HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

206

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE UNITED NATIONS TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT IN HAWAII OF A CENTER FOR THE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES OF THE UNITED STATES, ASIA, AND THE PACIFIC AND REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR the CENTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

 

 

WHEREAS, the Millennium Young People's Congress held in Hawaii in October 1999, demonstrated the value of a collective global vision by and for the children of the world, as well as the need for a forum for international discussion of issues facing all children and youth; and

WHEREAS, the World Youth Congress and Representatives from Morocco met in Hawaii in March 2003, demonstrating the collaboration that a Center can promote; and

WHEREAS, world peace being a major collaborative goal, children and youth are the key to world peace, sustainability, and productivity in the next millennium; and

WHEREAS, the health, welfare, and education of children and families are part of the basic foundation of values shared globally that should be provided for all children and youth; and

WHEREAS, the populations of countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim are the largest and fastest growing segment of the world's population, with young people representing the largest percentage of those populations; and

WHEREAS, Hawaii's location in the middle of the Pacific Rim, between Asia and the Americas, and our diverse culture and many shared languages, provide an excellent strategic location for meetings and exchanges, as demonstrated by the Millennium Young People's Congress, to:

(1) Discuss the health, welfare, and rights of children as a basic foundation for all children and youth; and

(2) Research pertinent issues and alternatives concerning children and youth and propose viable models for societal application;

now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2003, the Senate concurring, that the United Nations is respectfully requested to consider the establishment in Hawaii of a Center for the Health, Welfare, and Education of Children, Youth, and Families of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific (Center); and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the United States and members of the United States Congress are urged to support the establishment of the Center; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House and Senate Committees on Health, the House Committee on International Affairs, and the Keiki Caucus are requested to convene an exploratory task force to develop such a proposal for consideration by the United Nations; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that assistance be sought from foundations and other nongovernmental organizations who might assist in funding the Center; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the World Youth Congress, which meets in August 2003 in Morocco, is urged to establish a Center; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Secretary General of the United Nations, President of the United States, President of the United States Senate, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, President of the University of Hawaii, President of the East-West Center, President of the United

Nations Association in Hawaii, members of Hawaii's congressional delegation, Director of Peace Child International, Chairpersons of the House and Senate Committees on Health, Chairperson of the House Committee on International Affairs, and members of the Keiki Caucus.

Report Title:

Children & Youth; United Nations Center in Hawaii