42nd General Assembly Session

[Liu Che/Zhuli]

Liang Wen, Yingdalan Ambassador to the World Congress

We support the motion by both Valruzia and Dorvik. Such an organization is needed, but a shorter title is warranted. We would prefer the Terran Agriculture and Food Organization. First, it is short. Second, it places the emphasis on agriculture, meaning that it should be the goal of every nation to secure its food supplies, as opposed to relying on aid. Furthermore, we support that, if other deem the establishment of this organization worthy, that it be located in a neutral country and close to its countries of origin in order to maximize objectivity and success.

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Mr. Khaalid al-Hashmi, former Jakanian Minister of Foreign Affairs:

On behalf of the legislative majority in Jakania, I'd like to draw international attention to the ongoing tensions within Vanuku. Although the exact nature of current events cannot be known for sure, it seems that there has been some internal instability following the return of Prince Wrntukai to the country. As strict republicans, we have no interest in discussing in this body who has the legitimate claim to the Vanukean throne, instead I bring this to the international community in the hope that a peaceful settlement may be reached that does not bring instability to one of the most powerful countries in Majatra.

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Nguyễn Sơn Hải, Secretary-General of the World Congress:

Following on from previous discussions about an organisation focused on food and agriculture, I have discussed the matter with various countries and it seems that some organisation of this form would be widely supported. Before establishing such an organisation, we should be very clear about what the objectives of it should be.

Drawing on recent discussions, I am suggesting the following as the new organisations core mission: to defeat hunger and famine, and to improve global nutrition and food security. Do member states feel that this statement accurately reflects the objective of such an organisation? Is anything missing from this statement? Once we have heard some feedback and refined this statement sufficiently, I would recommend that a Security Council member proposes a resolution supporting the establishment of this organisation at the beginning of the next session.

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Izabela Nowacka, Valruzian Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture:

Mr. General-Secretary,

We propose a simplified name - Nutrition, Food, and Farming Organization (NFFO) with the official name Nutrition, Food, and Farming Organization of the World Congress.

In addition, we prepared a framework for the future organization, its vision, and its mission which is:

Achieving food security for all should be at the heart of NFFO's efforts – to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

NFFO's mandate should be to improve nutrition, increase agricultural productivity, raise the standard of living in rural populations, and contribute to global economic growth.

To meet the demands posed by major global trends in agricultural development and challenges faced by member nations, NFFO's should identify key priorities on which it will be best placed to intervene. A comprehensive review of the NFFO comparative advantages should be undertaken which would allow for strategic objectives to be set, representing the main areas of work on which NFFO should concentrate its efforts in striving to achieve its vision and global goals.

Help eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition

NFFO's challenge: provide the necessary and required assistance to countries struggling to establish and follow a policy that guarantees production and distribution of sufficient quantities of food for their citizens, help to allocate the workforce, and means to produce food so that production capacity is not wasted, establish a fund or funds to help the countries struggling to provide food for its citizen or by countries touched by natural disasters.

Make agriculture more productive and sustainable

Terra's population is growing constantly. Some of Terra's highest rates of population growth are predicted to occur in areas that are highly dependent on the agriculture sector (crops. Livestock, forestry and fisheries) and have high rates of food insecurity. Growth in the agriculture sector is one of the most effective means of reducing poverty and achieving food security.

Reduce rural poverty

Most of Terra's poor live in rural areas. Hunger and food insecurity above all are expressions of rural poverty. Reducing rural poverty, therefore, is central to NFFO's mission. Many living in rural areas have been lifted out of poverty in recent decades. Rural poverty remains widespread especially in Dovani, Seleya, and Majatra. These regions have also seen the least progress in improving rural livelihoods.

Ensure inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems

With increasing globalization, agriculture as an independent sector will cease to exist, becoming instead, just one part of an integrated value chain. The value chain exits both upstream and downstream, or from production through to processing and sales, in which the whole is now highly concentrated, integrated, and globalized. This poses a huge challenge for smallholder farmers and agricultural producers in many developing countries where even the most economically valid smallholders can easily be excluded from important parts of the value chain.

Protect livelihoods from disasters

Each year, millions of people who depend on the production, marketing, and consumption of crops, livestock, fish, forests, and other natural resources are confronted by disasters and crises. They can strike suddenly – like an earthquake or a violent coup d’état – or unfold slowly – like drought-flood cycles. They can occur as a single event, one can trigger another, or multiple events can converge and interact simultaneously with cascading and magnified effects. These emergencies threaten the production of, and access to, food at local, national, and, at times, regional and global levels.

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Elsa Prince, Tropican Permanent Representative to the World Congress:

The Tropican government welcomes the proposal from the Valruzian representative. Traditional agriculture remains an important part of the lives of many Tropican people, as it does for many people across the globe. The key challenges and objectives that the Valruzian representative has identified are central to the broader challenges associated with food and agriculture that all countries face.

The only change our government would make is to remove the reference to "contributing to economic growth". In our view, this is a political policy objective totally separate from the fundamental global challenges we're discussing here. Economic growth does not have to be part of improving nutrition and food security.

With this in mind, we would rephrase the mandate of this new organisation, "to improve nutrition, end food insecurity, increase agricultural productivity, and raise the standard of living for rural populations". Do other delegations have any comments on this thorough proposal from Valruzia? Do other delegations support the revised mandate that we have proposed?

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Liang Wen, Yingdalan Ambassador to the World Congress

Yingdala supports the Valruzian proposal in principle. However, we would like to make a few points.

As a country that prides itself on its agriculture and views farmers as an extremely important pillar of Yingdalan society, we must stress that each country will inevitably require solutions that fit their needs. We cannot allow this organization to dictate standards, especially if they specifically favor advanced countries and their companies. We must prevent neo-colonialism and oppose it in every form. Yingdala led the charge against colonialism and we will be more than happy to take up that charge again.

Second, we must respect the agricultural traditions of each nation when seeking to improve efficiency. Mass mechanization of agriculture may be undesirable and will more than likely lead to a loss of agricultural jobs, leading to increased unemployment. We must put the livelihoods of the people first.

Finally, living standards are country and culture specific. We cannot demand that everyone live in urban areas in a high-rise apartment. We must respect the desires of the people in all that we do. We cannot impose our values upon them.

That said, the World Congress Nutrition, Food, and Farming Organization is a good idea and has promise.

As for the situation in Vanuku, Yingdala has been made aware of the issue by both sides. We are, indeed, alarmed and find it tragic that a family is tearing itself apart. Yingdala has proposed, in the name of peace and stability, that the Queen set aside her husband Prince Luke, who may or may not have received official sanction from the Queen of Hutori to marry, in order to wed Prince Juhn, the son of Prince Wrntukai, and unite the Royal House. This would also respect Vanukuan traditions, as it appears women are not eligible for the throne unless all males have been exhausted. A male line clearly exists.

We do not mean to appear meddling in Vanuku's internal affairs. These are simply our thoughts on a possible solution.

[Kubrick]

Honoured delegates, the issue I have come here to bring to light has already been addressed by the fine delegates from Jakania and Yingdala. Nonetheless I come here with a plea. A plea for justice on behalf of an ordinary citizen and his family who are afraid of their lives and face imprisonment or worse even though they have committed no crimes! Their only flaw is perhaps that they are distantly related to the megalomaniac who happens to sit the Lion Throne, the Usurper Queen.

Prince Wrntukai is being prosecuted for no apparent reason except that the dictatorial Usurper Queen fears her grip on the Lion Throne. Are we here to plea to other nations to make her abdicate? No! Absolutely not. We can settle that internal affair ourselves, where the people of Vanuku will decide the course of the nation. Then what do we want? For other nations to condemn the unjust hunt for Prince Wrntukai and his family. To end the prosecution of an innocent man and to let him live in his nation of birth, a nation for which he holds a passport, a nation which his ancestors ruled for generations.

Thank you for your attention, honoured delegates, I hope you will all join us in protesting against the unjust prosecution of an innocent man.

Aldrkai Vrn
Baron of Krlnmérkétak
Representative of the House of Banmek-Sntazed

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"The Dorvish delegation would agree with the proposal of the Valruzian delegation.

Anton von und zu Kiesinger,
General-Plenipotentiary to the World Congress
Kingdom of Dorvik

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Mir Wais Gardezi, Bazgari Ambassador to the World Congress

"The Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan would support such an adventure. The World Congress has a duty to ensure that food and agriculture are cultivated across the world. We must not neglect those who are starving and hungry. The Bazgari would be offering any and all assistance with this new organization."