Context: This was the resolution for the second agenda that was written by me for the conference referenced in papers 2 & 5.
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Resolution To Curb The Popularization Of Vapes Amongst Young Adults
Committee Name: United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime
Topic: Popularization Of Vapes Amongst
Young Adults
Sponsors: The Dominion Of Canada, The Commonwealth of Australia
Signatories: The Swiss Confederation, Ukraine, Federal Republic of Brazil, The
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, The Republic of Colombia, The United States
of America, The Kingdom of Denmark, The Federal Republic of Germany, The
Republic of Italy, The Republic of Finland, Japan, The Republic of India
The United
Nations Office On Drugs And Crime,
Noting with regret the recent spike in the popularity of vaping which has slowly (yet
steadily) taken over the youth of the current generation and woven itself into
the very fabric of the identities of millions of youngsters around the globe
today which has been accentuated the pitiful implementation of
tobacco-controlling laws including resolutions 77/24 and 56/1 (which has been
minimally effective in controlling the sale of tobacco) which has not reduced
the usage of tobacco but has (to the dismay of parents, lawmakers, and
governments alike) increased the usage of tobacco (and many other substances) over
a short span of time to attract not only people trying to break of from tobacco,
but also youngsters who are non-smokers,
Alarmed by the disinterest (and in some cases, the active participation) of the
international community in the allowance of the exportation and importation of vapes
and other related products (such as vape juices, flavours, and atomizers) by
countries due to the economic benefits and growth that the vaping industry provides
the country with or due to the terror regimes that rule the country which
thrive on illicitly-gained wealth with dealings in illegal substances like
vapes, which are a direct violation on tobacco-controlling resolutions 77/24,
56/1, 49/17, 52/18, 53/16, and 53/12,
Deeply concerned about the lack of (and the lack of implementation of) regulations that
limit the powers of privatized vaping industries and also, the lack of demands
from external regulatory bodies who should imperatively investigate essential
documents and access information which pertains to the amount of chemicals (especially
the amount of nicotine) within the vapes, the amount of flavours that are
available in the market, the manufacturing procedures which are used to make
these flavours, and the potential health risks associated with vaping,
Further deploring the actions of certain countries who take advantage the economic
surplus and who perform actions such as ‘encouraging’ newspapers to conceal
sensitive information pertaining to the dangers of vaping, run aggressive
advertising campaigns in order to edge markets in the competitive vaping market
and shrouding shady dealings with doctors in order to bribe them to conceal
studies pertaining to the health risks associated with the types of chemicals
that are present in vape-pods whilst let vaping companies sponsor magnanimous
sporting events which are direct violations to the official policies that are
implemented by many countries along with the WHO,
Alarmed by the growing evidence of
the adverse health effects of vaping, including but not limited to respiratory
illnesses, cardiovascular problems, and addiction to nicotine and other harmful
substances, the aggressive marketing tactics employed by the vaping industry,
targeting young adults through social media, advertising, and flavored
products, which glamorizes and normalizes vaping, and (most importantly), stressing
the prevention of the initiation of vaping among young adults and reducing its
prevalence by implementing comprehensive and evidence-based strategies,
1.
Calls upon all players in the various vaping industries,
including governmental agencies, major companies involved in the production of
vape-related products (such as atomizers, vape juices, and flavours), and
advertisers promulgating the spread of vaping to adhere by the following
guidelines:
a)
Strengthen legislative and regulatory measures using
the following measures:
1) Enact and enforce comprehensive and evidence-based laws
and regulations to restrict the sale, marketing, and distribution of vaping
products to young adults,
2) Ban the advertising and promotion of vaping products,
including online platforms and social media, targeting young adults,
3) Introduce and implement plain packaging and prominent
health warnings on vaping products, emphasizing their harmful effects and
addictive nature,
4) Regulate and control the availability and accessibility
of flavored vaping products, which are particularly appealing to young adults,
b)
Increase the amount of awareness through campaigns that
target the detrimental effect of vaping using the following measures:
1)
Developing
and implementing evidence-based educational programs in schools and colleges to
educate young adults about the risks associated with vaping,
2)
Promoting
cessation programs and resources to help young adults quit vaping and providing
adequate support for addiction treatment services,
3)
Collaborating
with international organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO)
and UNODC, to exchange best practices and develop effective communication
strategies,
c)
Encourages member states to closely observe the
following recommendations:
1) Encourage
member states to enhance research and data collection efforts on vaping amongst
young adults,
2) Allocate resources to scientific researchers to assist
them in their studies on vaping to further educate youth on the long-term
health effects of vaping and its impact on young adults,
3) Collecting and analyzing data on the prevalence,
patterns, and factors influencing vaping among young adults to inform
evidence-based policies and interventions using the help of necessary
technologies like mathematically modelling addictions amongst age groups using
artificial intelligence and/or data science,
d) Encourages member
states to strengthen international cooperation and coordination to solve vaping
in the following ways:
1) Sharing best practices, experiences, and information on
effective policies and interventions through platforms such as UNODC and the
WHO,
2) Assisting developing countries in building capacity to
implement comprehensive tobacco control measures and address the challenges
posed by vaping,
3) Mobilizing financial resources, technical assistance,
and support from relevant international organizations to facilitate the
implementation of comprehensive strategies,
e) Requests for
the formation of a specialised task-force committee presided over by the UNODC,
with the following objectives in mind:
1) Collecting and disseminating information on emerging
trends, challenges, and best practices related to vaping among young adults,
2) Providing technical assistance and capacity-building
support to member states in developing and implementing evidence-based policies
and interventions,
3) Collaborating with relevant stakeholders to solve the
issue holistically so that all parties can agree upon one solution to resolve
the crisis of the explosion in growth figures pertaining to vaping;
2.
Requests all major companies involved in the production of vape-related products
(such as atomizers, vape juices, and flavours) and governments to keep in mind
certain regulations that prevents the explosion in the popularity of vapes
amongst young adults using the following measures:
a) Increase
efforts to sideline the spread of vaping using the following guidelines:
1) Calling for
the reduction of aggressive advertising campaigns by major vaping industries
who are determined to latch onto to the youth of today to abide a strict set of
measures in targeting young adults and teenagers, which includes:
a) Banning the
allowance of advertising companies who host vaping companies to be published
within teenage magazines, websites, and popular landmarks along with the
banning of vaping companies of hosting and sponsorships of major events such as
the Fete De La Musique, the Olympics, and F1 Grand Prix,
b) Restricting
content that explicitly encourages (or even portrays vaping as a glamorous act)
to be censored by relevant authorities in the interests of youngsters within
the state, or in the very least, editing such movies in order to delete scenes
that portray vaping as an affair that allures youngsters all around the world,
2)
Reaching out to young people with prevention and
quitting educational policies and programs such as:
a)
Government-sponsored rehabilitation schemes which
helps young adults and teenagers who are caught up with the addictions of
vaping free of charge,
b)
Offering services round the clock which can help
teenagers who struggle with the mental and physical repercussions of vaping
(such as suicidal/violent urges) in order to preserve their lives from being
taken away permanently,
c)
Introducing a new scheme promulgated jointly by the
governments of Australia and Canada to instate a new type of rehabilitation
methodology which is to be globally used within the form of a mobile
application (which is termed as #SaveLifesFromVape) which ensues the following
propositions:
a)
Instituting the application as an anonymous cooperation
which is intended to cater to individual cases which require more amounts of
consideration and care than mass-producing medical assistance (which might work
better in some cases) which is to be modelled as after the Alcoholics Anonymous
(AA) within the United States of America,
b)
Cater to an international audience, with all parties
involved in the production and the smooth functioning of the application and
the services rendered by the application, with the parties involved in the
application including:
1)
Major vaping companies such as Juul,
2)
Governments and governmental agencies related to drugs
and crime,
3)
The UNODC,
4)
Various private individuals such as Trevor Noah and Silento
who have been outspoken in their stance against vaping,
5)
Major organisations who have been vociferous in their
stances against vaping such as Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes (PAVe),
c)
Publish major and comprehensive studies into the
findings of the scientific community about the contents of the constituents
parts of vapes such as vape juices, specifically pertaining to the following
components:
1)
Clinically testing vape juice samples in order to
determine:
a)
The amount of nicotine that is present within the vape
juice samples,
b)
The number and identities of chemicals that are
present within the vape juice samples, which includes:
1)
Carcinogens,
2)
Glycerol compounds,
3)
Various oxides,
4)
And, menthol,
c)
The number of synthetic flavourings which have been
added to such vape juices,
2)
Clinically testing the health effects of vaping,
especially including habitual vapers such as:
a)
The addictive properties of vaping and the repercussions
that follow when addicts are trying to withdraw from these substances,
b)
Their potential effects on various parts of the body
such as:
1)
Addictions inflicted by vaping on the brain,
2)
Irritation and blurry vision in the case of eyes,
3)
Irritation, increased coughing, and airway resistance
in the case of the respiratory system,
4)
Increased heart rate, chest pain, and increased blood
pressure in the case of the heart,
5)
And, vomiting and pain relating to the stomach,
3.
Encourages member states to use pertinent
technologies and enhance capacity-building efforts in preventing the
popularization of vapes among young adults which includes the usages of
technologies such as:
1)
Mobile
applications – These technologies should be used for purposes like:
a)
Educating
people in rural areas who are not knowledgeable about vaping so that they can
report any scents of wrongdoings which are in a direct violation to the
recommendations listed previously in the draft resolution,
b)
Allowing
people who want to anonymously report wrongdoings within vaping companies which
have committed magnanimous crimes in order to cover up some inconspicuous
details about the types of products they have launched/will launch which are to
be from reliable sources (in order to not make the vaping issue into
bi-partisan issues, with the East accusing the West of being the highest
consumers of vapes, whilst the West condemns the East of being the biggest
producer of vapes) such as whistle-blowers or former workers of these companies
who have confessed to having witnessed crimes on the factory floor to cover up
their identity so that they can proclaim the evils of the trade whilst being
protected from external dangers,
c)
Providing
easily accessible documents and details to the general populus to order to
obtain:
1)
Knowledge
of the type of chemicals present in clinically tested vape juice samples,
2)
And, knowledge
of the numerous health effects of vaping, especially including habitual vapers,
along with the potent side effects of regular vaping,
2)
Crowdsourcing
platforms – These technologies should be used for purposes like:
a)
Collecting
vast amounts of data in order for policymakers to:
1)
Make
informed decisions about what courses of action to take when faced with
particular scenarios such as cases wherein light has been shed on vape juice
constituents and has been revealed to have what people suspected the most but
did not state due to the lack of clinical and circumstantial evidence,
2)
Be
informed of cases of violation in vaping rules which have been set by the draft
resolution from previous operative clauses from the furthermost regions of
governance and jurisdiction of national and state governments, along with the
necessary intervention of international bodies,
3)
Rate the
popularity and the acceptance rate of decisions taken by these organisations by
the people, thus involving the people in the process of decision making and
reducing the chances of corruption within the organisation,
4)
Listen to
the concerns of the people and act according to those requests and demands to
insure accountability on the part of the vaping companies towards the people,
b)
Educating
people who are unaware of vaping scandals within their inhabitable areas and
teaching them on how to report these instances,
c)
Be
informed of the people’s general stance on such issues (like vaping) vis-à-vis
the distrust that the company has gained due to its track records of violations
to human health via the usage of mass surveys and questionnaires in order to
mine the truth about general impressions of vaping and its constituent
companies,
3)
Data-science
and AI related tools – These technologies should be used for purposes such as:
a)
Data-science:
This technology should be used for purposes such as:
1)
Data
mining: This technology should be used for purposes such as:
a)
Auditing to
monitor when vaping industries violate the rules of conduct set for them, identify
red flags that could give away major crimes being committed on the sly, and
detect patterns of collusion and false information in order to cover up major
under-ground occurrences that vaping companies (which are run by syndicates)
prefer to not be known about by the general populus,
b)
Detecting and
responding to fraudulent occurrences, which includes the cherry-picking of data
sets and administrative procedures in order for the vaping industry to present
a clean chit before the world,
2)
Big Data:
This technology should be used for purposes such as:
a)
Inculcating
a better understanding of crime patterns and resolving such issues by observing
data patterns across the world in crimes committed by the vaping sector,
3)
Forensic
Tools: These tools should be used for purposes such as:
a)
Handling data velocities
that involve real-time analyses of transactions between vaping industries and
potential secondary parties who could be involved in fraud,
b)
Introducing risk-scoring
algorithms which seek to flag or stop potentially destructive forms of
vape juice and other such materials,
c)
And use predictive
modelling and anomaly detection to nip the growth of the vaping sector within
the youth of today within organisations at the bud,
4)
ICT
related tools – These technologies should be used for purposes such as:
1)
Whistleblowing
tools: These technologies should be used for purposes such as:
a) Crowdsourcing wrongdoings by officials within privatized vaping industries by using
platforms which enable people to report (anonymously) the wrongdoings of
these companies,
b) Supporting criminal prosecutions, while
sometimes also leading to strong actions (such as hefty fines, bans or prison
sentences on accused individuals) against corrupt elites and oligarchs who seek
to covertly operate in order to hide belying facts about their products,
2) E-governance and
digital services: These technologies should be used for
purposes like:
a) Automating processes which reduces opportunities to misuse
discretionary powers,
b) Reducing direct contact points between
vaping officials and modern-day youth.
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