. However, we have since learned how to take the resolutions, and make them work for us.

The UN is a learning experience.

You have read the past resolutions, right?

No, I choose to overlook that resolution as one of the reasons my taxes are so high.

Don't get me wrong, I'm no social darwinist or anything like that, I've just come to the point where I must acknowledge that there are a limited number of resources that must be allocated on a logical basis.

Access to health care is all fine and good, as is free love and free drug use, but when your shit hits the fan, you clean it up.

No, I choose to overlook that resolution as one of the reasons my taxes are so high.

Don't get me wrong, I'm no social darwinist or anything like that, I've just come to the point where I must acknowledge that there are a limited number of resources that must be allocated on a logical basis.

Access to health care is all fine and good, as is free love and free drug use, but when your shit hits the fan, you clean it up.

Yes, but first you fund UN Resolutional stuff, then your nation stuff. It's part of the way the UN mangles your country.

Usually - fortunately - there is no statement of how much to fund a UN sponsored project, which gives lots of wiggle-room.

Well, this proposal does get a little more specific about that. It does specificy a working budget and uses the word "proportional" to suggest how the money will be raised - i.e. if your nation rakes in more money, typically, your nation will also have to pay a higher share of the budget for the program. Although, with over 30,000 members, I can't imagine the mandatory donation would make any serious impact on any nations' economy. Thus, is the non-realism we face in the NS world; but in this particular regard, it works to everyones advantage.

DECIDES to remain seized on the matter.

"seized"? "taken without permission or consent especially by public authority"?

That makes no sense at all.

In the real life U.N., all resolutions - whether it be General Assembly resolutions on Banana Imports or Security Council resolutions on Iraq - end in that clause.

This isn't the real UN. Nuke the clause.

Your biggest complaint is about a clause that says the U.N. will remain committed to the issue? I guess the proposal is really shaping up then.

Your biggest complaint is about a clause that says the U.N. will remain committed to the issue? I guess the proposal is really shaping up then.

It doesn't say "committed" - which would be an improvement - it says "seized", which could be interpreted to mean "doing nothing".

And yep, that's about it for complaints. Nuke the clause, and we're in support.

I'll change it to the following:
DECIDES to remain fully committed to the matter.

RECOMMENDS that all member states will adopt a law that harshly punishes, through fine or imprisonment, those citizens knowledgably infected with the virus that transmit it to other citizens;


I still want to quarantine these people, but I'm satisfied leaving it to national soverignty.

Supports.

Well, individual nations can do whatever they want to contain people already infected with the virus. As pointed out by an observer, the United Nations can't order nations to imprison their citizens.

Anyways, I'll give it to tonight before I touch the proposal up (grammatically) and then sumbit it and start campaigning for delegates to approve it.

Good luck - I'll whack my Delegate to support.

The principality of Prachya is pleased to offer our support for this motion. We hereby affirm our commitment to fighting this henious desease and thereby will offer any assistance required in making it law. We will be happy to campaign in our region and speak to our noble delegate.

PR Denusia
Regency of The Principality of Prachya

Resurface.

Come on now, I know there are some more people who hate the U.N. regulating their internal policies.

However, HIV/AIDS is an international epidemic, meaning my government will join those that have already stated support for UN activity reguarding this issue. Frankly, my government finds this to be one of the areas where international cooperation many be the only hope of dealing with the spread of HIV/AIDS.