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  • This house believes that climate activists in vulnerable Philippine coastal and island communities (e.g., in Caramoan, Siargao, and the Lapu-Lapu Island) should prioritize evacuation and relocation efforts (e.g., securing climate refugee pathways, relocating communities and species, and preserving traditional fishing rights) over local adaptation strategies (e.g., constructing sea walls, land elevation, or lobbying for international climate policy reforms).

    Visayas Intervarsity 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-09

  • This house would recognise moral necessity as a mitigating factor in sentencing individuals guilty of criminal acts carried out in response to adverse institutional action (using fake identities to protect undocumented refugees, damaging infrastructure used for resource extraction on indigenous lands, hacking digital infrastructure of exploitative pharma companies, etc.)

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Open Semifinals · 2025-07-26

  • The council supports the tightening of border controls by Schengen Area member states.

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    The Schengen Borders Code (SBC) allows Member States to temporarily reintroduce border controls at internal borders in the event of a serious threat to public policy or internal security. The reintroduction of border controls at internal borders should be applied in exceptional situations with due regard to the principle of proportionality: the level of tightening should be proportional to the threat faced. Recently, Germany tightened its border controls, including against fellow residents of the Schengen Area, in the eastern and southern parts.

    Lomba Debat Bahasa Indonesia 2024 · Round 4 · 2025-07-10

  • That the Mariel boatlift was in the interest of the Castro Government

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    The Mariel boatlift was a mass migration of about 125,000 Cubans to the U.S. between April and October 1980. It began after Cuba allowed citizens to leave following an asylum crisis at the Peruvian embassy. The exodus was organised by Cuban Americans with Fidel Castro’s approval and ended by US–Cuba agreement.

    UNSW Pre-Australs 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-21

  • This house believes that Egypt should accept all refugees fleeing from Gaza

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    In early 2025, President Donald Trump proposed a plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, threatening it with scaling back financial assistance from the USA if it refuses to accept the refugees. Egypt has remained cautious about accepting, while continuing to provide humanitarian aid.

    Guangzhou United Asian Debating Championships 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-06-17

  • This house believes that the U.S should pay Panama significant per-capita subsidies for detaining and repatriating migrants within the Darién Gap

    Infoslide

    The Darién Gap is a 60-mile stretch of dense rainforest that connects Central and South America. It constitutes a crossing that takes days to traverse across challenging terrain, and is used by migrants who are seeking to travel to the U.S from Colombia and other South American states. Over the last five years, the Darién Gap has gone from a little-used crossing considered impossible, to one used by over 500K migrants annually.

    Taiwan WSDC 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-05-31

  • This house supports regional-led solutions over international intervention in the Horn of Africa.

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    The Horn of Africa, a region in East Africa comprising Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, holds significant geopolitical importance due to its location near the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Despite its rich cultural heritage, the region has recently faced a series of severe challenges such as armed conflict that have led to widespread instability and humanitarian crises. Moreover, economic hardship, driven by conflict, poor infrastructure, and global shocks, continues to plague the region, while large-scale migration and displacement remain persistent issues as people flee both violence and climate-related disasters.

    49th Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship · College Quarterfinals · 2025-04-26

  • This House Would convert

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    You are a successful orthodox Jewish professional in 15th century Spain who is given an ultimatum by the Inquisitors - renounce your faith and convert to Catholicism, or flee the country with only the goods you can fit on a wagon.

    Imperial Online Open 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-04-19

  • This house, as the UN, would support the Arab Summit's reconstruction plan in Gaza

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    Following Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians in Egypt and Jordan, the Arab states convened an emergency summit in Cairo on March 4, 2025. The summit proposed a reconstruction plan that aims to restore Gaza while preventing the displacement of Palestinians. It is estimated to cost $53 billion with a phased approach that includes rebuilding infrastructure, restoring essential services, and establishing a transitional governance structure to reunite Gaza and the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority (PA). Israel and the United States have rejected the proposal while both Hamas and the PA have accepted the plan, although disagreements persist over the future of Hamas and the role of the Qassam Brigades in Gaza.

    Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-05

  • This house believes that it is in the interests of Venezuela to accept the Venezuelian refugees in exchange for eradicating the Sanctions placed by the USA

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    Venezuela faces a deep crisis of political turmoil, economic collapse, and humanitarian suffering under President Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian rule. Hyperinflation, shortages, and declining public services have driven mass protests, international condemnation, and a refugee exodus. U.S. sanctions targeting the regime's human rights abuses and corruption aim to restore democracy but have worsened the economic crisis, impacting ordinary citizens Amid this, the USA administration plans to deport Venezuelan refugees who entered the U.S. illegally, reversing a previous policy that halted deportations due to severed diplomatic ties with Caracas. While citing a repatriation agreement with Maduro's regime, details remain unclear, raising concerns about the safety of deported individuals. This shift highlights significant humanitarian and regional challenges

    Ashoka University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Open Semifinals · 2025-03-21

  • Assuming the feasibility of transportation of humans to the new world, This house would only transport those who have been adhering to eco-friendly practices/guidelines to the new world.

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    The year is 5067. The world's population has increased by 60% compared to 2020 data. Earth is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable due to climate degradation and overpopulation. A world government has discovered a habitable planet in a distant galaxy.

    Kampala Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-02-23