SUBJECT OF RESOLUTION: Persistant Organic Pollutants

SUBMITTED TO: Economic, Humanitarian and Environment Committees 3, 4 and 5

SUBMITTED BY: New Zealand

NOTICING that Persistant Organic Polutants (POPs), which by definition are resistant to the natural break-down process, are being poured into the ocean and will continue to pollute our environment,

FULLY AWARE that these chemicals are man-made, long-lived and extremely stable, and

NOTING WITH REGRET that the United States produces the majority of POPs,

SUGGESTS that a scientific commission be established to devise a strategic plan for storage and space disposal of all POPs;

RECOMMENDS that nations with companies who have produced the POPs be financially responsible for the safe storage of POPs until space disposal is available;

REQUESTS that nations with POP companies allow UN supervision and monitoring of POP safe storage; and

FURTHER REQUESTS that countries mandate a moratorium on new POP production until a safe disposal plan is devised and available.