NationStates Jolt Archive

The General Assembly of the United Nations,

COMMENDING Resolution #2 for its intent to bring forth increased freedoms,

CONSIDERING that simply stating that a country "has long stood for Scientific Freedom", as seen in this resolution, does not require anything of UN Members, nor does it urge UN Members to bring forth initiatives or commissions to promote Scientific Freedom,

ALSO CONSIDERING that Resolution #2 neither lists a clear definition or explanation as to what constitutes Scientific Freedom, nor does it provide any clear framework or plans to bring about its cause,

CONCERNED that this resolution overlooks the harmful effects of unrestricted Scientific Freedom, which would lead to numerous painful, deadly, unsafe, and unethical scientific practices being forcibly legal in all UN Member nations,

CONCLUDING that Resolution #2 does not meet the desirable standards of UN resolutions for its disregard for potentially harmful and unjustifiable scientific practices and failure to provide any clear structure in bringing about necessary Scientific Freedom,

UNDERSTANDING that the freedom of safe and ethical scientific practices should be protected for the numerous purposes,

REPEALS Resolution #2: Scientific Freedom,

CALLS ON UN Members to create a speedy replacement that meets the ethical and safe intentions of Resolution #2.

I agree. Scientific freedom can be dangerous if used wrongly, and I think the issues of scientific freedom are best left in the hands of the individual states, rather than in the hands of the greater United Nations.

Wyldtree once again supports this repeal. Resolution #2 is poorly written and ineffectual. I encourage all delegates to approve this repeal whether they support the idea of scientic freedom or not. Having such a badly constructed resolution with no specifics as to how to implement it is a disgrace to this body.

Personally speaking, I would not be opposed to a replacement as long as it was sensible in it's boundries.

You will have the Empire of Kirisubo's support in this repeal.

It is our missions view that this act needs to be removed so nations can decide for themselves what research they allow in their own boundaries.

Ambassador Kaigan Miromuta