DRAFT RESOLUTION 1.

Committee: United Nations Women

Topic: Discussing the bans on veils and headscarves across the world

Signatories: The Russian Federation, People's Republic of China , The French Republic,
Turkey, Iran, United States of America, Rwanda, United Kingdom, South Africa, Sweden,
Italy and Canada

The General Assembly,

Recalling United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, which emphasises on the
importance of female participation with respect to the resolution of post conflict problem and
negotiations, in addition to Article 36 of the Chinese constitution, United Nations Human
Rights Council Resolution 16/18 and Resolution 40/11 which acknowledge and promote the
right to freedom of religion or belief, including the right to manifest one's religion or belief in
teaching, practice, worship and observance,

Alarmed by the anti hijab stigmatisation following 9/11 caused by factors such as propaganda
through media and politics against muslims, the US patriot act of 2001 which provides
appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism post 9/11, in addition to the
banning of hijabs in three states of the United States of America, particularly Oregon,
Nebraska and Pennsylvania, and the fact that the United States of America had implemented
a ban on hijab within the US parliament since parliament since 1837 and have upheld it for
181 years,

Cognizant of the UN special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or beliefs, the UN committee

on the elimination of discrimination against women as well as UN-led initiatives such as the
Alliance of Civilizations and World Interfaith Harmony Week, and the significant role played
by them regarding the freedom of religion and beliefs,

Aware of the definitions of different types of veils and headscarves which include Hijab, a
cloth that covers the hair and neck, a niqab which covers the whole face except the eyes, a
burqa which covers the whole body and contains a mesh around the eyes for visibility, a
woman which is an adult female with XX chromosomes, feminism which primarily serves as
a white supremist movement to push western agendas,

Approving the principle of secularism as the which is the main ideology followed by the
alliance of both blocs,

Recognizing the need for a more nuanced approach ,that respects both cultural diversity and
human rights,

Fully believing that the approach taken by the People’s Republic of China, the Russian
Federation and the French Republic in veiling bans under highly specific conditions is based
on the principles of secularism, national security with respect to Article 2 of the UN charter,
and gender equality, which respects the country's commitment to the protection of individual
freedoms within the context of its national values, in addition to the fact that the international
community to learn from the French model in balancing the principles of secularism, gender
equality, and individual freedoms,

1. Calls for the formation of an ad-hoc committee with respect to article 7 (1) (h) of the
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court which shall proceed through the
following measures:
a. Conduct a formal discussion on the feasibility, legality and procedure of a trial
under the International Court of Justice for all states that have implemented a
ban on the hijab without subjective reasoning, in light of the aforementioned
article of the Rome Statute;
b. The final verdict of the discussion shall be legally binding, with states being
sent to trial under the ICJ if needed;
c. The ad-hoc committee shall be supported by and hence funded by the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and would be established in a
month following approval from the Secretary General of the United Nations;

2. Recommends the “AE” Framework which stands for “Active Empowerment” and
shall operate through the following measures:
a. Encouraging member states to implement educational programs through the:
 i. Promotion of cultural and religious understanding to dispel stereotypes
associated with veils and headscarves;
ii. Inclusion of information pertaining to the economic contributions of
women who choose to wear veils or headscarves in educational
curricula to foster tolerance and inclusivity;
b. Calls upon member states to enact or enforce legislation ensuring workplace
inclusivity and non-discrimination based on religious or cultural attire with
respect to Article 10 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW);
c. Recommends the establishment of employer guidelines by:
i. Promoting diversity and respecting religious choices, including the
right to wear veils or headscarves;
ii. Establishing frequent office information session pertaining to the
importance of respect religious or culturally influenced garments;
d. Encourages member states to develop and implement economic empowerment
programs and offer incentives such as:
i. Feasible loans;
ii. Microfinance schemes to low income women;
e. Calls for the creation of mentorship and skill-building initiatives which shall
aim:
i. To enhance economic opportunities for women facing cultural or
religious dress-related challenges;
f. Calls for the establishment of a fund to support economic initiatives that shall
aim to:
i. Benefit women affected by the ban on veils and headscarves with
fundings being provided under the Innovation Catalyst Fund, Banque
of France and the Russian Direct Investment Fund;
g. Further maintain transparency by annual reports to be on the progress made in
implementing the resolution's recommendations and the creation of a
dedicated UNW working group to monitor and assess the economic impact of
the ban on veils and headscarves worldwide;
h. Provide Cultural sensitivity and education by:
i. Promoting cultural sensitivity and religious understanding through
educational programs to reduce stereotypes associated with veils and
 headscarves through the inclusion of content in school curricula that
educates students about the difference between, and the cultural and
religious significance of veils and headscarves, and the establishment
of awareness campaigns to inform women, particularly in rural regions
about their rights under domestic and international law and promote
inclusivity;
i. Strengthen legislation prohibiting discrimination that are:
i. Based on religious or cultural attire, including the wearing of veils and
headscarves through the facilitation of interfaith dialogue in an effort
to promote the understanding and tolerance among different religious
and cultural groups, in addition to the inclusion of religious and
cultural leaders in discussions to foster collaboration and respect one
another;
j. Implement initiatives that empower women to make informed choices about
their attire, including wearing veils or headscarves by:
i. The creation of mentorship programs to support women affected by the
ban, promoting their active participation in social and cultural
activities;
ii. Supporting international cultural exchange programs to showcase the
diversity of cultural and religious practices;
iii. Establishing a cultural exchange fund to facilitate dialogue and
understanding among different societies;
k. The Framework is to be put into implementation two weeks following the
approval of the Secretary General;
l. Raise Public awareness campaigns that shall:
i. Challenge stereotypes and promote acceptance of diverse cultural and
religious practices by the use of media and social platforms to
disseminate positive stories and images related to the wearing of veils
and headscarves;
m. Thorough and transparent Mechanisms through frequent reports and meeting
every two months that shall:
i. Provide consistent and eligible reports on the progress made with
respect to the implementation of the recommendations proposed by the
resolution;
 ii. Consist of the creation of a dedicated UNW working group to monitor
and assess the social and cultural impact of the ban on veils and
headscarves worldwide, providing statistics, studies and journal with
respect to the aforementioned assessments;
iii. Be led by the process of a biennial review process to evaluate the
effectiveness of the resolution at hand and to make amendments as
needed based on evolving circumstances;

3. Expresses its appreciation for the Regulatory Framework for Journalists’ Reporting on
Terrorism and extremism to be forthwith be titled “RFJRTE” proposed by the People's
republic of China, wherein the regulatory framework outlines safeguarding national
security, public safety and social cohesion by regulating journalistic reporting on
terrorism and extremism whereas, under all limitations considered the act:
a. Provides clear definitions for key terms, including “terrorism,” “extremism,”
and “responsible reporting, which shall depend and be intrinsically aligned
within the normative framework of individual states complying to the
regulatory framework;
b. Restricts journalists from disseminating extremist propaganda through the
following measures which in it of itself might not be the sole prerogative of
the state employing the regulatory framework:
i. Limits the extent to the coverage of terrorist acts to prevent giving
terrorists undue attention and reduce the potential for copycat
incidents;
ii. Empowers state security agencies to monitor online and offline
platforms for extremist online and offline activities;
iii. Requires Internet service providers to block access to websites and
forums that host extremist content;
c. Preventing content that divides society and restricts reporting that may lead to
divisions based on ethnicities, religion, or political ideology;
d. Encourages journalists to align their reporting with truthful narratives and
policies, emphasising national unity;
e. Advises journalists to avoid sensationalised reporting that could incite fear or
panic;
 f. Promotes responsible reporting through fact checking and verification
measures, with journalistic reporting on terrorism and extremism, ensuring
alignment with state interests;
g. Requires journalists to seek clearance from state authorities for sensitive
reporting on national security matters;
h. Classifies polarised movements or dissident groups as extremist organisations,
justifying restrictions on reporting related to these groups;
i. Affirms commitment to international agreements and conventions that require
measures to combat terrorist and extremism, including censoring any material
that is deemed unconstitutional in its narrative, and for which the following
accountability shall ensue:
i. Enforcement and penalties, subject to state law at that time;
ii. Compliance and accountability, subject to the working of the state
authorities at the time;
iii. Monitoring and enforcement through the respective state appoi+nted
media council in compliance with the frameworks’ provisions,
penalties shall also be specified for journalists or media organisations
found in violation of the framework, including fines, suspension of
licences, and legal action;
j. Establishes a periodic review process to assess the effectiveness of the
framework and allows for amendments based on changing circumstances or
legal developments;

4. Considers the MDM framework of The French Republic to combat the problem of
media portraying muslim women in a negative light:
a. Media Literacy Initiative which shall:
i. Support media literacy programs that educate the public about the
impact of stereotypes on a person's mental health and the
psychological effect of these;
ii. Encourage critical thinking skills to help individuals question media
and the narrative of the propaganda behind them;
b. Diverse Representation which aims to implement:
i. Collaborations between media outlets and community organisations to
 ensure accurate representations of muslim women and the muslim
community in general;
c. The initiatives for this framework to be headed under UN Web and the
volunteers to oversee these initiatives to be taken from UN Volunteer
Program;

5. Affirms the creation of a ‘Fund Pool’ as proposed by The French Republic as a

funding mechanism for all operations specified in this document:
a. Devises the formation of the ‘Fund Pool’;
b. Notes that the following nations are encouraged to make voluntary
contributions to the ‘Fund Pool’:
i. The French Republic;
ii. The Russian Federation;
iii. The People’s Republic of China;
c. The ‘Fund Pool’ shall be open for donations;
d. This to work in accordance to the mandate of United Nation Human Rights
Council;
e. The transparency mechanisms of finances work through submission of report
to the United Nations Development Program;
f. The fund pool’s volunteers would come under UN Volunteers and they would
be used to help provide the proper reports to the United Nations;
g. The funding process to be spearheaded by the Banque De France and the
Initiative Catalyst Fund, who would overlook the accountability and the
correct usage of funds to go to under-developed muslim women to help them
prosper;

6. Authorises the “Truth-Seeking Balls” Framework which ordains the formation of an

investigative panel of researchers to monitor the East Turkestan Islamic Movement
alongside Uyghur activity to undercover the realism of its terrorist activities under
Resolution 1390 and the escalation of international propaganda that inaccurately
reflects reality, while abiding by and establishing the following:
a. The principles provided by Article 51 of the Chinese constitution further
facilitated by Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter which would
essentially provide:
 i. An indirect affirmation of minimal foreign participation in the altering
of the results to ensure no bias, however states shall be free to
constitute funding for the operation, states shall be free to constitute
recommendations for personnel and states shall be free to constitute
predictions and general recommendations for the carrying out of this
operation;
b. The personnel involved in the research process of the framework are solely to
be Chinese and Russian, but recommendations from the United Nations and its
member states shall be entertained;
c. The Framework is to be put into implementation two weeks following the
approval of the Secretary General;
d. Preliminary funding is to be provided and regulated by:
i. China;
ii. Russia;
iii. France
iv. The UN Office on Internal Oversight Services;
e. The data collected by researchers is to be organised into analytics consistent
of:
i. Line Graphs;
ii. Bar Graphs;
iii. Tables;
f. The organised data is to be published to the international community under an
undefined period following the organisation of said data;

7. Endorses the establishment of the ‘DADDY’ Framework, where emphasis is laid

upon correcting the socio-economic problems caused by the banning of veils and
headscarves:
a. National Institute of Socio-economic research to be established, which shall
serve as the leading institution responsible for collecting, analysing, and
disseminating socio-economic data;
b. Launch the Innovation Catalyst Fund, which shall aim to support startups and
innovation projects in key sectors:
i. Funded through venture capital investments, government grants, and
corporate partnerships;
 ii. It shall aim to provide seed funding, mentorship, and access to
incubation facilities;
iii. Establish the TechHub Initiative, which shall in essence serve as a
network of innovation hubs and technology parks;
c. Would be funded by the previously mentioned Innovation Catalyst Fund, and
the Initiative would offer subsidised rents, research grants, and access to state
of the art facilities;

8. Confirms the ‘West-Side’ umbrella framework, which aims to conduct comprehensive

analyses of the geopolitical implications of the Hijab Ban world-wide, by examining
the historical, cultural, and political contexts surrounding the wearing of hijabs:
a. Establish the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Task Force which
would implement programs to empower women and girls, irrespective of
religious backgrounds:
i. Shall be focusing on improving access to education, healthcare, and
economic opportunities for women and girls in communities affected
by hijab bans;
ii. The task force advocates for gender equality and women's rights
through legislative reforms, capacity-building initiatives, and
awareness-raising campaigns;
b. Introduce the Cultural Sensitivity and Diversity Training Program which
would lead to revised emphasis on the importance of respectful
communication, intercultural understanding, and conflict resolution skills in
multicultural societies:
i. Would develop educational curricula and training modules for
policymakers, law enforcement agencies, and community leaders;
ii. It shall promote cultural sensitivity, diversity awareness, and religious
tolerance through workshops, seminars, and interactive learning
sessions;
c. Introduce the Legal protections and Safeguards Alliance, which would
advocate for the enactment of laws protecting religious attire and cultural
practices:
i. It shall establish Legal accountability mechanisms, such as the
Religious Attire Protection Commission;
 ii. Would be an independent body tasked with ensuring the enforcement
of laws protecting religious attire and cultural practices, including the
right to wear the hijab;
iii. It shall possess the authority to investigate complaints of
discrimination based on religious beliefs, conduct hearings, and issue
rulings on cases related to religious attire;
iv. Would be collaborating with law enforcement agencies and judicial
authorities to provide training on religious diversity and sensitivity,
thereby promoting greater understanding and respect for religious
freedoms within society;
d. Suggest the implementation of the Youth Peacebuilding and Conflict
Resolution Network, which would empower youth as agents of peace and
reconciliation through leadership training, capacity-building workshops, and
community engagement activities:
i. Shall be providing platforms for young people to express their views,
aspirations, and concerns regarding religious freedom;
ii. Youth-led;

9. Reaffirms the APE framework proposed by The French Republic to tackle the geo
political problems faced by muslim women which shall operate through the following
measures:
a. Awareness which includes the setting up of comprehensive educational
programs which increases understanding of Islam therefore destroying
stereotypes;
b. Promoting a more diverse representations within the decision making
positions to allow Muslim women to be given a proper panel to speak out for
their rights;
c. The framework will work under the UN Crisis Relief which will help oversee
the emergency helpline as proposed above in our framework;

10. Deplores the implementation of a Media and Information Integrity Task Group, which
aims to employ advanced monitoring tools and analytics platforms to track media
narratives, social media trends, and online forums:
 a. It shall comprise of a multidisciplinary team of experts in various fields
including:
i. Media Analysis;
ii. Cybersecurity Specialists;
iii. Strategic Communicators;
b. Cyber Security specialists shall monitor digital platforms for signs of
malicious activities, such as hacking attempts, coordinated disinformation
efforts, and online propaganda;
c. The Task group shall be collaborating closely with government agencies,
intelligence services, and law enforcement authorities to share information,
coordinate responses, and address emerging threats effectively;
d. It shall aim to leverage traditional media channels, social media platforms, and
digital outreach strategies to amplify its messaging and engage with audiences
effectively;

11. Welcomes the National Gender Policy (NGP) and the Economic Empowerment
Policy (EEP) proposed by Rwanda which shall work through the following measures:
a. Having a comprehensive national Gender Policy that addresses gender
equality and women's empowerment across different sectors,emphasising
equal opportunities in education employment and participation in decision
making;
b. The introduction of programs to enhance economic opportunities for women,
including access to credit , entrepreneurship training, and support for female
led businesses;

12. Solemnly Affirms the ICC Framework proposed by The French Republic, which in
essence tackles the problem of discrimination against muslim women:
a. Initiatives for building trust between law enforcement agencies and the
different muslim communities and a panel talk to be established for them to
speak up about their problems faced within their communities;
b. Collaborating internationally to advocating for women's rights and
emphasising the importance of empowering muslim women and ensuring their
inclusion in their decisions relating to minorities;
 c. Developing and promoting the emergency protocols and helplines that
considers the unique need of muslim women helping them to be safe and
giving them proper protection;
d. The funding for this framework would work under the fund pool proposed by
us within this document;
e. This framework would work in accordance to UNW;

13. Accepts the MAN U Framework, which includes comprehensive solutions on the
Islamophobia conducted against women around the world:
a. It includes the Justice Guardians Coalition, which would aim to establish legal
clinics and hotlines to offer immediate support and guidance to Muslim
Women facing Islamophobic incidents and discrimination;
b. Would be establishing dedicated research centres and partnerships with
academic institutions and NGOs to conduct comprehensive studies on the
various manifestations of Islamophobia targeting women;
c. Will be creating safe spaces, support groups, and peer mentoring programs for
Muslim Women facing Islamophobic incidents and discrimination;

14. Expresses its hope for all of the aforementioned frameworks to be followed with
respect to international law and legislature, remaining actively seized on the matter at
hand.