Forum: Human Rights Council

Topic: The Effect of War on Mental Health and the Right of Education of Future
Generations.

Main submitter: China

Co-submitters: Saudi Arabia, Russia, Yemen, Canada, France, Afghanistan, Australia,

Human Rights Council,

Aware that During war, people can be exposed to many different traumatic events. That
raises the chances of developing mental health problems like post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression and poorer life outcomes as adults,

Seeking that education plays a major role in maintaining peace, tranquility and
understanding between nation, as well as it plays a major role in the prevention of future
conflicts,

Alarmed by Children in conflict-affected countries are 30% less likely to complete

Acknowledging the significant and enduring effects of armed wars on communities,

Encouraging countries to share their experiences and learn from each other in order to
better support the mental health and education of future generations affected by war,

1. Calls upon all countries apply to safeguard educational infrastructure during war
and armed conflicts for schools, universities and learning centers, to protect these
institutes for ensuring the education of all upcoming generations,
a. Schools and Universities will be established to become safe zones during
armed conflicts,
 i. Educational institutions will be able to continue operating during
wars and armed conflicts as it provides children with a type of
needed stability and routine during a war,
ii. These safe zones are not to be harmed in any way,
b. The use of substitutional educational methods such as online learning,
c. Schools and Universities can collaborate with national security forces to
protect these institutes;
2. Urges all state members to establish mental health programs to raise awareness
and preventing mental illness,
a. All citizens and workers must be aware of this issue to be able to resolve it,
i. Workers like health care professionals and soldiers will be provided
with training to be able to identify the metal issue, the reason and
how to cure it,
ii. Must raise awareness of the potential consequences of what wars
and armed conflicts may cause,
iii. Train teachers to handle the challenges of teaching in conflict zones,
including trauma-sensitive education,
b. Placing lessons about mental health in schools that would fit the students
ages, and preparing teachers,
i. Require finding help from outside groups to train teachers,
ii. Will require books that fit their culture,
c. Facilitating Mental Health Awareness Campaigns,
i. Urges member states to allocate funds for mental health awareness
campaigns, aiming to reduce stigma and increase understanding of
mental health issues in communities affected by conflict,
ii. mental health services that are integrated in general health care,
typically in general hospitals and through task-sharing with non-
specialist care providers in primary health care,
d. governments should develop, execute and constantly update a National
Mental Health Strategy,
i. Directs a specific mental health issue that was affected due to war,
ii. Provides psychosocial support, trauma-informed care and advising
administrations;
3. Calls the expansion of healthcare, both physical and mental, programs within
Member States for child and youth refugees from conflict-affected areas, who are
more vulnerable to the “Six Graves Violations”,
a. Encourages the implementation of those programs along with mental health
education in the educational system to prevent future problems,
b. Encourage member states to collaborate with the WHO to provide
healthcare initiatives for children and youth currently in conflict-affected
areas, including, but not limited to,
i. Psychological evaluations and treatment for trauma-based disorders,
ii. Treatment for physical injuries,
iii. Assistance with disabilities resulting from conflict,
c. As stated in article 50 of the Geneva convention, the occupying power must
facilitate the proper working of all institutions devoted to the care and
education of children,
i. This can be done with the cooperation of the national and local
authorities in order to fully assure the proper working of the
institutions,
ii. These institutions should remain on operating during a conflict since
it is beneficial to the children,
d. Condemns those who do not abide by the article 50 of the Geneva
convention and suggests their sanctioning on grounds of genocidal acts
determined by the ICJ;
4. Calls for the development of an NGO named “The CRSBF” overseen and
controlled by the UN and its bodies (UNICEF-WHO) that provide aid to the
initiatives that help children regarding mental health,
a. Invites donors, member states, and international financial institutions to
provide more funding and technical support to initiatives that help children
and young people affected by conflict with their mental health and
educational requirements,
b. Urges international financial institutions to support the provision of
scholarships and learning materials for children and young people impacted
by conflict, facilitating their access to quality education despite challenging
circumstances,
c. Suggests that the World Health Organization (WHO) provides more up-to-
date research on PTSD and other mental health issues afflicting conflict-
affected children so the scope of mental health issues can be better
understood and treated,
d. Proposes that the UNICEF to work with Member States and local foreign,
populations for comprehensive multilingual training of refugees and
displaced conflict-affected children,
e. Requests that “The CRSBF '' provide training to parents, teachers and
guardians of any sort on how to deal with the safety and wellbeing of the
mental health of children during a conflict.