Listeneisse UN Interests

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Policy Interests

The Kingdom of Listeneisse has taken stands on a range of issues, mostly revolving around international security, global disarmament, and arms control. It has also participated in discussions of such diverse topics as wilderness conservation, alternative energy sources, and data media formats.

Chemical Weapons

• Chemical Weapons Ban - Authored proposed UN Resolution to replace the repealed UN Resolution "Ban Chemical Weapons." -- Status: DRAFT.

• From the work done alongside Ausserland, Listeneisse drafted and submitted a resolution for Chemical Weapons Management). -- Status: Not approved by UN Delegates.

• Actively campaigned against the repeal of banned chemical weapons. This led to both ideological partnership and political differences with Ausserland, a nation within the region of the City of Ankh Morpork (CAM), which wished for the repeal of the Ban Chemical Weapons resolution, hoping to provide a replacement of greater clarity.

Ecology

• Zoological-Botanical Society - Proposed an international natural biological sciences programme for the United Nations.

Alternative Energy

• Listeneisse supports sustainable resource management and renewable energy, but wishes to balance sustainable, renewable energy sources with continued economic development.

Family Law

• Repeal "Definition of Marriage" - The Kingdom believes there should be a stronger definition of family, delineating what constitutes a valid marriage or not. It recognizes marriages and family structure, and related laws and religious practices, vary greatly between nations, so it wants to ensure whatever is offered in replacement is precise, and careful to not offend the sensibilities of different cultures. An initial draft replacement Definition of Marriage was offered, but could use more formal review.

National Sovereignty

• 'National Sovereignty Organization (NSO) is a group of UN NationStates that believe that the UN should allow nations certain rights to be determined within their own jurisdiction, rather than have 'one size fits all' legislation which often ignores local cultural characteristics and pragmatic necessities. The Kingdom is somewhat on both sides of the fence in terms of sovereignty, understanding that in many cases one needs to bend to the will of the world body's politics, and in other cases fighting vociferously against what it sees as bad policy.

UN Committees

It is also beginning to participate in, or is interestedly monitoring the activities of UN Committees, including,

• United Nations Association, which seeks to promote the goals and activities of the UN (UN Association (UNA) Forum). Listeneisse recently became a member (05 Sep 2005). A gala opening of the UNA-Listeneisse chapter house is occurring presently.

• International Red Cross Organization, which seeks to partner with the United Nations in providing medical services, disaster relief, and other humanitarian aid around the world (IRCO Forum).

• UN Committee on Illicit Arms Trafficking, which deals with international control of small arms and munitions (UN Committee on Illicit Arms Trafficking Forum). For the annual conference, a paper was prepared: Demobilization of Army Reserves: A Case Study, to be delivered by Sir Walter Baldrich, KOTHG.

• The Pretenama Panel (TPP), which deals with cases of genocide (The Pretenama Panel Forum)

UN Missions

• Listeniesse Offers Humanitarian Aid in response to the refugee crisis in the IDU and Mikitivity's call for Relief Supplies Needed in American Federalist - Our Venerable Mother Mary Elaine Sarrasinte of the Order of Grey Nuns sent dozens of nuns throughout the affected states in the IDU to undertake relief work.Additional humanitarian relief workers from the White Monks and Grail Templars have also reached the affected regions. Now hundreds of relief workers are busy in many nations, including the latest incident in Pagemaster. (Of particular interest to IDU and UN IRCO members.)