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Finally, after a month of revisions, the NS HIV/AIDS Act has been submitted for quorum approval and I hope that all U.N. delegates will take the time to approve this landmark legislation to help the NS world combat this horrible epidemic.

NS HIV AIDS Act

Description: 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 given to the problem;

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.

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 micro machine 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, 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;

RECOMMENDS that all member states will adopt a law that punishes 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).

Right now, the act is on Page 22 of U.N. proposals. I will update its place as much as I can to make it easier for all delegates to find and approve it.
http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/62669/page=UN_proposal/start=105

We thank you in advance.

~ Pilot Ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas Dannon

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For those of you who are still searching, the act is now atop page 13 of U.N. proposals. Please show your support by telegramming your fellow delegates to help it reach quorum!

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DEEPLY DISTURBED over the lack of attention given to the problem;…RECOGNIZING the advances made by the United Nations Resolution #32 "Global AIDS Initiative", as well as its limitations;

Isn't that, sort-of, a contradiction?

Giordano,
UN representative,
The Black New World

Isn't that, sort-of, a contradiction?

Giordano,
UN representative,
The Black New World

Which part?

Which part?

Saying that there has been a lack of attention and a previous resolution.

Giordano,
UN representative,
The Black New World

Seems like a good proposal. It has my support.

Saying that there has been a lack of attention and a previous resolution.

Giordano,
UN representative,
The Black New World

The fact is that the resolution isn't strong enough to provide any real solution to the problem.

The fact is that the resolution isn't strong enough to provide any real solution to the problem.

Well, then, maybe the language needs to be changed to include that distinction...

Well, then, maybe the language needs to be changed to include that distinction...

It doesn't. It clearly says that it recognizes its downfalls. There is no need to change the language.

Endorsed.
(and also 'bumped')

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Please support this now before it leaves the U.N. proposal desk!!

Without requoting the resolution, or this proposal, what does this do that is not already covered?

You should resubmit, pilot. I think it'll make it this time.

The Federation of IPsec and the Region of New Aldaran, wish to cast our vote of support for this long over due resolution.

For those of you wondering, I will be re-submitted last tonight. If you had already endorsed it, please endorse it again. If you haven't, please do so.

Without requoting the resolution, or this proposal, what does this do that is not already covered?
I would like to see this question answered.

Giordano,
UN representative,
The Black New World

I would like to see this question answered.

Giordano,
UN representative,
The Black New World

Pilot's proposal, the "NS HIV AIDS Act" does a number of things that have not been addressed by the United Nations up to this point:

1. Gives several definitions to treatment procedures
2. Opens four new programs and avenues of progress unpursued by the U.N.
3. Allows for a massively funded operation to help nations isolate and eliminate the virus
4. Helps with scientific research to develop new treatments and medicines that can help marginalize the effect of the virus; including its proliferation
5. Develops domestic programs to control the virus within nations that do not have the financial or logistical resources to establish such on their own
6. Establishes safe sex and education as correct ways of treating the illness

Those are the ones I can think of right now, if there are others, I'll post them here. But needless to say, I think if you compare the two resolutions, you can see that one is much more detailed and expansive than the other.

~ Pilot Ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas Dannon

Isn't that, sort-of, a contradiction?

Giordano,
UN representative,
The Black New World

Not really.

Given the scope of the problem and the fact that only three NS UN resolutions even mention HIV/AIDS to date, I'd say that this resolution is well founded in its intent.

As to what it does, the Global AIDS Initiative from Oct. 18, 2003 was extremely limited in its scope of work. It did three things: promote education on AIDS, require testing of blood banks, and deal with funding issues. The Increased Access to Medicine really only mentioned AIDS, and did not even talk about HIV ... meaning it only vaguely deals with prevention if at all. Finally the Needle Sharing Prevention resolution (one of my favorites) ;) actually focused on improving the outreach and prevention efforts for a very specific underrepresented minority -- injecting drug users.

Overall, I'd say that the UN has spent far too much time yelling about issues like homosexuality and prostitution, while ignoring a growing health crisis (and yes, I'm aware that many players will tell you that their nations do not have an AIDS problem ... though I'd like to ask them if their nations also have a homosexuality or prosititution problem, because I'd guess they don't, but voted on those issues to improve the standard of living in other nations, and would thus submit they should be consistent with that approach to roleplaying and consider the possibility that there are nations, including mine, where HIV/AIDS is an issue that is not going to disappear).

I rather like how Pilot references in the NationStates created IRCO, and formalizing the UNAIDS program I mentioned. (When I passed Needle Sharing Prevention, the moderation staff had not yet formalized its possible on references to real world organizations and reports, that decision came later with the Xtraordinary Gentlemen's Convention on Biodiversity which cited the works of Charles Darwin.)

In any event, while I think we could hammer out the finer details, I'd like to say that I'm CERTAIN that many other centrist and liberal nations will likely agree with my opinion (that is all this is) that this resolution does one thing that is important: it calls attention to the continuing global crisis of HIV/AIDS.

Pilot, I'd encourage you to continue ... but if people have specific suggestions, don't be afraid to listen to them. :)

You can all find the newly re-submitted proposal here for today:
http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/31762/page=UN_proposal/start=115

I'll update everyday with a link.

Please support the legislation by asking your regional delegate to approve it!!

~ Pilot Ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas Dannon

You can now find the NS HIV AIDS Act on this U.N. proposals page:
http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/36734/page=UN_proposal/start=90

Please show your support by asking your regional delegate to endorse it!

The delegation from the Commonwealth of Squirrelmania thanks Ambassador Dannon for his continuing effort to bring this resolution to a vote before the entire UN and notes that the resolution is now more than 2/3rds of the way to the total number of endorsements needed for such a vote.

98 down, 48 to go!

Actually, we're at 101. 45 to go! And thanks for your support. The nation of Pilot expresses its deep graditude for the 101 nations that have approved our proposal.

~ Pilot Ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas Dannon

To: Nations of the U.N.
Re: The NationStates HIV/AIDS Act

As of the end of Wednesday night, a little over 16 hours after the proposal was re-introduced to the U.N. floor, we have garnered 114 approvals. But we still have a ways to go. With only a day and a half left of voting, we ask all nations to persaude their delegates to endorse the resolution. We ask that any nation that believes we are fighting for the right cause to send out 5, 10 or 20 telegrams to active regional delegates, asking them to support our legislation. We have 114 down, but we still have 32 to go! Please, act now! Help us bring this issue to the forefront of the NS world.

As always, we thank all the nations that have already shown us support.

Signed
~ Pilot Ambassador to the United Nations, Nicolas Dannon

P.S. (Remember, if you cannot find the proposal on any of hte U.N. pages, please use the search function which can be found at the bottom of your browser. Type in "AIDS" and it will bring you right to the proposal!)

Just 25 more needed, and it was on page 19 last time I checked. I'm interested to hear about your telegramming techniques, Pilot, I think this proposal might become the furthest away from the front page to reach quorum.

< OOC: There really is not "technique". You just learn how to target with a telegram and who not to. >

We just need 23 more. This is the last day for voting! The proposal will leave the U.N. floor at 12:01 A.M. EST. Help us reach our goal and send out some telegrams to active regional delegates!

Signed
~ Pilot Ambassador to the United Nations, Nicolas Dannon

First of all not one person in the nation of The Irish Brotherhood has aids :D and secondly, why don't we just let other nations sort out their own aids problem? If they hadn't of been so careless, they wouldn't have got it would they?

One more thing, the major problem with aids is africa.....is it me or do they need our help with everything? They don't know how to rebel against military dictators! (Its not hard!!!!) And they wonder why they're still poor, hungry and sick.....ask your government! Many European nations have managed it through history!! Whats with that? Secondly, the billions and billions of pounds/dollars, whatever, that we have given them in food, medicine etc. yet they are still as sick as ever and have shown nothing of progressing. Lastly, ever since immigration to Britain has been made easier over the last 7 years or so, the figures for aids in Britain have risen dramatically. They are now infecting us. Even if we do pass this act (and it probably will!) your money is going to waste. The proof is there already my dear delegates. For years we have been pumping money into these people and what have they got to show for it.................

Just 25 more needed, and it was on page 19 last time I checked. I'm interested to hear about your telegramming techniques, Pilot, I think this proposal might become the furthest away from the front page to reach quorum.

Perhaps. The Epidemic Prevention Protocol was the quickest proposal to reach the floor, collecting over 150~ endorsements in less than a day.

I believe the highest endorsement count may still lie with Tracking Near Earth Objects, which when I looked was in the 290+ count ... I suspect it broke 300, because I got a voice of mod saying that folks were surprised. Perhaps they have more accurate records. :)

Now to answer the Irish Brotherhoods question about the need for international action. 100 years ago countries had more or less stable boundaries and populations. Today, the international market means that a highly infectious diesease in one country can and will spread to others. While your nation might not trade with Mikitivity, others do. If our Spice Melange operations are impared due to a high morality rate from HIV/AIDS, these other countries that depend on the flow of Spice will have set backs ... which will ripple through the global economy and impact all but the godmoders from Isolationburg. But keep in mind, why Isolationburg is part of the UN if it claims to not participate with any other nations is a mystery.

OOC: The real life economic reason the US and UK are concerned about Africa where the prevalence rate approaches 30% (1 in 3 adults!) is two-fold: first, political instability from one nation could spill into other nations and second, if you want to stop it now, you'd rather do it when it isn't your own workforce that is effectively working at 70%. This is to say nothing onf the humanitarian reasons which are justified enough.

To: Nations of the U.N.
Re: The NationStates HIV/AIDS Act

We aren't looking to break any records. We need six more approvals for the proposal to reach quorum and we are working hard on that. If more nations wish to approve, then we certainly accept your support. We thank all the nations that have helped us this far, and we will make it our priority to ensure that it reaches the U.N. floor, not ensuring that we break a record.

Signed,
~ Pilot Ambassador to the United Nations, Nicolas Dannon

To: Nations of the U.N.
Re: The NationStates HIV/AIDS Act

We aren't looking to break any records.

Congrats! Your proposal reached it the UN Floor today.

To: Nations of the U.N.
Re: The NationStates HIV/AIDS Act

We thank all nations that helped us with reaching quorum with our first U.N. resolution. 151 nations approved, and a world now stands united against this epidemic. We will campaign hard with big delegates and small delegates alike to ensure that this proposal makes it passed the U.N. floor and into the books.

Signed,
~ Pilot Ambassador to the United Nations, Nicolas Dannon

I will contact the delagate of Ille de France to support this proposal. :)