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GA Third Committee(SOCHUM)
Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Committee - for high school students
Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Committee - for high school students
welcome notes from chair
Dear Delegates,
Welcome to 2014 NCKU MUN! I am Aaron,chairman of SOCHUM. Hope all of you have fun in the meetings, meet new friends, enjoy the social events prepared by the Student Union.
SOCHUM is the abbreviation of Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee, which mainly focuses on social issues worldwide. This time, the SOCHUM committee is going to discuss two topics:“Promotion and Protection of The Rights of Children” and “Elimination of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance”.
The first topic, Promotion and Protection of The Rights of Children, concentrates on the importance and seriousness of children’s rights, child trafficking, child labor and child abuse, etc. These are problems that many countries are currently facing with, but yet having effective measures to solve. This situation is becoming worse in some countries like Africa and India, in which requires our awareness. Children are the future of the society, and it is in the best interest of every country to help children.
The second topic, Elimination of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, mainly discusses about the discrimination of all kinds that is happening around the world. There are many types of discrimination: Racial Discrimination separates people based on ethics; Institutional Racism bases on religion, government, educational level; Economic Discriminationrelates with economic background and social status. All discriminations above separate people, resorting to differential treatments and have affected tens of thousands of people around the world. Therefore, it’s time for every country to unite, to pursue a world of peace and equality.
Delegates,please use your knowledge and understanding of your country’s position, find the best solution of these issues for not only your own country, but the whole world. Fight for your belief and impress the whole committee.
,Sincerely yours
Aaron
Welcome to 2014 NCKU MUN! I am Aaron,chairman of SOCHUM. Hope all of you have fun in the meetings, meet new friends, enjoy the social events prepared by the Student Union.
SOCHUM is the abbreviation of Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee, which mainly focuses on social issues worldwide. This time, the SOCHUM committee is going to discuss two topics:“Promotion and Protection of The Rights of Children” and “Elimination of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance”.
The first topic, Promotion and Protection of The Rights of Children, concentrates on the importance and seriousness of children’s rights, child trafficking, child labor and child abuse, etc. These are problems that many countries are currently facing with, but yet having effective measures to solve. This situation is becoming worse in some countries like Africa and India, in which requires our awareness. Children are the future of the society, and it is in the best interest of every country to help children.
The second topic, Elimination of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, mainly discusses about the discrimination of all kinds that is happening around the world. There are many types of discrimination: Racial Discrimination separates people based on ethics; Institutional Racism bases on religion, government, educational level; Economic Discriminationrelates with economic background and social status. All discriminations above separate people, resorting to differential treatments and have affected tens of thousands of people around the world. Therefore, it’s time for every country to unite, to pursue a world of peace and equality.
Delegates,please use your knowledge and understanding of your country’s position, find the best solution of these issues for not only your own country, but the whole world. Fight for your belief and impress the whole committee.
,Sincerely yours
Aaron
Topic:A. Promotion and protection of the rights of children.
B. Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
B. Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
Introduction of topic A:
Rights of the child refers to the inalienable rights that all children are innated with.
Children have a different set of human rights due to their dependency on adults. Children are especially impotent and vulnerable to abuse of their economic, social, and cultural rights. The rights of children can be broken down into three main categories: provisions, which refers to their standard of living, including food, shelter and education; protection from abuse, neglect and discrimination; and, participation in family and community. There are multiple contributing factors to child’s rights abuses such as poverty, lack of education, cultural stigmas, and children’s lack of knowledge on their right, or can not do anything to fight back. Examples of child’s rights abuses includes child soldiers, child trafficking, and forced labor. Unfortunately these abuses occurs worldwide, though they are more common in some parts of the world than others. Forced labor is very common in Asia with 60% of all child labor taking place there. 50% of all child soldiers are located in countries in Africa.
The rights of the child were recognized in the 19th century. The practice began in France with the enacting of the rights of the child in the work place in 1841.Children’s rights continued to gain momentum internationally during the 20th century, but it was not until the League of Nations adopted the Declaration on the Rights of the Child on 1924 that the rights of children, and the responsibility of adults to protect those rights, became a part of international law. After World War II, the rights of the child took an even larger precedent as millions of children were left homeless, orphaned, or injured from the war. To combat issue of children’s rights abuses, The League of Nations endorsed the Declaration on the Rights of the Child, written by Save the Children founder Eglantyne Jebb. The Declaration focused on the fundamental rights of children necessary for survival. The Declaration was not considered international law, however, but rather a set of guidelines for countries to follow.
Children’s human rights abuses can affect children for the rest of their lives, it can cause long term health problems, educational disadvantages, perpetuate the cycle of poverty, the increasing of crime rate...etc. The rights abuses negatively affect not the individual but affects global society and economy as a whole. All the children will be the ones building up future society, if they cannot receive education, or have health problems, the society will not improve, but retrograde. .It is in the best interest of every country to protect the rights of the child, it is also protecting the country's future.
Rights of the child refers to the inalienable rights that all children are innated with.
Children have a different set of human rights due to their dependency on adults. Children are especially impotent and vulnerable to abuse of their economic, social, and cultural rights. The rights of children can be broken down into three main categories: provisions, which refers to their standard of living, including food, shelter and education; protection from abuse, neglect and discrimination; and, participation in family and community. There are multiple contributing factors to child’s rights abuses such as poverty, lack of education, cultural stigmas, and children’s lack of knowledge on their right, or can not do anything to fight back. Examples of child’s rights abuses includes child soldiers, child trafficking, and forced labor. Unfortunately these abuses occurs worldwide, though they are more common in some parts of the world than others. Forced labor is very common in Asia with 60% of all child labor taking place there. 50% of all child soldiers are located in countries in Africa.
The rights of the child were recognized in the 19th century. The practice began in France with the enacting of the rights of the child in the work place in 1841.Children’s rights continued to gain momentum internationally during the 20th century, but it was not until the League of Nations adopted the Declaration on the Rights of the Child on 1924 that the rights of children, and the responsibility of adults to protect those rights, became a part of international law. After World War II, the rights of the child took an even larger precedent as millions of children were left homeless, orphaned, or injured from the war. To combat issue of children’s rights abuses, The League of Nations endorsed the Declaration on the Rights of the Child, written by Save the Children founder Eglantyne Jebb. The Declaration focused on the fundamental rights of children necessary for survival. The Declaration was not considered international law, however, but rather a set of guidelines for countries to follow.
Children’s human rights abuses can affect children for the rest of their lives, it can cause long term health problems, educational disadvantages, perpetuate the cycle of poverty, the increasing of crime rate...etc. The rights abuses negatively affect not the individual but affects global society and economy as a whole. All the children will be the ones building up future society, if they cannot receive education, or have health problems, the society will not improve, but retrograde. .It is in the best interest of every country to protect the rights of the child, it is also protecting the country's future.
Introduction of topic B:
Racism, the problem that have been happening since the human society was formed, is still occurring today. Many ethics were victims of racial discrimination in history. Although it seems like racism and related intolerance has disappeared in the modern countries, but unfortunately, many still suffers from this ancient ideology of supremacy. There are many types of racism: racial discrimination, which refers to the separation of people based on ethics for differential treatment; institutional, racism based on religion, government, educational level...etc.; economic, which is based on economic background, or social status. The injustices suffered by victims of racial discrimination and related intolerance are well-known: limited employment opportunities, segregation, and endemic poverty.
In history, racism was a driving force behind the transatlantic slave trade, and behind states based on racial segregation such as the U.S. in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and South Africa under apartheid. It was not until 1919, when a proposal to include a racial equality provision in the Covenant of the League of Nations was supported by a majority, but grievously it was not adopted in the Paris Peace Conference. In 1943, Japan and its allies declared work for the abolition of racial discrimination to be their aim at the Greater East Asia Conference. As the time goes by, many other actions were taken by the anti-racism, trying to help the victims of racism to gain back their rights, because everyone is born equally, no one should be discriminated due to their race or skin colors. Movements such as the African-American Civil Rights Movement and the Anti-Apartheid Movement were examples of anti-racist movements. Nonviolent resistance is sometimes an element of anti-racial movements, although this was not always the case.
Other than the racism based on ethnic, there are also racism based on genders. Gender racism, also as known as sexism, is also a big concern for many countries. The disadvantages faced by women in societies around the world are also familiar: lower pay for work of equal value; high illiteracy rates; and poor access to health care. The literacy rate for women worldwide is 71.4%, compared with 83.7% for men. Of the 960 million illiterate adults, ⅔ are women. The gender gap in earning persists, with women employed in industry and services typically earning 78% of what men earn in the same sector. Additionally, of 1.3 billion people living in poverty, 70% are women. These statistics are all showing how sexism is still affecting every country, and women does not share the same rights as man.
In conclusion, racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of others in times of conflict and war, and even during economic downturns. This has become a global issue because it does not only occur in a specific country, but its happening world wide. As stated before, everyone is born equal; all human, no matter the skin color, social status, or gender, should enjoy and share the same.No one should be superior of others, and no one deserve to be discriminated. Every country should work on eliminating the different types of discrimations, helping the minorities and victims to gain back their natural rights.
Racism, the problem that have been happening since the human society was formed, is still occurring today. Many ethics were victims of racial discrimination in history. Although it seems like racism and related intolerance has disappeared in the modern countries, but unfortunately, many still suffers from this ancient ideology of supremacy. There are many types of racism: racial discrimination, which refers to the separation of people based on ethics for differential treatment; institutional, racism based on religion, government, educational level...etc.; economic, which is based on economic background, or social status. The injustices suffered by victims of racial discrimination and related intolerance are well-known: limited employment opportunities, segregation, and endemic poverty.
In history, racism was a driving force behind the transatlantic slave trade, and behind states based on racial segregation such as the U.S. in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and South Africa under apartheid. It was not until 1919, when a proposal to include a racial equality provision in the Covenant of the League of Nations was supported by a majority, but grievously it was not adopted in the Paris Peace Conference. In 1943, Japan and its allies declared work for the abolition of racial discrimination to be their aim at the Greater East Asia Conference. As the time goes by, many other actions were taken by the anti-racism, trying to help the victims of racism to gain back their rights, because everyone is born equally, no one should be discriminated due to their race or skin colors. Movements such as the African-American Civil Rights Movement and the Anti-Apartheid Movement were examples of anti-racist movements. Nonviolent resistance is sometimes an element of anti-racial movements, although this was not always the case.
Other than the racism based on ethnic, there are also racism based on genders. Gender racism, also as known as sexism, is also a big concern for many countries. The disadvantages faced by women in societies around the world are also familiar: lower pay for work of equal value; high illiteracy rates; and poor access to health care. The literacy rate for women worldwide is 71.4%, compared with 83.7% for men. Of the 960 million illiterate adults, ⅔ are women. The gender gap in earning persists, with women employed in industry and services typically earning 78% of what men earn in the same sector. Additionally, of 1.3 billion people living in poverty, 70% are women. These statistics are all showing how sexism is still affecting every country, and women does not share the same rights as man.
In conclusion, racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of others in times of conflict and war, and even during economic downturns. This has become a global issue because it does not only occur in a specific country, but its happening world wide. As stated before, everyone is born equal; all human, no matter the skin color, social status, or gender, should enjoy and share the same.No one should be superior of others, and no one deserve to be discriminated. Every country should work on eliminating the different types of discrimations, helping the minorities and victims to gain back their natural rights.