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The Principality of Vapid.
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Vote AGAINST General Assembly Resolution "Civilian Air Compact"
Resolution Analysis
Overview
This resolution seeks to provide protections for Civilian Aircraft in light of a repeal of a prior resolution, GA#342 Civilian Aircraft Accord. These protections include tracking, requirements for communications, aircraft employee training, and warnings to potential passengers.
Recommendation
While this resolution is well-intentioned, it falls short in a few areas. Firstly, the resolution fails to define what a 'conflict zone' is. Indeed, many nations may have demilitarized zones that are entirely safe for aircraft to fly over but would in this case have burdensome regulations placed on them, or may have zones that may house some kind of civil conflict that does not endanger aircraft.
Furthermore, it is concerning that the civilian pilot alone has jurisdiction over what should happen to the aircraft if it comes into contact with combatants. Civilian pilots are not trained in negotiations, and it is unreasonable to expect them to carry this skillset. Finally, the resolution requires nations fund a rescue fleet, ignoring the fact that (1) not all nations have the technological capabilities to aid aircraft in case of distress, and (2) that many nations may not be wholly unable to fund such a fleet, but would be significantly burdened by doing so.
For these reasons, we recommend a vote AGAINST Civilian Air Compact.
This IFV Recommendation was written by 
Vapid in collaboration with the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs.
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