DRAFT RESOLUTION 1.

0 BY THE UNITED NATIONS

HIGH COMMISIONER FOR REFUGEES ON 12TH
FEBRUARY 2017

1.0 DRAFT RESOLUTON

SPONSORS: Somalia
SIGNATORIES: Pakistan, Morocco, Norway, Slovakia, Uruguay, USA, Philippines,
Benin, Cameroon, Switzerland, Belgium, Thailand, Yemen, Finland,
Japan, Canada, Tanzania, Sudan, Chad, Cyprus, Australia, France,
Russia, Turkey, Greece, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Germany, Brazil,
Armenia, Namibia, Spain, Netherlands
AGENDA: Addressing Rights of Refugees through Capacity Development Efforts in
Post- Conflict Regions
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
Keeping in mind the intransigent nature of the civil wars in conflict zones;
Deeply concerned by the state of poverty and poor living conditions in conflict
stricken zones;
Realizing the shortcomings of underfunded international aid effort;
Alarmed by the changing nature of secure travel for refugees;
Noting with deep concern the rise of non-state actors over the years;
Deeply disturbed by the tendency of several states to deport asylum seekers;
Realizing the need for a more even distribution of refugees across the world;
Having examined the problems faced by refugees while recovering property on
return to post conflict zones;
Bearing in mind the psycho traumatic stress that returnees undergo;
Realizing the problems associated with lack of documentation of the returnees;
Taking note of the lack of access to basic amenities such as education, housing,
sanitation in post conflict zones;
Noting further the lack of employment opportunities in these regions;
Taking into consideration the lack of stable political institutions in post conflict
zones;
Having considered the need for economic reforms due to insufficient funding;
Taking note of the shortage of human resources in war affected regions;
Reaffirming the need for the resettlement of internally displaced persons;
Referring to the overcrowding of urban centers in post conflict zones;
Fulfilling the need to create opportunities for sustaining livelihoods in these
countries;
Emphasizing the importance of ensuring security;
Recognizing the problems associated with human trafficking and illegal smuggling
of refugees;

Operative clauses:

1. Recommends the following modifications to 4Rs framework

a. Resettlement: The clause Reintegration does not expand on the
problems repatriating refugees will face on return, namely:
i. Proper Housing,
ii. Sanitation issues,
iii. Property rights;
b. Recultivation: Sudden influx of repatriating refugees will create acute
shortage of food in the state. This can be addressed as follows:
i. Calls upon the international community to donate crop seeds,
manures, fertilisers etc. to these post-conflict regions,
ii. Transfer of various agricultural technologies by more developed
nations to those in need,
iii. Bringing in experts in this sector to provide knowledge and skill
development to the people of the post- conflict state;
c. Redevelopment: of employment generation sectors such as:
i. Manufacturing Sector,
ii. Services Sector,
To reduce the unemployment levels;
2. Endorses the idea for protecting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and
refugees from discrimination in accordance with Refugee Rights as
enshrined in the tenants of the UNHCR, by spreading awareness and the
idea for co-operation amongst communities;
3. Supports peace building processes by various peacekeeping forces in
conflict and post- conflict regions and urges member nations to contribute
to UNPKF;
4. Recommends streamlining refugee documentation process, by:
a. Reducing documentation paperwork,
b. Issuing identity cards after thorough security checks, which include:
i. Investigating prior criminal history in country of origin,
ii. Enact guidelines addressing stateless people;
5. Urges nations to sanction polyglots in refugee camps to avoid language
barriers and provide basic spoken language lessons of that of the host
nations;
 6. Calls upon the Assembly of State Parties to the 1951 Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees to incorporate amendments which makes the
convention competent to refer to the present timeline , by inclusion of
perpetuators of human rights violations including but not limited to non-
state actors, International Organized Crime groups into its framework,
which will lead to its ratification by other countries as the convention would
then enhance the chances to curb the refugee crisis;
7. Calls Upon the nations to gather more support from countries to provide
basic humanitarian aid in camps such as but not limited to:
a) Psychological and clinical counseling in order to prevent,
b) Trauma and depression,
c) Self-harm ,
d) Food, shelter, clothing and sanitary napkins funded by,
e) State Authorities,
f) Independent Non-governmental Bodies,
g) Conducting Medical Surveys and providing medical assistance with the
help of independent UN bodies such as but not limited to:
i) World Health Organization,
ii) International Committee of Red Cross;
8. Further Encourages the member nations to provide and ensure Legal rights,
safety and protection to refugees who belong to the MENA Region while
ensuring that the camps meet minimum standards;
9. Urges governments in the conflict stricken zones to provide unimpeded
access to humanitarian aid providers to function effectively;
10.Urges the international community to increase voluntary aid to UNHCR;
11.Strongly stresses upon ensuring food security in post conflict areas:
a. Providing post conflict regions with the required agricultural sciences and
technology required to grow crops and achieve food security,
b. Requests the other states to provide the basic resources for sustenance:
i. Re-numeration will be left to a bilateral agreement between the
two countries,
c. calls upon UN agencies such as Food and Agriculture Organization of the
UN (FAO) and The international Fund for Agricultural
Development(IFAD) to combat food insecurity:
i. FAO works to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living to
improve agricultural productivity and food security, and to better
the conditions of rural population,
ii. The IFAD mobilizes financial resources for better food production
and nutrition among the poor in developing countries;
12.Emphasizes the need to combat poverty and provide job opportunities in
post conflict areas:
 a. This can be done by providing skill set and knowledge to the refugees
by the host nation so that if and when they exercise their right of
repatriation they can participate in capacity development,
b) increasing job opportunities through means of globalization
i. setting up of global trade relations in order to improve economy
ii. Globalization helps by making markets more efficient, increasing
competition, limiting military conflicts, and
spreading wealth more equally around the world;

c) strongly recommends requesting the UNDAF to help rebuild infrastructure

and thereby provide job opportunities as well as a safe home;
d) implores the international labour organization(ILO) to formulate policies and
programs to improve working conditions and employment opportunities in
post conflict areas;
13.Draws attention to the health and well being of refugees returning home;
a) recommending WHO and other health organizations to set up camps to
educate and address the people about the possible diseases that
could breakout in that area, control and eradicate the same:
i. The WHO coordinates programs aimed at solving health problems
and the attainment by all people of the highest possible
health,
b) Basic health facilities must be set up. Clean water sources and sanitation
should be provided;
c) Development of health care infrastructure should be completed by setting
targets in millennium development goals;
14.Further emphasizes the need for quality education in post conflict regions
a)By NGOSs and concerted efforts of International community to recover from
effects of conflict
15.further recommends providing solutions for uneven distribution of refugees:

b) Economically preparing the host countries and providing them with

necessary skill sets and requirements to ensure the well being of refugees;
c) Striving to ensure even distribution of refugees across countries in order to
reduce burden on particular host nations.
16. Recognizes the importance of strengthening relevant administrative and judicial
institutions, training stuff of government and NGO agencies, and licensing with
relevant human rights bodies
17. Supports states to enact or revise national refugee legislation, including
administrative instructions and operation guidelines, and to implement national
refugee status determination procedures