NationStates Jolt Archive

Curing The Incurable
Social Justice Category
Moderate severity

Noting with much sorrow that there are many diseases and disorders that are as of yet incurable, including both new threats such as AIDS and Avian Flu as well as old threats that are becoming increasingly more common such as Asthma and Cancer,

Recognizing that the World Health Organization is the United Nations’ extension dedicated to improving the general health and welfare of all individuals across the globe,

Thereby calls upon the World Health Organization to institute a series of annual forums dedicated to the improved treatment and ultimate cure of thus far incurable diseases and disorders;

Hereupon establishes a committee to preside over the above mentioned forums, receiving ultimate authority in the selection of which diseases and disorders to emphasize as well as the location (most likely rotating between member nations who have the highest prevalence of the spotlighted disease or disorder) and set date of said forums;

Emphasizing the purpose of said forums is four fold:

1. To discuss improved treatment methods as well as new possibilities and implementation of both novel and ongoing research that might ultimately contribute to the cure of such disorders and diseases
2. To discuss how to improve dissemination of information pertaining to prevention and diffusion of such disorders and diseases
3. To discuss methods to improve treatment availability and options for those suffering in less fortunate nations as well as should a cure become viable determine the logistics necessary for the widespread implementation of such cure in said nations
4. To evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of the above mentioned discussions;

Requires that all member nation states’ may not hinder or prevent in any manner the participation of any individual from their or any other nation;

Urges all member nation states’ to make the existence of said forums known in their appropriate scientific and medical communities as well as to encourage the participation of their experts in such relevant fields.

You do know that WHO doesn't exist in this game? You can't use real life references in your proposals, and you can't give all these responsibilities to something that doesn't exist.

you could write a proposal thats sets something like the WHO up.

Thanks, would it be ok if I changed the references to the WHO as such:

Recognizing that the United Nations dedication to improving the general health and welfare of all individuals across the globe,


Thereby calls upon the United Nations to institute an organization to establish a series of annual forums dedicated to the improved treatment and ultimate cure of thus far incurable diseases and disorders;

We really need an "Advancement of Science" category with a "Medicine" subcategory. This really isn't Social Justice as written.

I like the idea and you may have more luck trying to create the WHO. Curing the Incurable is not really saying what your intent is.

Your notion is very noble and I believe very possible with a few clarifications.

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I think the avian flue and AIDs may also be a real life reference.

I think the avian flue and AIDs may also be a real life reference.
We wouldn't strike it down for that, no.

We wouldn't strike it down for that, no.
Ok, because I wasn't sure of that.

AIDS has already been addressed by passed resolution. The mod judgement at the time was along the lines of 'if the UN decides AIDS is a problem in member states, then the UN can address AIDS'.

Thank you for all your suggestions. I think creating something like WHO is a great idea and something that I will try to establish after this, however I feel that that proposal will dwarf this one if they were to become one in the same. I was wondering if I make the necessary changes to remove the references to WHO if this proposal is worthy for submitting and wont be deleted for any violations.

I was wondering if I make the necessary changes to remove the references to WHO if this proposal is worthy for submitting and wont be deleted for any violations.
It's not Social Justice, and I don't think you can squeeze it into any other category. That much won't fly.

When writing proposals for this game, START with a category and an idea, then write the proposal to fit the category. If you try to shoehorn it in afterwards, it almost always fails. I'd do a full re-write with that in mind.

It's not Social Justice, and I don't think you can squeeze it into any other category. That much won't fly.

When writing proposals for this game, START with a category and an idea, then write the proposal to fit the category. If you try to shoehorn it in afterwards, it almost always fails. I'd do a full re-write with that in mind.

This raises an interesting issue though. It appears as though the game has gone beyond the original categories. As you said, there ought to be a category for the advancement of science in medicine and more choices for the Environmental proposals. I suspect this is something I should take some some kinda suggestions forum, but it's late and I'm tired and about to go to sleep, and I don't feel like looking or using sentences that don't run on as this one did inadvertently....

I like the idea behind this proposal, and I think you (the author) could do good by making a proposal of which the job would be to create a WHO. Make it a simple, strong proposal, and you shouldn't have any trouble getting that passed. Then you could make a proposal to do as this one suggests.

Question for the mods though: Would founding an organization via Resolution and then making a Resolution that calls for that organization to do something be considered a House of Cards violation?

A WHO would be a good idea if one is not already in place, but I honestly believe that everything has already been covered by previous legislation. If this proposal did something specific that no other has done, then I would vote for it.


Question for the mods though: Would founding an organization via Resolution and then making a Resolution that calls for that organization to do something be considered a House of Cards violation?
I think it would be. Why not just do them both in one resolution? I think that's how all resolutions are since the organization needs to have a goal or at least a direction in mind to begin with.
Just to be clear, I am not a "mod", nor am I impersonating one :p

We really need an "Advancement of Science" category with a "Medicine" subcategory. This really isn't Social Justice as written.
Agreed.

...pretty please?

We really need an "Advancement of Science" category

Definitely agreed.

If a new category is introduced, do any existing resolutions that seem to fit it better than they do the older ones into which they were actually squeezed get reclassified?

Considering that the education related resolutions that predate the education category are still in the category that they were submitted under, I'd say no.