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The NationStates United Nations,

NOTING that many nations have the resources to boost their economy and stop poverty,

FURTHER NOTING that in many cases, regional development funds and other programs that are designed to give money to help these nations to use these resources do not receive very much money,

DECLARES that the following shall be made law in all member nations:

The UN shall create an International Development Fund (IDF) that shall manage all money and resources given to any nation or organization as aid.

Types of organizations allowed to apply:
a. nonprofit organizations
b. local and national government agencies
c. regional and international government agencies

Nonprofit organizations are given some preference over government agencies; however, it is recognized that in some nations governmental agencies are more efficient administrators of funds; and, in less developed areas, NGOs may not exist with sufficient expertise or capacity to use the funds effectively.

Areas eligible for funding:
1. Provision of the basics: food and shelter
2. Health care, including vaccination, public health, services for the disabled, drug abuse treatment, family planning services
3. Community and economic development: a wide array of services, including microloans to entrepreneurs, after-school sports programs for disadvantaged youth, literacy classes, and so on.
Criteria for funding includes:
1. Need
2. Efficiency and capacity of the applicant
3. Cultural awareness and sensitivity of the applicant

Types of funding (to applying agencies):
a. grants
Grants are made when the ultimate beneficiaries of the funds are so destitute or disabled that no repayment of any sort can be expected.
Grants are also made in circumstances where the cost of administration of the loan is so great compared to the amount to be recovered that it makes more economic sense to make a grant.
b. loans
Loans revolve such that the fund is continually replenished. Loans are preferred when there is a means of repayment, especially for appropriate housing or economic development projects.
c. tax credits
Agencies may apply for tax credits, which then may be sold to high net worth individuals and corporations in participating nations. The tax credit would provide reduction in personal or corporate income tax liability.
Source of funding:
1. Direct governmental funding: national governments may make an annual appropriation to the fund.
2. Direct private funding: individuals, foundations, corporations may contribute to the fund. It is up to individual nations as to whether or not individuals or corporations may receive a tax deduction for participation.
3. Allocation of tax credit authority: nations participating in the tax credit program need to decide how much tax credits they are willing to allocate to the program.

Schedule for allocation of funds:
Agencies apply for funds annually
A portion of the fund (TBD) is set aside for disaster relief and can be drawn on outside the annual allocation. Funds not used for disaster relief in one year can be put back into the general fund the next.

Fund administration:
A representative of each UN nation may sit on a board that allocates the funding. The weight of the vote of each voting member is in direct proportion to its allocation to the fund. Non-UN nations may send representatives to sit on the board in a non-voting capacity.

You have a borderline committee violation (I actually think it is a violation), and a violation on non-UN members (this was clarified last week.....)

So how exactly do you plan to fund this Fund?

Minister of UN Affairs
Edward Jones

I pre-emptively vote NO, and for one reason: Any organization that is capable of passing last week's Solar Panel Resolution is not qualified to manage money.

Heheheh, there probably should be a law against some folks leaving their homes in the morning.

AK_ID

Fund administration:
A representative of each UN nation may sit on a board that allocates the funding. The weight of the vote of each voting member is in direct proportion to its allocation to the fund. Non-UN nations may send representatives to sit on the board in a non-voting capacity.

This was the part Forgottenlands was talking about, and yes, this is a rule violation. UN members cannot sit on a committe. They are staffed by mystical beings that spring into existance.

I disagree. The UN members sitting on the committee may themselves be regarded as the mystical beings in question.

So how exactly do you plan to fund this Fund?

Minister of UN Affairs
Edward Jones


It would be funded by voluntary donations.

The NationStates United Nations,

NOTING that many nations have the resources to boost their economy and stop poverty,

FURTHER NOTING that in many cases, regional development funds and other programs that are designed to give money to help these nations to use these resources do not receive very much money,

DECLARES that the following shall be made law in all member nations:

The UN shall create an International Development Fund (IDF) to give out grants and loans to help improve the lives of people everywhere.

Types of organizations allowed to apply:
a. nonprofit organizations
b. local and national government agencies
c. regional and international government agencies

Nonprofit organizations are given some preference over government agencies; however, it is recognized that in some nations governmental agencies are more efficient administrators of funds; and, in less developed areas, NGOs may not exist with sufficient expertise or capacity to use the funds effectively.

Areas eligible for funding:
1. Provision of the basics: food and shelter
2. Health care, including vaccination, public health, services for the disabled, drug abuse treatment, family planning services
3. Community and economic development: a wide array of services, including microloans to entrepreneurs, after-school sports programs for disadvantaged youth, literacy classes, and so on.
Criteria for funding includes:
1. Need
2. Efficiency and capacity of the applicant
3. Cultural awareness and sensitivity of the applicant

Types of funding (to applying agencies):
a. grants
Grants are made when the ultimate beneficiaries of the funds are so destitute or disabled that no repayment of any sort can be expected.
Grants are also made in circumstances where the cost of administration of the loan is so great compared to the amount to be recovered that it makes more economic sense to make a grant.
b. loans
Loans revolve such that the fund is continually replenished. Loans are preferred when there is a means of repayment, especially for appropriate housing or economic development projects.
c. tax credits
Agencies may apply for tax credits, which then may be sold to high net worth individuals and corporations in participating nations. The tax credit would provide reduction in personal or corporate income tax liability.
Source of funding:
1. Direct governmental funding: national governments may make an annual appropriation to the fund.
2. Direct private funding: individuals, foundations, corporations may contribute to the fund. It is up to individual nations as to whether or not individuals or corporations may receive a tax deduction for participation.
3. Allocation of tax credit authority: nations participating in the tax credit program need to decide how much tax credits they are willing to allocate to the program.

Schedule for allocation of funds:
Agencies apply for funds annually
A portion of the fund (TBD) is set aside for disaster relief and can be drawn on outside the annual allocation. Funds not used for disaster relief in one year can be put back into the general fund the next.

Conflict of Interest
No corporation or organization may receive any funds directly or indirectly if they gave any form of aid to the fund within the past 5 years to prevent a conflict of interest.

Co-authored by Cavy Cove

It would be funded by voluntary donations.

So...our nation is going to have to raise taxes in order to fund the creation of this Fund that might not even be able to do anything if people don't donate to it?

Minister of UN Affairs
Edward Jones

(The existing - albeit non-UN - International Development Fund is somewhat pissed. But that doesn't really count.)

And for real reasons too, this doesn't work, for the reasons mentioned...but also because it's so wildly ineffectual.

And how's it doing for character limit?

I believe that this resolution (as pointed out earlier) is a violation of the rules for the UN.

Committees are additions to Proposals; they shouldn't be all the Proposal does.

From what I can see, this resolution's main focus is to create a committee, and nothing else.

Are you allowed to give an official opinion, or is that only permitted by Game Mods?

Are you allowed to give an official opinion, or is that only permitted by Game Mods?

I gave out my unofficial opinion, but I'll leave the real judgement to another moderator whom is more familiar with the United Nations, preferably Hack or Frisbeeteria.

I edited the proposal to make it more effective.

The NationStates United Nations,

NOTING that many nations have the resources to boost their economy and stop poverty,

FURTHER NOTING that in many cases, regional development funds and other programs that are designed to give money to help these nations to use these resources do not receive very much money,

DECLARES that the following shall be made law in all member nations:

The UN shall create an International Development Fund (IDF) to give out grants and loans to help improve the lives of people everywhere.

Types of organizations allowed to apply:
a. nonprofit organizations
b. local and national government agencies
c. regional and international government agencies

Nonprofit organizations are given some preference over government agencies; however, it is recognized that in some nations governmental agencies are more efficient administrators of funds; and, in less developed areas, NGOs may not exist with sufficient expertise or capacity to use the funds effectively.

Areas eligible for funding:
1. Provision of the basics: food and shelter
2. Health care, including vaccination, public health, services for the disabled, drug abuse treatment, family planning services
3. Community and economic development: a wide array of services, including microloans to entrepreneurs, after-school sports programs for disadvantaged youth, literacy classes, and so on.
Criteria for funding includes:
1. Need
2. Efficiency and capacity of the applicant
3. Cultural awareness and sensitivity of the applicant

Types of funding (to applying agencies):
a. grants
Grants are made when the ultimate beneficiaries of the funds are so destitute or disabled that no repayment of any sort can be expected.
Grants are also made in circumstances where the cost of administration of the loan is so great compared to the amount to be recovered that it makes more economic sense to make a grant.
b. loans
Loans revolve such that the fund is continually replenished. Loans are preferred when there is a means of repayment, especially for appropriate housing or economic development projects.
c. tax credits
Agencies may apply for tax credits, which then may be sold to high net worth individuals and corporations in participating nations. The tax credit would provide reduction in personal or corporate income tax liability.
Source of funding:
1. Direct governmental funding: national governments make an annual appropriation to the fund of 0.5% of their GDP.
2. Direct private funding: individuals, foundations, corporations may contribute to the fund. It is up to individual nations as to whether or not individuals or corporations may receive a tax deduction for participation.
3. Allocation of tax credit authority: nations participating in the tax credit program need to decide how much tax credits they are willing to allocate to the program.

Schedule for allocation of funds:
Agencies apply for funds annually. The IDF shall give out at least 80% of all funds in a year.

Disaster relief:
A portion of the fund (TBD) is set aside for disaster relief(to be controlled by the International Red Cross) and can be drawn on outside the annual allocation. Funds not used for disaster relief in one year can be put back into the general fund the next.

Co-authored by Cavy Cove

I suggest that a clause should be added specifically forbidding the UN or donor nations from putting conditions on funding; i.e. that donor nations' funds should be tied to certain institutions, corporations or economic models.

I edited the proposal to make it more effective.

The NationStates United Nations,

NOTING that many nations have the resources to boost their economy and stop poverty,

FURTHER NOTING that in many cases, regional development funds and other programs that are designed to give money to help these nations to use these resources do not receive very much money,


Up to here, I like the legislation. After that, I think it's a tad bit too over-reaching. Perhaps more than "a tad" even.

I don't know, it just seems that right here you're proving that nations and regions should have the ability to work on their own to solve these problems (with UN encouragement and support, of course), but then later you seem to overthrow the national government and replace it with UN oversight, which, I feel, is both woefully inadequate and undemocratic. I don't know, I just don't like the way this treats my government and my people.

I feel the idea is original and thought provoking, though.

The Adnarian Democratic Republic will support the idea.
William Jacques,
Prime Minister,
Sarah Bread
Minister of Finaces,
Democratic Republic of Adnaria

I suggest that a clause should be added specifically forbidding the UN or donor nations from putting conditions on funding; i.e. that donor nations' funds should be tied to certain institutions, corporations or economic models.

What about this?

The UN or donor nations may not put conditions of a politicial nature on funding; i.e. that donor nations' funds should be tied to certain institutions, corporations or economic models.

Up to here, I like the legislation. After that, I think it's a tad bit too over-reaching. Perhaps more than "a tad" even.

I don't know, it just seems that right here you're proving that nations and regions should have the ability to work on their own to solve these problems (with UN encouragement and support, of course), but then later you seem to overthrow the national government and replace it with UN oversight, which, I feel, is both woefully inadequate and undemocratic. I don't know, I just don't like the way this treats my government and my people.

I feel the idea is original and thought provoking, though.

There was a clause in the first draft that adresses this concern, however it violates UN rules.

Fund administration:
A representative of each UN nation may sit on a board that allocates the funding. The weight of the vote of each voting member is in direct proportion to its allocation to the fund. Non-UN nations may send representatives to sit on the board in a non-voting capacity.

This was the part Forgottenlands was talking about, and yes, this is a rule violation. UN members cannot sit on a committee. They are staffed by mystical beings that spring into existance.


The NationStates United Nations,

NOTING that many nations have the resources to boost their economy and stop poverty,

FURTHER NOTING that in many cases, regional development funds and other programs that are designed to give money to help these nations to use these resources do not receive very much money,

DECLARES that the following shall be made law in all member nations:

The UN shall create an International Development Fund (IDF) to give out grants and loans to help improve the lives of people everywhere.

Types of organizations allowed to apply:
a. nonprofit organizations
b. local and national government agencies
c. regional and international government agencies

Nonprofit organizations are given some preference over government agencies; however, it is recognized that in some nations governmental agencies are more efficient administrators of funds; and, in less developed areas, NGOs may not exist with sufficient expertise or capacity to use the funds effectively.

Areas eligible for funding:
1. Provision of the basics: food and shelter
2. Health care, including vaccination, public health, services for the disabled, drug abuse treatment, family planning services
3. Community and economic development: a wide array of services, including microloans to entrepreneurs, after-school sports programs for disadvantaged youth, literacy classes, and so on.
Criteria for funding includes:
1. Need
2. Efficiency and capacity of the applicant
3. Cultural awareness and sensitivity of the applicant

Types of funding (to applying agencies):
a. grants
Grants are made in circumstances where the cost of administration of the program or loan is so great compared to the amount of the loan that it makes more economic sense to make a grant.
b. loans
Loans revolve such that the fund is continually replenished. Loans are preferred when there is a means of repayment, especially for appropriate housing or economic development projects.
c. tax credits
Agencies may apply for tax credits, which then may be sold to high net worth individuals and corporations in participating nations. The tax credit would provide reduction in personal or corporate income tax liability.
Source of funding:
1. Direct governmental funding: national governments make an annual appropriation to the fund of 0.5% of their GDP.
2. Direct private funding: individuals, foundations, corporations may contribute to the fund. It is up to individual nations as to whether or not individuals or corporations may receive a tax deduction for participation.
3. Allocation of tax credit authority: nations participating in the tax credit program need to decide how much tax credits they are willing to allocate to the program.

Schedule for allocation of funds:
Agencies apply for funds annually. The IDF shall give out at least 80% of all funds in a year. The UN or donor nations may not put conditions of a politicial nature on funding; i.e. that donor nations' funds should be tied to certain institutions, corporations or economic models.


Disaster relief:
A portion of the fund (TBD) is set aside for disaster relief(to be controlled by the International Red Cross) and can be drawn on outside the annual allocation. Funds not used for disaster relief in one year can be put back into the general fund the next.

Co-authored by Cavy Cove

Origninally posted by Of Cascadia

The UN or donor nations may not put conditions of a politicial nature on funding; i.e. that donor nations' funds should be tied to certain institutions, corporations or economic models.

That sounds good to me.

I have submitted this proposal! Thank you for all the feedback.