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Resolution is at hand
Ever felt sure that a particular UN resolution must have sneaked
through when nobody was looking? (Although, now I think about it,
with regard to the first one this is actually true.) Well, now you
can do something about it! You can attempt to have a UN resolution
repealed.
If you visit the page of Past
UN Resolutions, you'll see they now have little "Repeal
this Resolution" links. These take you to a page where you can
propose that resolution be repealed (i.e. rolled back). Like any
other proposal, your nation can only do this if it's a UN member
and has at least two endorsements.
The process is then much like any other kind of proposal: it goes
into the general pool for UN Delegates to consider, and will only
reach the UN floor and be voted on by all member nations if it
gains enough Delegate approvals.
If a repeal is passed by the full UN, the original resolution is
stricken from the record and no longer binding on UN member nations.
In practical terms, this has an effect on UN member nations similar
to the original resolution, but in reverse and milder.
All current UN member nations will be affected by the repealing of
a resolution, whether they were members when the original was
passed or not. This may change in the future, if people seem
outraged enough by it, but for practical reasons--we have no record
of which nation was in the UN when any given resolution was
passed--this it how it works for now. Enjoy!