ECOSOC-Senegal_JoãoPedro
Posts : 5
Join date : 2010-02-24
Age : 29
Location : Porto Alegre
 |  Subject: ECOSOC Senegal  Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:41 pm | |
| Committee: ECOSOC Country: Senegal Question of: Legalization of stem cell research. Senegal recognizes that the issue of the Legalization of stem cell research is a very controversial and delicate matter involving ethical and moral implications, often based on religious views that cannot be contested by international organizations such as the United Nations. Having said that, the Republic of Senegal wishes to reiterate that people’s individual beliefs are a right conceded by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and therefore this organization should not impose legality or otherwise over the stem cell issue. However, the delegation of Senegal also believes that religious and moral implications cannot stand between politics and scientific development; the medical use of embryonic stem cells has, regardless of ethical controversies, helped to cure diseases previously thought incurable, making it one of the greatest medical advancements in history. Therefore, recognizing the numerous benefits brought by investment in this area, yet also aware of the arduous criticism that exists towards this method, the delegation of Senegal believes that the question of stem cell research should be decided by countries individually, but the UN should also draft a code of ethics and conduct on stem cell research in order to provide guidelines to these countries. | |
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ECOSOC-Senegal_Matheus
Posts : 6
Join date : 2010-03-05
Age : 31
| | Subject: Re: ECOSOC Senegal Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:42 pm | |
| Committee: ECOSOC
Country: Senegal
Question of: The possible eradication of world hunger.
The Hunger Project in Senegal has successfully brought awareness to a large percentage of the population in their mission to promote knowledge so that the people can provide their own needs. Additionally, the Hunger Project organization has also initiated positive outcomes elsewhere in Africa and the world. Thereupon, the delegation of Senegal would live to express its belief that the issue of world hunger isn't merely about a lack of food or resources: it is a matter of lack of knowledge about how to obtain and handle the scarce resources available. This hypothesis is based on two observations; firstly, the aforementioned success that organizations such as the Hunger Project and other have demonstrated worldwide by methods that don't involve merely a distribution of food donations, focusing instead on providing an educational programme designed to instruct the population of suffering countries; and secondly, the correlation that exists between impoverished and hunger-struck nations and their respective literacy rates and levels of education. The solution to the issue of world hunger therefore lies on a global educational project similar to those directed by organizations like the Hunger Project, but with the entire international community's help and support. With enough help by means of resources from a greater number of developed countries, such a project could be spread out to the whole world. | |
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