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Honored Ambassador,

The United Nations Association -- Mikitivity would like to conduct a survey to feel out the NS UN forum’s interest in various UN resolution categories. Previous surveys were conducted and have been analyzed in the UNA White Paper 2005-01 (http://pweb.netcom.com/~mierzwa10k/una/una-200501.pdf). This survey is designed to test to see if the opinion of nations has changed since the past survey and to extend the work of the previous surveys. These results will be archived and shared with UN members and non-members in order to facilitate better proposal writing.

Since national opinions are subject to change, this survey is limited for 30-days and will be conducted again at a future date.

As your schedule permits, please respond to the poll included with this survey. These responses are general, but comments (in the form of a post) are most welcomed and will be reviewed and shared along side the poll results. I think you’ll be pleased with the graphics we plan to share based on these survey results!

Background
(taken from the official UN description of International Security resolutions):


International Security
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.

Global Disarmament
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Precisely what it sounds like. "International Security" increases government spending on the police and military while "Global Disarmament" reduces government spending on the police and military. Both resolutions affect the military more than they do the police, but they do affect both.

These categories can cover any kind of weaponry used by the police or military: including, but not limited to, conventional, nuclear, biological, chemical, space-based, and non-lethal.

Do not use these categories to establish a UN military force. These are resolutions to change the level of national government spending. The UN does not maintain its own standing military under any circumstances.

There are four different categories of environmental proposals. These categories are based on the industries that are impacted by the environmental proposal: automobile manufacturing, uranium mining, wood chipping, and all industries.

A printer friendly copy of all 7 UN International Security resolutions (passed, repealed, and failed) is available at the UNA International Security archive (http://pweb.netcom.com/~mierzwa10k/una/IS.pdf).

Here is a chronological list of the 7 International Security resolutions that have been brought to the UN floor to date:

Fight the Axis of Evil (#1, repealed)
Space Defense Initiative (failed)
Reduce Black Market Arms Sales (#57)
Tracking Near Earth Objects (#64)
The Nuclear Terrorism Act (#75)
Tsunami Warning System (#90)
Natural Disaster Act (pending)

The question:
How likely are you to support an UN International Security Resolution?

Always (We supported all of them)
Very Likely (We supported 75% to 100% of them)
Likely (We supported 50% to 75% of them)
Unlikely (We supported 25% to 50% of them)
Very Unlikely (We supported 0% to 25% of them)
Never (We supported none of them)
other – please explain

After answering this survey, please consider also answering the Social Justice, Free Trade, Moral Decency, Human Rights, Environmental, and Global Disarmament surveys which is designed to work along side this survey.
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=409257
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=409457
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=409886
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=409981
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=410666
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=412667


Thank you,
Janet Van Dyne
Chairwoman, United Nations Association -- Mikitivity

I voted very unlikely, then found that I actually voted for 3-4 of them. Hmm interesting. Few of them are what I would initially consider international security, if you know what I mean.

I voted very unlikely, then found that I actually voted for 3-4 of them. Hmm interesting. Few of them are what I would initially consider international security, if you know what I mean.

Stastically speaking the few IS resolutions that have reached the floor include two resolutions which broke NationStates records in achiving the highest numbers of UN Delegate endorsements. They also include 2 resolutions which to date are two of the most widely supported resolutions.

It is interesting to see what will get pinned down in the text of a resolution. :)

My government voted for 6 of the 7 International Security resolutions, and thus is very likely to support these classifications of resolutions (assuming future resolutions are similar to what we've seen to date).

I voted for "likely", since international security is one of the main issues dealing with the UN. However, I don't support all initiatives because some go too far- like the Humanitarian Intervention Resolution (although I sit on TPP).

I cant remember what or if i voted on this?

Its 3 am, I should get some sleep! :)

I cant remember what or if i voted on this?

Its 3 am, I should get some sleep! :)

You haven't voted on it.

I voted Unlikely. I have nothing against the category, but I can't recall being inspired to vote for any of those except the last two.

ok I have voted Never, as i have found most are simply scaremongering.

*bump*

So this poll is getting very few hits, and has fallen behind all of the others!

Maybe because its boring lol!

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Thank you.

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