ECOSOC

Issue: The Reduction of the vulnerability of the global oil market to natural disasters, terrorist attacks and political unrest. 1. The Issue: · This issue targets the main points of vulnerability in the oil process · First of all is natural disasters since the oil process, especially the primary production is quite sensitive to this sort of disruption · Secondly it is about the issue of terrorist attacks: i. Terrorist attacks have taken place against oil corporations mostly for the purpose of disrupting the monetary flow of the corporation or the Nation ii. The most prevalent area where this takes place is in Africa is Nigeria iii. Also there is the issue of people deliberately destroying the property of oil companies for the purpose of either stealing the oil or sabotaging the company in acts of retaliation. · Oil has always been used as both a political weapon and target. i. Nations have previously threatened and stopped the operations of MNC’s as a form of international protest ii. Also Nations have used their vast oil wealth as a weapon by hindering a nation’s economic status because of their dependence on oil 2. What has the international community done: · The international community has formed OPEC (The organization of petroleum exporting countries) i. This made it so that it solved the problem of political instability and that there was an international body that could attempt to deal with this issue. · Nigeria has been under international pressure to solve it’s oil issues and for that reason it has been rumored to take measures that have also been criticized by the international community 3. Zimbabwe’s View: · Zimbabwe does not have a certain staunch stance on this issue since currently Zimbabwe is only an importer (and a small one) · Zimbabwe’s involvement might peak with the defending of other African oil producing nations. · Zimbabwe also thinks that these issues are a problem but only for the · Reason that the endangerment of oil would lead to a raise in price 4. Solutions: · One solution would be that developed nations could create a fund that would be used in emergencies to make sure that the price of oil does not rise and affect the economically unable countries · Solution number two would be that to avoid oil terrorism that oil corporations should provide a certain of the profit made from oil sites to create projects for the indigenous people · A solution to the issue of natural disasters is that OPEC would create a fund that would be used to create warning systems and solutions to natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes that affect the oil extraction process Issue: Ending the financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba 1. Important Points · Since 1962 the US has imposed a complete financial and economic embargo of Cuba · The embargo has been stated by many organizations and nations as not only being bad for the Cuban Economy but also it worsened the conditions for the Cuban people · The supplies of medical equipment has been dwindling and this has been stated by the Cuban government as having a negative affect on the people as a whole 2. What has the International community Done: · The international has many a time declared that the embargo should be lifted however it still remains in place · The united states has extended the embargo until September 2011 however President Obama has stated that he “seeks a new beginning with Cuba” · So far there have been 11 Resolution that have been submitted for the United states to lift it’s embargo on Cuba, however the embargo still remains · For Each resolution there have been between 59 and 167 for and a meekly 2-4 against 3. Zimbabwe’s Point of view · Zimbabwe has usually voted against the embargo and will continue to do so · The current tensions between the United States and Zimbabwe would make it so that Zimbabwe would most generally take the stance with Cuba i. Zimbabwe would do this by appealing for the welfare of the Cuban people ii. Also Zimbabwe might have some leniency towards the US because of their aid donations, however still there is also other strong international backing by other strong countries 4. Solutions: · Zimbabwe feels that since the motion to lift the complete embargo on Cuba by the U.S would be combated heavily and could end up that the Us would disregard the resolution that A resolution should be made to take off medical supplies and food supplies from the embargo · There could also be a motion to completely lift the embargo, in which case Zimbabwe would back this resolution · The 3rd solution would that there would be a comity made to assess the situation in Cuba and determine the direness of the issue The Issue of Cyber Censorship 1. The issue: · The issue of Cyber censorship is important yet controversial · It has been used by many nations as a weapon i. By spreading false accusations about other nations ii. By only showing one side of the story iii. Falsely criminalizing nations and or people · Cyber censorship would be a problem because the issue has two faces · On one hand cyber censorship would limit the amount of false information and conspiracys online · However cyber censorship could also be used to limit the availability of information on either a subject or a certain point of view 2. What has been Done: · The second Geneva summit took place on the 8th to 9th of march 2010 in Geneva: i. 4 articles highlighted internet censorship and agreed that it should not take place ii. Article 1: states that every person has equal rights to the internet regardless of race or religion iii. Article 2: states that anyone should have the right to follow any information without the fear of prosecution or discrimination iv. Article 6: states that everyone has the right to online privacy and anonymity free from 3rd party monitoring. · There have been no stated incidents of people being persecuted for the violation of these rights 3. Zimbabwe: · Zimbabwe does not have a strong tie or dependence on the internet · It believes that there should be limits placed on the spreading of false information such as that of vote corruption in the recent Zimbabwe elections · Condemns the attempts of other nations to use internet censorship to deny users the access to certain information and that it is in violation foot he Geneva accords 4. 3 solutions: · That there be measures put in place for there to be censorship over the spreading of false information · That there be a comity formed to penalize nations that have used internet censorship as a weapon or that have spread false allegations against nations · That there be no violation of personal privacy thought the internet and that all organization or nations that are proved to do so be penalized for the above mentioned actions as well

-Clauses: 1. **__Recommend__** OPEC members to set up a fund that would be put in use to keep oil prices stable in the case of: a. A terrorist attack on one or more oil refineries, oil drilling machines and oil rigs b. A natural disaster that hinders the oil economy in any way 2. **__Urges__** that the United States lift sanctions of the embargo that have been proven detrimental to the Cuban people such as: a. The ban on medical supplies b. The ban on basic food supplies that would still not breach on the United State’s right to impose this embargo 3. **__Further Recommends__** that Nations strengthen actions taken against corporations that are at fault for spreading wrong negative information about other corporations and nations these reprecussions should take place in the form of: a. The ban of that news agency/corporation from airing their news in that nation b. Economic reprocusions such as: i. The persuement of a law suit agains such coorporations 4. **__Urges__** that The U.N.H.C.R. create multiple comitees, of which each would be tasked with the job of assessing the status of migrant workers and what actions should be taken to ensure that the are treated fairly and respectfully 5. **__Emplors__** Developed nations to increase funding towards aid programs for the purpose of increasing the funding of the transportation of foods as: Currently there is enough food globally to feed the entire world population, however the problem occurs when the food exists in excess in one place and does not reach needy people in the other areas