Re: [MAPC-discuss] draft city resolution
Title
Re: [MAPC-discuss] draft city resolution
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born-digital
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email
Date Entered
2001-10-30
September 11 Email: Body
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A RESOLUTION regarding the urgent need to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan, including Afghan refugees in surrounding countries.
SPONSORS: [Alders names here.]
WHEREAS, a disastrous humanitarian crisis is underway, with an estimated 7.5 million people in Afghanistan facing critical food shortage or outright starvation this winter; and
WHEREAS, 70 percent of these people are women and children, and the UN estimates 400,000 children under five will likely die this year, an increase of over 30 percent from last year; and
WHEREAS, food aid shipments have been disrupted because of U.S bombing in Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, the aid agencies active in the region, including the Nobel laureate Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam International and the World Food Program have stated that the U.S. food
drops can not meet the increasing and urgent need for assistance; and
WHEREAS, Madison now participates directly and indirectly in U.S. military efforts through many channels, including the federal taxes its citizens pay, and through its citizens' participation in the armed forces; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council are appalled at the mass starvation that will result from these actions to which they are a party if the situation is not speedily addressed; and
WHEREAS, The Mayor and Common Council deplore the dishonor such an outcome would be for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Common Council urge a resolution to the situation that minimizes loss of life; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT humanitarian concerns must now be a top priority for U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, especially as there exists a narrow window of opportunity for supplying food to the region's population before winter makes this difficult or impossible; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Afghanistan's neighbors should immediately reopen their borders to allow for the safe passage of refugees, and the U.S. and other members of the international community must be prepared to contribute to the economic costs incurred by the flight of desperate Afghan civilians; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States must actively support the work of various agencies to deliver assistance in Afghanistan, particularly through overland truck convoys, and support safe humanitarian access to affected populations, in partnership with humanitarian agencies in quantities sufficient to alleviate a large scale humanitarian catastrophe; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States should contribute to efforts by the international community to provide long-term, sustainable reconstruction and development assistance for the people of Afghanistan, including efforts to protect the basic human rights of women and children; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States should support democratic processes in Afghanistan leading to a government which represents all its people, including women; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the people of Madison, in solidarity with the international community and in their capacity as citizens of the United States, will consider the Government of the United States responsible for both the direct consequences of its military actions in Afghanistan and for the results of its indifference to the priority of humanitarian concerns in Afghanistan and the surrounding region.
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A RESOLUTION regarding the urgent need to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan, including Afghan refugees in surrounding countries.
SPONSORS: [Alders names here.]
WHEREAS, a disastrous humanitarian crisis is underway, with an estimated 7.5 million people in Afghanistan facing critical food shortage or outright starvation this winter; and
WHEREAS, 70 percent of these people are women and children, and the UN estimates 400,000 children under five will likely die this year, an increase of over 30 percent from last year; and
WHEREAS, food aid shipments have been disrupted because of U.S bombing in Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, the aid agencies active in the region, including the Nobel laureate Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam International and the World Food Program have stated that the U.S. food
drops can not meet the increasing and urgent need for assistance; and
WHEREAS, Madison now participates directly and indirectly in U.S. military efforts through many channels, including the federal taxes its citizens pay, and through its citizens' participation in the armed forces; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council are appalled at the mass starvation that will result from these actions to which they are a party if the situation is not speedily addressed; and
WHEREAS, The Mayor and Common Council deplore the dishonor such an outcome would be for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Common Council urge a resolution to the situation that minimizes loss of life; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT humanitarian concerns must now be a top priority for U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, especially as there exists a narrow window of opportunity for supplying food to the region's population before winter makes this difficult or impossible; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Afghanistan's neighbors should immediately reopen their borders to allow for the safe passage of refugees, and the U.S. and other members of the international community must be prepared to contribute to the economic costs incurred by the flight of desperate Afghan civilians; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States must actively support the work of various agencies to deliver assistance in Afghanistan, particularly through overland truck convoys, and support safe humanitarian access to affected populations, in partnership with humanitarian agencies in quantities sufficient to alleviate a large scale humanitarian catastrophe; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States should contribute to efforts by the international community to provide long-term, sustainable reconstruction and development assistance for the people of Afghanistan, including efforts to protect the basic human rights of women and children; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the United States should support democratic processes in Afghanistan leading to a government which represents all its people, including women; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the people of Madison, in solidarity with the international community and in their capacity as citizens of the United States, will consider the Government of the United States responsible for both the direct consequences of its military actions in Afghanistan and for the results of its indifference to the priority of humanitarian concerns in Afghanistan and the surrounding region.
September 11 Email: Date
Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:29 PM
September 11 Email: Subject
Re: [MAPC-discuss] draft city resolution
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“Re: [MAPC-discuss] draft city resolution,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed May 9, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/1048.