Education For All
Overview
Education For All was the shortest resolution ever to pass, with only 15 words and 69 characters. Free Education was only one character longer. Both resolutions were eventually repealed on the grounds that there were several other and more detailed resolutions that addressed this basic topic.
Resolution Text
Category: | Social Justice | Strength: | Significant | Proposed By: | Otnemem |
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Description:
To give every child under the age of 16 the right to a free education
- Votes For: 4,515
- Votes Against: 1,081
- Implemented: Wed Jan 8 2003
- Repealed: Tue Mar 1 2005
Gameplay Imapcts
This resolution and the Free Education resolution are both misclassified, but both resolutions date back to a period when the UN proposal queue was not regularly screened by the moderators. The resolution called upon nations to recognize the right children have to be education, but did not include a social mandate that this education be provided at government expense. The Human Right category would be more appropriate than the Social Justic category. The Free Education resolution, which followed this resolution, calls upon nations to provide a social service, namely a free education. This would be an example of a Social Justice type of proposal, but the resolution was misclassified as a Human Rights proposal. Neither resolution should be used as a guide to appropriate categories nor as an example of how to structure a proposal.