Library Conference Resolutions

Sub-Saharan Africa Politics and Government

 By Juan Jimenez

The people of Sub-Saharan Africa have suffered through a plethora of different issues where it is through civil war, poor living conditions, poor infrastructure, and disease. These are all issues that can be attributed toward the leaders of their respective countries in this region. These weak leaders were put in power from the age of decolonization where the ancestors of the countries that make up today’s modern day U.N have carelessly appointed leaders during the time of the decolonization.  The region has suffered from decisive leadership. Rival tribes and militias, civil war being a constant factor within this region since even before the 21^st century. Diseases such as AIDS being a death sentence in this region, where as people in developed countries can live full lives with these issues.  Debts racking up to be sky-high world record breaking numbers, in these countries, and what has the government done? Little to nothing, this money that the government is receiving from other countries is going no-where except for the pockets of the government employees in self-evaluated raises, and this shows that the government cares more about maintaining power and their self-satisfaction then the wellbeing of their own people. This region is in a desperate cry for help, and with NGO’s doing all they can, this is unfortunately not enough. The issue does not recede with only one conflict, but with many conflicts. There is hope within this region with countries such as Nigeria having a 90% literacy rate, these people have the potential to live well lives and it is the duty of the U.N to help these people.

Economy in South Asia

by Brian dela Fuente

In the world that we live in today there are so many possible business opportunities that are literally just waiting to happen. However they can be unethical at times and it becomes nothing more than modern slavery with some of the wages these people are paid.In Bangladesh they 38 dollars a month and we know that even teens can make double that in a day in America. I had viewed a documentary called the “Hidden Face of Globalization”. I had seen women in their teens working 20-hour shifts, subjected to verbal and physical abuse by their employers and forced to work, as they are the only source of income for their family. However the UN with the ILO has become involved in how these places are ran with things such as skill development, and training. The Alliance of Bangladesh Worker Safety has been working with 26 companies like Wal-Mart. Although outsourcing may not be the most ethical thing in the world it helps each country economically. India has doubled their GDP (Gross Domestic Product), which shows progress for their future jumping from 600 billion in 2006 to 1870 billion in 2014. I just hope that one day each person make an honest living life most Americans do each day and I believe that one day it will become a reality as long as we have organization like the ILO on our side.

The Enviorment of East Asia

In East Asia, the environment is dreadful some may even consider it frightening. Climate change has been a growing concern. These concerns include air pollution, water pollution, desertification and erosion. With the growing economy and industries it seems as if the environment is becoming more and more damaged.

Access to clean air is more than essential for a human being health. Smog is air pollution that reduces visibility. This mixture of smoke and fog is caused by the burning of coal. In China, about 75% of its energy is dependent on coal. South Korea and Japan’s environmental issues are mainly caused by China’s rapid economic growth. Japan’s Water Pollution Control law and Basic Pollution Control Law were aimed to control water and air pollution. Korean government started to take an initiative to fix the environmental issues. North Korea invited Americans to Pyongyang to talk about the restoration of food. Thousands of Koreans had to eat grass and tree bark to survive. Air pollution in North Korea is moderated because of its reliance on electricity rather than fossil fuels.

The Clinton Foundation are conserving and re-growing trees, investing in large scale solar program and installing technologies that help reduce carbon emission. Japan announces the concept “Cool Earth” and sets a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the year 2050. China has installed hydro, wind and solar power plus the forest stocks have increased 2 billion cubic meters. According to a World Bank report, China has contributed 58% of all the energy saved globally.