General Assembly Resolution #52 “Food Welfare Act” (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Noting that, while GA#52 had the good intentions of ensuring that nobody need die of famine, that does not compensate for its inadequate handling of this exact same issue,
Concerned that GA#52 merely requires the International Food Welfare Organization to distribute “food rations to the people of nations undergoing severe economic depression, famine, or conflict which causes a shortage of food” without also requiring them to be culturally sensitive, nutritious, or even free from outside poisons,
Angered that GA#52 declares that where “a compelling governmental interest exists to protect the health and welfare of the people, the right of governments to seize food to supply to victims of such crises is granted, so long as such seizure is not detrimental to the larger population,” effectively allowing states to steal food from private entities - such as businesses, charities, and middle-class individuals - without regards to any nutritional or other assistance they may have received from abroad, and in particular while demanding the pre-existence of such a “compelling government interest” as will almost inevitably arise during such crises,
Baffled by the target resolution’s insistence that a singular World Assembly Seedbank be created to store all manner of seeds “as volunteered by nations,” even though the danger that would be posed by its destruction would be immeasurably massive,
Convinced that aspiring to eliminate “protectionist practices… [with] the potential to severely harm international food trade” should not be a WA priority, given that protectionism helps developing economies to avoid being undercut by developed, industrialised countries, especially in niche agricultural areas, and
Concluding that GA#52’s micromanagement in all spheres of famine management - from agriculture to stockpiling to distribution - is massively detrimental to the people of all nations…
The General Assembly hereby repeals GA#52 “Food Welfare Act.”