Resolution Draft paper 1.3
Committee: DISEC
Sponsors: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Haiti, Japan,
Philippines
Signatories: Tanzania, Colombia, Bangladesh
Preambulatory Clauses
Acknowledging the lack of significant education and job opportunities in
developing nations, particularly in impoverished slums,
Emphasizing the opportunities education provides, including job
opportunities and health education to prevent the spread of disease,
Bearing in mind the unsafe conditions found in many slums, especially with
regard to teachers and students,
Operative Clauses
Establishes the UN Foundation for the Education of Slums (UNFES) to
provide funds for the construction of schools, hiring and training of teachers
from areas both inside and outside of slums, and the creation of permanent
education programs in areas with slums;
Recognizing that the Coordinating Committee for International Infrastructural
Projects will oversee the development of schools, centers, and other places of
learning funded by the UNFES;
Creates schools, classrooms, and other places of learning in or near slums for
the education of slum residents with the aid of local private contractors or
local residents of slums;
Urges NGOs, IGOs, the World Bank, individuals, and nations willing to
provide aid to donate to the aforementioned fund;
a. Designates that a system, created by UNFES, be established to
decide the safety
of an area which will then be deemed appropriate
or not for a school to be built
and education provided
Clarifies that schools will be created for the education of slum residents in
areas where teachers and students can securely and safely teach and learn
without a significant threat of violence, areas inside safer slums, but in areas
outside of slums if a safe area cannot be found or created inside the affected
slum;
Mandates classrooms, and other places of learning created through UNFES,
to have access to hygienic sanitation facilities and clean potable water;
Directs that schools be able to administer basic medical supplies and food in
times of crisis;
Encourages students to attend through incentives such as food, clean water,
and basic medical care also provided through UNFES;
Calls for the creation of a comprehensive primary education course for slum
residents attending UNFES schools that emphasizes reading, writing, and
basic education required for service-level jobs;
Appeals to teachers and community leaders to use education to help prevent
crime in slums.