Resolution

 

COMMITTEE : ECOSOC QUESTION OF: Improving the quality of life and life expectancy of those living in

extreme poverty through the use of nancial services and technological advancement SUBMITTED BY :Egypt, :Egypt, Malai, Singapore, !ur"ey Disturbed by  the  the alarming harm done on to the environment due to rate of ur#anisation here half the citi$ens of !ur"ey live in areas ith insu%cient access to recreational green areas, hile the inferior infrastructure in rapidly expanding cities recreational causes to&fths of people to rate ater quality as #eing lo,

Concerned a#out the '() of orld*s population live ithout the access to clean Concerned a#out ater and more that '+ million people in the orld ho dies each year from ater related diseases,  Alarmed by  Singapore*s  Singapore*s a#ility to generate only -.) of its ater needs as compared to the rising usage of ater every year #y a record of /+.) up from average of .+0), Observing Observing protests  protests demanding for more political freedoms, f reedoms, ghting corruption and delivering improved living standards in Egypt due to the failure of the government to share the ealth and the #enets of groth, Fully aware of aware of the groing pro#lem of unemployment and underemployment among youth under the age of '1 years in Egypt, Noting that the government of Egypt failed to control the groing pro#lem of Noting that unemployment and underemployment among youth under the age of '1 years, political freedoms, ghting corruption and delivering improved living standards, hich adds up to a () increment in in2ation during 01-', Further noting that noting that after the revolution, Egypt*s foreign exchange reserves fell from 3'/ #illion in to 3-/+' #illion, also in 4e#ruary 01-0 Standard 5 6oor*s rating agency loered Egypt*s credit rating from 78 to 7 in the long term hereas during 01-', S56 loered Egypt*s long&term credit rating from 7& to CCC8, Convinced that Convinced  that the steady improvement in maternity care has resulted in a drop in infant mortality rates and technology advancement in medical care has increased the average life expectancy #y '+' years for man and '+/ years for omen in !ur"ey, -+ 9rges further further research research and and development development in green green technology technology encompass encompassing ing areas such as green nanotechnology, green chemistry and green #uilding such as #ut not limited to: a !he implementa implementation tion of this this should should #e further further su#stantia su#stantiated ted #y environmentally preferred purchasing # ;over ;overnment nment innovatio innovation n hich involves involves the search search for products products hose contents and methods of production have the smallest possi#le impact i mpact on the environment and mandates that these #e the preferred products for government purchasing c Crea Creating ting aareness aareness amongst amongst people people regarding regarding their their role in ensuring ensuring the the future of the environment aspect of the orld, pushing the nation toards a positive direction here the environment is concerned

 

Implementation ion of rules and regulat regulations ions regardi regarding ng emission emission and d Implementat production of su#stances that may have have negative e<ect on on the environment e 6a 6arties rties hich hich are Eco friendly friendly and or" toards toards the the goal of reducing reducing its e<ect on the environment should #e given su#sidies and=or tax exemptions> 0+ Calls for a larger larger scale scale of aareness aareness on the the importance importance and fundamenta fundamentality lity of government interventions such as #ut not limited to: aeducation 6rovidin 6ro viding gand loans ithout interest, ithout interes t, #ursaries #ursaries or scholarships scholar ships to those thos e eligi#le yet faces nancial constrains, as ell as #oo"s and stationeries # Enco Encouragin uraging g more ?;Os to to ta"e part part in the initiative initiative to educate educate youths c Ma"ing at least least @ years of educatio education n compulsor compulsory y d Ensu Ensuring ring a school school or a place to to educate educate the young young ithin ithin every . "m range in the rural areas through su#sidies, donations or foreign aids e !rainin raining g and retra retraining ining pro programs> grams> '+ As"s for a more transparent transparent set of rules here here the rights rights of or"ers or"ers are defended and protected #y the folloing #ut not limited to: a #etter or"ing conditions here here the safety, health and etc are of utmost priority # a minimum age policy can #e implemented for di<erent di<erent aspect of of expertise c equal opportunities here here no discrimination of gender, religion or colour of the s"in is practiced d an e<ective elfare safety net for very poor people e a regulatory #ody should #e formed to monitor and ensure ensure the proper or"ings> + ?otes the lac" of foreign f oreign investments, to request the government to invite foreign companies ith tax exemption for the rst fe years to attract potential Bo# opportunities in the country, aiming to decrease the unemployment and underemployment rate> .+  !a"es note of  funds #eing channelled to rong groups, to request for the setting up of regulatory #odies on cross&#order transactions to greatly diminish or eradicate all cases of money laundering in and out of the country>   country> /+

Calls for the co&operation of Multinational Multinational Companies to impr improve ove quality quality of life in countries facing f acing extreme poverty #y providing Bo# opportunities in secondary and tertiary sectors, #y methods such as #ut not limited to: a Opening of factories in countries facing extreme poverty+ poverty+ Extreme poverty is dened hen the average of the population lives of less than ' 9S a day # 6roviding fair opportunities for those in employment for administrative positions+ 4air 4air opportunities are dened de ned as open opportunities to all, provided they have related or" experience for the position, regardless of religion, sex, ethnicity etc c Investing in Boint& partnerships ith local rms d 6articipate in community #uilding and promoting morals amongst society as there cooperate social responsi#ility

 

e Docal central governments to ta"e actions on rms that fail to comply to these policies and protect the elfare of its people+