General+Assembly

Jin Ho Lee
Hello, every Madame, mister, chair person, honored, guests, delegates. I am the delegate to represent Canada. I am participating this to hear from every delegate that strongly argues about the Issues. Therefore I will try to mostly participate for Issue Number3, to tell our country will not have problem of catching fish.
 * __ The Opening Speech __**

Forum: The General Assembly, Committee#1 Question of: Issue 2 The General Assembly (1)  Expecting to know that the effect of the global warming the (2)  desertification and drought could be more serious. (3) Keeping in mind that the region of the desert is increasing (4) that desertification and drought could effect other country, (5) Taking note that there should be more trees and more wells (6) planted and make for the desertification country, (7) Aware of the countries that are happening need to noticed (8) the number of factories could effect, (9) 1. Asks from all other United Nations to send at least 500 (10) tree or hundred million dollar to this desertification (11) and serious drought country, (12)  2.strongly affirms that to decrease the problem first need to   (13)   break the happening of the global warming, (14) 3.Strongly urges that to avoid this problem

-Cleo-
Opening Speech Guatemala Madame Chairperson, honored guests, delegates, and favored visitors. Guatemala, a country filled with an estimate of 13,000,000 people strongly believes in stopping deforestation as it damages our landscape. We have been suffering from soil erosion which associates with desertification. We now cannot use the land as farm land because the soil is not rich.

FORUM: The General Assembly QUESTION OF: Implementation of the United Nations Conservation to Combat Desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification

THE General Assembly,

(1) __Noting__ the fact that my country is facing deforestation at the northern most sector (2) of the volcanic belt,

(3) __Bearing in mind__ that because there are no trees to hold the soil down and that (4) there is heavy rainfall in this area, my country is now facing soil erosion which (5) will lead to desertification,

(6) __Reminding__ that Pacific Coastal area has also been cleared of tropical (7) rainforest and savannahs,

(8) __Noting further__ that between 1990-2000, Guatemala has lost 54,000 hectares of (9) forest per year,

(10) __Pointing out__ that trees take in the CO2 which helps stop global warming,

(11) 1. __Encourages__ that lumber jacks stop cutting down a lot of trees;

(12) 2. __Asks__ that farmers do not farm poorly which can also result in soil erosion;

(13) 3. __Hopes__ that other nations companies working to cut down my countries (14) trees in the rainforest stop cutting down large amounts;

(15) 4. __Recommends__ that other countries help plant more trees.

-Lea-
Opening Speech Finland Madame Chairperson, honored guests, delegates, and favored visitors. Finland has a population of 5,238,460 people. The fish resources all over the world are rapidly decreasing, and soon many fish species will become extinct. Fish is very important in Finland and we thereby strongly believe in sustainable fisheries. Finland urges all nations to decrease the amount of fish caught by at lest 40 percent in the next two years.

FORUM: The General Assembly QUESTION OF: Sustainable fisheries, including conservation management for international, migratory Fish Stocks and issues surrounding whaling. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

(1) __Noting__ that the fish population is rapidly decreasing and that many fish species have (2) already become extinct,

(3) __Aware of__ the fact that soon all of the fish resources will be gone and Finland will lose an (4) important resource,

(5) __Realizing__ that Finland needs fish and must practice sustainable fishing,

(6) __Reminding__ other fishing nations to be aware of the fact that sustainable fisheries and the (7) conservation of fish stocks is very important,

(8) __Emphasizing__ that the depletion of fish not only threatens the future of these fish and the (9) Fishing industry that depend on them, (10) __Convinced__ that overfishing could also bring about a complete re-organization of (11) ocean ecosystems with unknown global consequences, (12) __ Reminding __ the world that only 10 percent of all large fish including tuna and swordfish are (13) left in the sea, (14) 1. __Asks__ nations to reduce the amount of fish killed each year by at least 40 percent; (15) 2. __Encourages__ governments to adapt their fishing policies to reduce the number of  (16)  people allowed to fish; (17) 3. __Calls upon__ organizations to cut down the amount of financial support offered to the fishing industry (18) per year; (19) 4. __Suggests__ nations having trouble with the decreasing amount of fish to form an  (20)  organization that breeds fish; (21) 5. __Hopes__ that we will be able to save fish and that our fish supply will once again be  (22)  sustainable.

Jung Min Kim

 * Rwanda**

Good morning Madame Chairperson, honored guests, delegates, and favored visitors, as the delicate of People’s Republic of Rwanda, we think expanding of desertification is a huge problem. Rwanda is a very small country with population of 9,907,509. The desertification is causing problems to the nature and causing people to starve. Rwanda wants people of all nations to try hard to solve the desertification seriously.

FORUM: The General Assembly, Committee #1 QUESTION OF: Rwanda desertification THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, (1) __ Realizing __ because of drought since 2003 in Gako, harvests have been dramatically diminished, (2) __ Declaring __ in 10 years, aridity will drive 50 million people, (3) __ Emphasizing __ the population of Bugesera is suffering from serious food insecurity (4) which is causing starvation, (5) __ Fully aware __ that desertification is caused by climate change and unsuitable farming, (6) __ Having considered further __ desertification and drought causes an estimated $42 billion in lost (7) agricultural production; (8) 1. __Requests__ all member nations takes steps to stop deforestation; (9) 2. __Supports__ programs involving all citizens to plant trees; (10) 3. __Proclaim__ desertification areas to stop livestock for the grass to be brought up, (11) 4. __Suggest__ that the water can be sprayed on those yellow desertification areas (12) before they get drought.

Republic of Bolivia**
 * Seung Lee Choi


 * Opening Speech – Republic of Bolivia**

Mister Chairperson, honoured guests, delegates, and favoured visitors; it is a great pleasure to attend the MUN Meeting as a delegate of Bolivia, in the General Assembly committee. The Republic of Bolivia, a developing country named after a separatist and national hero called Simon Bolivar, was the main territory of the Inca Empire where the civilization of the Andes prospered and reached its culmination. Bolivia is very proud that its official capital city Sucre is appointed as the World Heritage by the UNESCO.

FORUM: The General Assembly, Committee #1 QUESTION OF: Requesting the Implementation of the United Nations Conventions to Combat Desertification in Bolivia

**THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,**

(1) __Noting__ that desertification also means deforestation, and enlarging desert means (2) killing trees,

(3) __Convinced__ that plants absorb CO2 that causes climate changes,

(4) __Aware__ that less tree will absorb less CO2, and therefore the climate changes will (5) come sooner,

(6) __Acknowledging__ that drought and flood occur more frequently and in larger scales (7) if there is no forest,

(8) __Keeping in mind__ that Bolivia is a low-developed country and doesn’t have enough (9) abilities to deal with those disasters,

(10) __Fully alarmed__ that desertification will keep going in a rapid rate unless it is stopped early,

(11) 1. __Asks__ the United Nations to serve at least 10,000,000 seedlings, sharing at least one per each person in Bolivia to plant, (12) 2. __Suggests__ for educational programs to every individual and organization that (13) remind the risk of desertification and what to do to stop or prevent it (14) 3. __Further suggests__ that the government appoints a red-off day called ‘the Tree Planting Day’ so that the nations can plant trees instead of attending school or working (15) 4. __Trusts__ that these policies will strongly urge the increase of trees and therefore the desert will decrease, or at least will not expand any more


 * Dong Wook Kim - China**

__**Opening Speech**__

Madame Chairperson, honored guests, delegates and favored visitors, as the delicate of People’s Republic of China, expanding desertification is a huge problem. Every year many cities got harmful effects from sandstorms caused by desertification and it is certain that we support any effort to resolve this problem.


 * __Resolution – Pre ambulatory phrases__**

Alarmed by the fact that 20,000 square kilometers of Chinese land (the size of Massachusetts) is being degraded each year due to desertification, soil erosion, salinization and other factors,

Aware that deserts are increasing at 8~10% a year and are encroaching on Beijing,

Taking note that Beijing is a hot-button issue that sandstorms have struck the city with increasing frequency and intensity which is caused by increasing desertification, Noting further 1,506 square kilometers of arable land are lost every year in northern China,

Acknowledging lots of problems are caused by poor farming method and deforestation,

Realizing in this decade alone, desertification has been responsible for as much as US$7 billion in economic losses,

Pointing out if the encroachment continues, natural wonders like the Dunhuang Grottoes could be destroyed,


 * __Resolution – Operative phrases__**

Calls upon all countries affected by desertification to planted grasslands and new trees to restore the ecological balance;

Strongly condemns the random and illegal logging world wide;

Proposes universal sanctions on the purchase of illegal forest products;

Further recommends financial support from all member nations to provide educational programs for farmers to reduce soil erosion;

Strongly urges more scientific research in the practice of cloud seeding in affected areas;

Supports controlled cloud seeding with in national boundaries.

__**Hyung Rae Roh: Pakistan**__

Hello every Madame, chairperson, honored guests, delegates and favored visitors. I am a delegate of Pakistan. Pakistan has 90% of deserts which means that it is a serious issue or important issue to reduce the 90% to 0%. Therefore, the Pakistan will have some fresh water to drink; the land will stop drying and so on. Finally, I will put my effort in issue #2 which is to reduce the desertification because Pakistan has serious problem with the desertification. __FORUM:__ The General Assembly __QUESTION OF:__ Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification
 * __ The Opening Speech __**


 * __THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY__**

(1)  __Having heard__ that 90% of Pakistan’s land is classified as dry or arid, (2)  __Acknowledging__ that they are facing a growing threat from desertification through (3)  drought, (4)  __Noting further,__ the UNDP will provide US$564,000 to the government of Pakistan (5)  to curb desertification in their country, (6)  __Having studied,__ a variety of the natural and human activities which are damaging (7)  their environment badly, (8)  __Keeping in mind__ the rivers and lakes are reducing in the Pakistan because of global (9)  warming, (10) __ Taking Note__ that the global warming is effecting the land in countries to dry, (11) 1. __Recommends__ that to reduce the drought, we have to less use our fossil (12) fuels to reduce the CO2 which is the carbon dioxide, (13) 2. __Asks__ to the countries to plant the trees to reduce the desertification in (14) their own country, (15) 3. __Hopes__ to the countries that have deserts to use the methods to decrease (16) the desertification in their country, so in future, the countries that have deserts will (17) reduce the deserts to 0%.