FORUM: Human Rights Committee II

QUESTION OF: Improving school attendance rates in Less Economically Developed Countries
MAIN SUBMITTER: Islamic Republic of Iran
CO-SUBMITTERS: Arab Republic of Egypt, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Peoples Republic
of Bangladesh, State of Qatar, India
THE HUMAN RIGHTS II COMMITTEE,
Reminding all nations that education is a critical component of communication, and that
achieving universal primary education is the second millennium development goal,
Taking into account that education is not only a way to overcome individual barriers, but also to
achieve progress for all UN Member States, because education provides the necessary tools to
achieve development and overcome poverty,
Emphasizing Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that
everyone has the right of education and that this right must be upheld,
Recognizing the importance of nutrition and the role that it can serve in educational systems,
Understanding that there are nations that do not promote gender equality and therefore do not
allow womens education within the country, their ways and traditions should be respected by
other nations,
Defines that decreasing attendance rates are results of revolutions, attacks, as well as sieges,
1. Urges the UN to help fund programs to ensure the safety of students in schools in case of a
bombing, enemy siege, or a natural disaster in ways such as, but not limited to:
a. making escape routes to escape from danger, such as:
i.
digging underground passageways to help escort the children out of harm from attacks
ii.
creating underground hideouts to more rural areas where the underground passages lead to
b. setting up an alarm system that indicates when there is a foreign attack including:
i.
creating a patrol tower to check if there is a siege
ii.
if the alarm system doesnt work, the person in the patrol tower would call the principal, who
will raise another alarm
c. installing defenses around the school to protect it from enemy attacks such as but not limited to:
i.
built-in armed weapons on top of the school buildings operated by faculty and others trained for
them
ii.
for safety purposes only, the schools will have built in bombs that can be activated only in the
hidden tunnels and only by faculty
iii.
a small weapon stock, that is locked up, will be stored in a compartment for safety use only
d. sending a number of troops funded by the UN to help defend schools to slow down enemy sieges
while the students escape through the escape routes

e. allowing students to have a combat course to practice using guns, knives and other various
weapons:
i.
combat course equipment would be stored at the end of the escape route mentioned above
ii.
tunnels will be dark to prevent students from lurking to access the weapons
iii.
students would begin to learn weapons with practice, counterfeit weapons, guns will be practiced
with fake bullets
iv. the course would enhance students hiding and camouflage skills to learn to hide from enemies
v. age limits would be determined by the situation in the country
f. sending people to other surrounding nations to indicate if there is an attack, if the attack is
internal, the country would send people to the organizations that the government suspects;
2. Further recommends nations to increase the awareness of this problem using methods such as but
not limited to:
a. media that does not include many words, but instead includes lots of illustration for illiterate
people such as:
i.
public television
ii.
posters and flyers
b. organizing international events to show the urgency of this issue, such as:
i.
the Ice Bucket Challenge
ii.
National Hunger Day
iii.
other events to raise awareness of the issue;
3. Calls for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to increase
funding for education in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs);
4. Requires all nations to at least provide primary education to female students, which would allow
women in countries that do not promote gender equality to receive a basic education before
becoming domestic;
5. Recommends the further implementation of the measures taken by the World Food Program
regarding school feeding programs, to ensure students, especially those enrolled in primary
schools, are guaranteed the right to nutritional health by encouraging non-governmental
organizations to work with schools in developing sustainable gardens assisting in provisions of
basic nutritional needs for students, as demonstrated by the agricultural assistance of a self-help
assistance program in Africa;
6. Recommends member states to create bilateral partnerships creating safe learning environments
for students by providing sustainable construction models and repair method for school facilities
with a special emphasis on clean water and sanitation to supplement the potential lack thereof in
student households;
7. Calls for LEDCs governments to monitor what is happening in classrooms funded by the NGO
Pratham in ways such as but not limited to:

a. installing security cameras in classrooms to monitor if the teacher is teaching in a proper manner
according to the countrys law
b. sending governmental workers to randomly check if the teacher is actually teaching;
8. Encourages the governments of LEDCs to ask for help from NGOs to help build schools such as
but not limited to:
a. International Schools Consultancy (ISC) to help:
i.
build schools which are affordable
ii.
schools that fit for the community and not in remote places
b. sessions which dont focus on details in subjects by:
i.
adding more sessions which guide you to the knowledge of common sense
ii.
adding classes which teach them to take care of themselves;
9. Appeals LEDCs to improve measures with the help of the NGO Escuela Nueva to provide
education to children in rural areas as well as urban areas in ways such as, but not limited to:
a. creating public schools in rural areas as well as urban regions to provide convenience in
education in those isolated regions:
i.
building public schools in small villages
ii.
these schools will have less defenses, but would still have some
b. building more transportation to get children to the nearest school if it is not within walking
distance, by:
i.
creating railways to transport the students to the schools, this will be funded by the NGO Escuela
Nueva
ii.
digging canals for students to take with rafts will also be funded by Escuela Nueva;
10. Requests member states to partner with the United Nations Childrens Fund, the World Health
Organization, Red Cross, and Red Crescent in providing vaccination programs annually which
would cater to preventive rather than curative measures of ensuring student well-being
contributing to education and healthy future generations;
11. Further requests to create an international fund by:
a. having most of the LEDC governments collaborate to help fund for pencils and other school
materials
b. requiring that most of this money will be spent on helping to alleviate the situations in conflict
areas, such as Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State;
12. Suggests that all LEDCs adapt the Al-Azhar program which can improve education due to the
following reasons:
a. it is supervised by the Supreme Council of the Al-Azhar
Institution
b. a very clear program which is conducted by the Egyptian Prime
Minister including:
i. 6 years of primary stage

ii. 3 year preparatory stage

iii. 3 years of secondary stage
c. the graduates of this system are then automatically accepted into
Al-Azhar University, and the Pre-University enrollment in Al-Azhar institute is
approximately 2 million students.