United Nations SSOD/RES/1234

Date: 18th November 2023

Draft Resolution: Global Alliance for Altruistic Nonproliferation and Disarmament

Agenda: The Impact of Disarmament on the 2030 SGDs

Sponsors: The Argentine Republic, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Signatories: Republic of Iraq, Kingdom of Norway, Malaysia, United States of America, United
Arab Emirates, Federal Republic of Germany, State of Qatar, Arab Republic of Egypt, People’s
Republic of China, Commonwealth of Australia, The Russian Federation, Iceland, Republic of
Ghana, Republic of Estonia, Republic of India, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kingdom of
Denmark, United Republic of Tanzania, The Portuguese Republic, Republic of Columbia,
Republic of Costa Rica, Japan, Republic of Mozambique, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia, Republic of Ireland, Kingdom of Sweden, State of Palestine, Ukraine, Swiss
Confederation, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United Mexican States,
Republic of Belarus, Republic of Philippines, Dominion of Canada, Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, Republic of Croatia Republika Hrvatska, Republic of Italy

The General Assembly’s special session on Disarmament

Recognises the need for disarmament in the current global stage while making sure that
international safety and security are not compromised;

Bearing in mind the challenges that come with a multifaceted issue like disarmament;

Guided by the principles of the UN charter and the strive towards the SDGs;

1) Urges all member states to cap their military expenditure at 5% of the GDP of the
country, during times when the country is not at war or in a state of national emergency;
2) Encourages the redirection of resources saved from disarmament towards the SDGs;

3) Further encourages the usage of these resources for education, climate action and
healthcare;

4) Requests countries to present country specific disarmament action plans with consultation
from experts from those countries such that the action plan aligns with the SDGs;

5) Recognising the harmful effects of explosives, either microexplosives(such as gunpowder

in firearms) or macroexplosives(such as Semtex, TNT, RDX) on the environment;

6) Pleads the global community to put the interests of the human species before the interests
of the state actors;

7) Suggests financial reform, as the capital opened up from disarmament could be used for:

a) Creation of a global disarmament fund, where 10% of the funds acquired from
disarmament is contributed to the global disarmament and the rest be used by the
country undergoing disarmament;
b) This global disarmament fund will be used for furthering the SDGs in countries
with a HDI<0.6;

8) Recommends all member states go towards SDGs in the following ways using the funds
which have opened up from disarmament:
i) Goal 1: Investing in poverty reduction programs with the funds redirected;

ii) Goal 2: Investing in food security and the development of the agriculture
sector, and encouraging innovation in the agricultural sector;

iii) Goal 3 : Investing in healthcare infrastructure and subsidized health

programs;

iv) Goal 4: Investing in the education sector, may or may not include free
primary and secondary education;

v) Goal 6: Investing in sanitary systems and plumbing in a country, ensuring;

vi) Goal 7: Investing in a resilient and renewable energy ecosystem which

prioritizes sustainability as a measure to combat the climate crisis;
 vii) Goal 8: Investing in the country’s labor workforce and economic stimulus
packages which further economic development, also introduce strategies
to offset potential losses in the arms industry;

viii) Goal 9: Investing in infrastructure, like airports, ports, highways, etc to

further the economic growth of the countries which do not have these
provisions wishing to develop them;

ix) Goal 12: Responsibly manufacturing arms, and ensuring that

decommissioned weapons are used for scraps, also ensuring that when the
weapons produced reach the end of their life, that they are recycled or
destroyed and not accumulated;
x) Goal 13: Ensuring that disarmament is sustainable and will not contribute
to the ongoing climate crisis, being cognizant of carbon emissions, and
striving towards a carbon neutral disarmament;
xi) Goal 14: Ensuring that there is reduction of waste and water pollution by
military camps near seas to ensure there is no possible threat to the marine
ecosystem, also condemning oceanic warfare that is harmful to marine
ecosystems;
xii) Goal 15: Striving towards a sustainable future by mindful disposal of
disarmed weapons ensuring that they do not harm the ecosystems in which
they are used, also being mindful of the environmental impact of weapons
of mass destruction;

9) Proposes the UNSC create an international disarmament oversight body which has 2
organs, in accordance with rule 28 of the Security Council provisional rules of procedure:

a) A financial institution dedicated to the redirection of funds from disarmament,

and ensuring that they go to the goal specified;

b) A vigilance institution dedicated to collection of data from weapons

manufacturers and monitoring the rate of production of arms and creating metrics
for disarmament and quantifying the state of disarmament in the country;

c) Also oversees the country specific disarmament action plans;

d) Further Outlined in Annexure 1

10) Recommends that the member states honour the NPT and the Biological Weapons
Convention and the Arms Trade Treaty;

11) Further recommends the gradual proposed conversion of 40% of nuclear warheads for
nuclear reactors over a period of 15 years and taking a step towards cleaner energy;

12) Suggests the SSOD convene bi-annually, to discuss the progress made, the road ahead, and
the forthcomings of disarmament.

ANNEXURE 1:
The financial institution:
is comprised of 30 people
- 10 experts from the world bank
- 3 experts appointed by the director general
- 17 members appointed who have the expertise in the specific issue that the committee is
dealing with, for example experts in geopolitics and economics appointed by the country
undergoing disarmament
These committee heads oversee, discuss and deliberate and come to a consensus on how the
funds must be redirected;
These members will be unique to a country and will be inclusive (sex, gender, ethnicity,
nationality)

The Vigilance Committee:

Consists of an Anti-Corruption board comprising of 10 ex-judges or serving judges of the highest
court in their respective countries who oversee the special rapporteurs:

a) The Special Rapporteurs will be qualified United Nation personnel with special emphasis
on inclusivity and diversity, in gender, sex and nationality, who will be appointed by the
United Nations Security Council to their respective posts

b) The appointment process will be based on the assessments made by the United Nations
Security Council from their experience and knowledge in the study of SDGs and the
fields of disarmament

c) Implores member states to allocate resources and personnel to assist the Special
Rapporteurs in fulfilling their duties effectively

d) Further implores the Special Rapporteurs to collect reports from the member states at the
end of every month and submit them to the Vigilance Committee
e) The Special Rapporteurs will collect the information directly from individuals,
governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions, and other
stakeholders who hold relevant positions to their reports.