NationStates Jolt Archive

Draft: International Emergency Number

Under discussion now is the draft proposal for an International Emergency Number, which alludes to NS-UN Resolution 167 (http://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_past_resolutions/start=166). As of May 3rd, this is not a final version, and may be subject to changes.

International Emergency Number
A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets

Category: International Security
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Charlotte Ryberg

OBSERVING that a majority of our world is interconnected together at an outstanding level;

WHEREAS travel and tourism between Nations are increasingly becoming common;

UNDERSTANDING that there will be every chance that there is an emergency, and when it occurs, anyone involved may require the assistance of the Emergency Services, including but not limited to: Ambulance, Coastguard, Fire and Rescue, and Police;

OBSERVING that each Member Nation bears a distinctive way of contacting their Emergency Services immediately, and;

CONCERNED that in certain nations, the method of contacting the Emergency Services may not be comprehensible by a tourist or foreigner;

The World Assembly,

BELIEVING that the introduction of an International Emergency Number throughout all Member Nations can yield a better likelihood of saving lives and property;

1. MANDATES:
a) That Member Nations adopt the dialing of the International Emergency Number of 699 on any communication device such as a telephone, with the intention that;
b) That Member Nations adopt the dialing of such number to redirect to their Emergency Services, if such a service has not adopted that number yet, and;
c) That Member Nations shall be responsible to ensure that no preferential treatment is accorded based on the number used to contact their Emergency Services.

2. EMPHASIZES:
a) That Member Nations are not obliged by resolution to cease and desist use of their national Emergency Number(s), and;
b) That Member Nations are not obliged by resolution to establish or introduce emergency services or such communication devices if they see no grounds for doing so.

what about nations that dont use numeric systems of communication?

and PRO. for the record, before my comments seem like mindless nitpicking like they always seem to......

and im totally calling right now that somebody argues about how it doesnt increase military budgets, as people would so very rarely be calling the friggin army......... ;)

"It sucks, it'll never be better than ours, oh no it won't... we'll see about that... bloody stupid 699 which isn't already widely in use due standardisation on GSM mobile phone networks... oh no oh no BURN!!11"

Eric Lattener
Ambassador to the WA

(OOC though, I'm flattered that this is one of the first ideas to be duplicated to the WA)

and im totally calling right now that somebody argues about how it doesnt increase military budgets, as people would so very rarely be calling the friggin army

Well, the category lumps "police and military" together. Can't be helped, I suppose.

And I'm concerned about 2b. Does that mean that anyone can opt out of following the resolution if they don't like it?

And I'm concerned about 2b. Does that mean that anyone can opt out of following the resolution if they don't like it?

I hope so. What if a nation has neither the capacity nor the desire to respond to foreigners in emergency situations? Further, what if a nation has limited telecommunications capacity, and/or has no such emergency protocol of its own already in place? Mandatory compliance would be a hardship at best.

Thank you for your comments. Charlotte Ryberg has decided to temporarily shelve this draft, pending further feasibility studies into how making emergency services compulsory may affect member nations. Next up, Neutrality of Nations.

(OOC, Topic title to change to replace 'Draft' with 'Shelved')