HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

153

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE UNITED NATIONS TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT IN HAWAII OF A CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH, WELFARE, EDUCATION, AND PEACE BY AND FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.

 

 

WHEREAS, the Millennium Young People's Congress held in Hawaii in October, 1999 demonstrated the value of a collective global vision by and for the children of the world, as well as the need for a forum for international discussion of issues facing all children and youth; and

WHEREAS, the World Youth Congress and representatives from the Kingdom of Morocco met in Hawaii in March 2003, demonstrating the collaboration that a Center can promote; and

WHEREAS, everyone recognizes that world peace is a major collaborative goal and that children and youth are the key to world peace, sustainability, and productivity in the next millennium; and

WHEREAS, the health, welfare, and education of children and families are part of the basic foundation of values shared globally that should be provided for all children and youth; and

WHEREAS, the populations of countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim are the largest and fastest growing segments of the world's population, with young people representing the largest percentage of those populations; and

WHEREAS, Hawaii's location in the middle of the Pacific Rim, between Asia and the Americas, and our diverse culture and many shared languages, provide an excellent strategic location for meetings and exchanges, as demonstrated by the Millennium Young People's Congress, to:

(1) Discuss issues and solutions for health, welfare, peace, and rights of children as a basic foundation for all children and youth; and

(2) Research pertinent issues and alternatives concerning children and youth and propose viable models for societal application and promotion of international peace and conflict resolution; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the Senate concurring, that the United Nations is respectfully requested to consider the establishment in Hawaii of a Center for the Advancement of Global Health, Welfare, Peace, and Education By and For Children, Youth, and Families of the World; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the United States and members of the United States Congress are urged to support the establishment of such a Center; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Matsunaga Peace Institute, the United Nations Association in Hawaii, the House Committee on International Affairs, and the Keiki Caucus are requested to convene an exploratory task force to develop such a proposal for consideration by the United Nations; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that assistance be sought from foundations and other nongovernmental organizations who might assist in funding the Center; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the World Youth Congress, which will be holding its third meeting in Glasgow, Scotland in August 2005, is urged to establish a Center dedicated to the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Secretary General of the United Nations, President of the United States, President of the United States Senate, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, President of the University of Hawaii, President of the East-West Center, President of the United Nations Association in Hawaii, members of Hawaii's congressional delegation, Director of the Matsunaga Peace Institute, President of the Hawaii State Senate, Speaker of the Hawaii State House of Representatives, Chairperson of the House Committee on International Affairs, and co-chairs of the Keiki Caucus of the Hawaii State Legislature.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Children & Youth; United Nations Center in Hawaii