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  • For health care emergencies requiring collective action (e.g. pandemics, pollution-related illness, etc.), This house would grant the WHO the ability to implement international laws that override sovereign laws

    Infoslide

    The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. Its mission is to promote health, respond to global health emergencies, and address major health challenges. The WHO provides guidelines, research, and technical support to help countries strengthen their health systems. Currently, the WHO has no enforcement powers and relies on countries voluntarily following its recommendations.

    Birmingham Pro-Am 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-01-25

  • This house supports the Fire Camp program

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    California's Fire Camp program allows prisoners to work as firefighters for wages of about $10.00 USD per day. This is one of the highest paid jobs in the American prison labour system. Participants are allowed to earn time off their sentences based on their participation (sentences are generally reduced by two days for every one day worked) and prisoners with a history of escape or sexual crime are not allowed to participate. There are currently about 1000 Fire Camp participants fighting the wildfires in Los Angeles.

    North American Debating Championships 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-01-18

  • This house believes that North American cities with declining populations should embrace a policy of "de-growth" (e.g. repurposing unused infrastructure for other uses, converting unused parking lots to parks) rather than trying to encourage growth (e.g. offering tax breaks to businesses that move to the city)

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    Detroit was one of the most populous cities in the US in 1950, with a population of 1.8 million and a strong manufacturing sector. Over the subsequent decades, as manufacturing jobs moved offshore or were automated, the population of Detroit shrank significantly. As of 2020, it had a population of only about 600,000.

    North American Debating Championships 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-01-18

  • This house regrets the invitation to Taliban representatives to attend the UN Climate Convention

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    The Taliban insurgent group had used military force to take over Republic of Afghanistan in August 2021. The international community condemns the institutionalised system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls done by the current regime. Almost all of the countries around the world does not recognize them as the entity of government. Recently, it was published in the Global Climate Risk Index that Afghanistan are ranked 6th as most effected by climate change and among the least prepared to face it. Last year, Azerbajian as the host nation issued an invite to a delegation from Afghanistan to attend the 29th Climate Conference of Parties (COP).

    Intertext Asian Parliament Debate Open 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-01-18

  • This house believes that corporations' focus on ESG has done more harm than good to the environment.

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    ESG refers to a set of criteria used to evaluate a company's commitment to sustainable and ethical practices. It is increasingly used by investors, stakeholders, and corporations to assess a company’s impact on the world and its long-term sustainability. Key Components of ESG: Environmental: Includes a company's efforts to reduce carbon emissions, manage waste, conserve natural resources, and address climate change. Social: Covers a company’s relationships with employees, customers, suppliers, and communities. Governance: Relates to internal policies.

    Intertext Asian Parliament Debate Open 2025 · Novice Semi-Finals · 2025-01-18

  • This house prefers a world where the PNRI was mandated to heavily prioritize Nuclear Energy Development

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    The Philippine Nuclear Research Institution is the sole government agency under DOST mandated to promote, advance, and regulate safe and peaceful applications of nuclear science in the Philippines since 1958. This involves providing facilities and services for the following fields of research: Nuclear Physics, Food and Agriculture, Health and Medicine, Materials Science, and Nuclear Energy.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · High School Quarterfinals · 2025-01-17

  • This House as the environmental movement would support the use of extremist tactics

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    <div>Extremist tactics includes the destruction of property and large-scale civil disobedience i.e blocking roads and buildings</div><div><br></div>

    English College Open 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-01-17

  • This house supports the development of genetic engineering

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    Genetic engineering (also called genetic modification) is a process that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of an organism. This may involve changing a single base pair, deleting a region of DNA or adding a new segment of DNA. For example, genetic engineering may involve adding a gene from one species to an organism from a different species to produce a desired trait. Used in research and industry, genetic engineering has been applied to the production of cancer therapies, brewing yeasts, genetically modified plants and livestock, and more. Currently, genetic engineering is being worked on by scientists in order to be applied on humans in the womb.

    English College Open 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-01-17

  • The parliament (of Bangladesh) will impose higher taxes on industries destructive to life and nature (such as the shipbreaking industry and others) compared to the existing tax system.

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    The appeal of Bangladesh to external powers is significant for investment in cheap labor and industries that are destructive to life and nature.

    ৪র্থ হাজী মুহম্মদ মুহসীন স্মারক আন্তঃ ক্লাব জাতীয় বিতর্ক প্রতিযোগিতা ২০২৪ · Round 1 · 2025-01-09

  • This parliament (a Western right-wing political party) will glorify 'eco-fascism' instead of the conventional right-wing environmental political position.

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    Eco-fascism is an ideology that holds the belief that domestic and global immigration, along with overpopulation, are more responsible for environmental degradation than increased industrialization. On the other hand, conventional right-wing politics often view climate change as a myth and dismiss the need for investment in the climate sector.

    ৪র্থ হাজী মুহম্মদ মুহসীন স্মারক আন্তঃ ক্লাব জাতীয় বিতর্ক প্রতিযোগিতা ২০২৪ · Semi Final · 2025-01-09

  • This House Prefers the citizen welfare standard to the consumer welfare standard

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    The consumer welfare standard is a legal doctrine that states that business conduct and mergers and acquisitions are only anti-competitive and should be prevented when they harm consumers (e.g., by raising prices, lowering quality, reducing innovation, etc.). In contrast, the citizen welfare standard is a legal doctrine that states business conduct and mergers and acquisitions are to be evaluated on consumer and non-economic outcomes (e.g., privacy, environment, democracy, etc).

    Panama World Universities Debating Championships 2025 · Round 7 · 2024-12-27

  • A. This house, as the environmental movement, would refuse funding from companies engaged in greenwashing.

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    A. Greenwashing is when a company or organization promotes itself as more environmentally friendly than it is, often through marketing or branding, in order to attract consumers who prioritize sustainability.

    Cambodia Debate League Open S3 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-12-21