[Res.] Resolution Establishment of the Pacifica Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation

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Dear Colleagues,

as we have not met any opposition to our amendment I move to vote on the following form of the resolution (we have corrected our amendment in Sec. C, Subsec. 1, let. e) with " knowledge part of humanity"):

World Forum

RES 19 (2024)

Emblem of the World Forum

Assembly of the World Forum

Distr.: General

29 June 2023

Resolution 19 adopted by the Assembly on 01 February 2024

Resolution Establishment of the Pacifica Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation

Protection of Human Heritage

Section A — Purpose

To protect specific landmarks & knowledge that are important to the human cultural, historical, or scientific heritage, we hereby establish the International Council for the Preservation of Human Heritage (the “ICHPP”).

Section B — Definitions

  1. A Human Heritage Tradition (HHT) is defined as knowledge about any topic of significance to humanity’s culture at large under the threat of extinction that are protected by ICHPP that are considered (global) cultural heritage of outstanding value to humanity.

  2. A Human Heritage Landmark (HHL) is defined as a landmark or area that has cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance that are protected by ICHPP that are considered cultural or natural heritage around the world of outstanding value to humanity.

  3. Lost knowledge is defined as any knowledge about any topic of significance to humanity at large that has since been lost.

  4. Lost knowledge is defined as any knowledge about any topic of significance to humanity at large under the threat of extinction.

Section C — Functionality

  1. The ICPHH shall:
    a) be an international organisation under the Committee for Science and Education featuring the voluntary membership of states within the World Forum,
    b) select such HHL’s & HHT’s that are deemed to be of outstanding common interest of humanity, nominated by its members and confirmed by a simple majority vote,
    c) suggest laws and treaties to protect HHL’s & HHT’s, and
    d) provide support to states to preserve HHL’s & HHT’s.
    e) The ICHPP operates autonomously to host & organise projects preserving & developing world wide lost & threatened knowledge of humanity at large through both direct & indirect methods.

  2. The ICHPP shall be headed by a director-general who shall be elected by a simple majority vote in the Committee for Science and Education.

  3. The Director-General shall serve for a term of six months.

  4. The Committee for Science and Education shall decide by a simple majority vote where headquarters of the ICHPP shall be located.

Jan Saats
Speaker of the World Forum, Ambassador for the Republic of Eflad

OOC: I added the title after forgetting it!
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