Full Text of SR0595 94th General Assembly
SR0595 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Good health is essential to every citizen of the | 3 |
| world and access to
the highest standards of health information | 4 |
| and services is necessary to
improve
public health; and
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| WHEREAS, The World Health Organization (WHO) set forth in | 6 |
| the first chapter
of
its charter the objective of attaining the | 7 |
| highest possible level of health for
all the people of the | 8 |
| world; and
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| WHEREAS, The Republic of China's achievements in the field | 10 |
| of health are
substantial, including one of the highest life | 11 |
| expectancy levels in Asia,
maternal and infant mortality rates | 12 |
| comparable to those of western countries,
the eradication of | 13 |
| such infectious diseases as cholera, smallpox and the
plague, | 14 |
| and the first to eradicate polio and provide children with | 15 |
| hepatitis B
vaccinations; and
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| WHEREAS, There is an emerging disease that threatens a | 17 |
| pandemic of unprecedented proportions; avian influenza is the | 18 |
| link between a non-traditional threat and security that | 19 |
| requires us to place human lives at the center of discourse; | 20 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, In recent years the Republic of China has | 22 |
| expressed a willingness
to
assist financially and technically | 23 |
| in international health activities supported
by the World | 24 |
| Health Organization; and
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| WHEREAS, Direct, unobstructed participation in | 26 |
| international health forums
and
programs is essential to limit | 27 |
| the spread of various infectious diseases and
improve world | 28 |
| health; and
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| WHEREAS, Taiwan's participation in the World Health |
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| Organization could bring
many benefits to the state of health | 2 |
| not only in Taiwan, but also regionally
and globally; and
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| WHEREAS, The United States, in the 1994 Taiwan Policy | 4 |
| review, declared its
intention to support Taiwan's | 5 |
| participation in appropriate international
organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, The United States Centers for Disease Control and | 7 |
| Prevention and
its
Taiwanese counterpart have enjoyed close | 8 |
| collaboration on a wide range of
public
health issues; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois continues to acknowledge and appreciate | 10 |
| its important
economic, educational, and cultural ties with | 11 |
| Taiwan recognized through the
establishment of sister-state | 12 |
| relations with Taiwan since 1992; therefore, be
it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we support Taiwan's | 15 |
| admission as an observer to the World Health Organization and | 16 |
| express the belief that the Republic of China (Taiwan) should | 17 |
| be permitted to participate in a meaningful and appropriate way | 18 |
| in the World Health Organization, especially in light of the | 19 |
| emerging threat in Southeast Asia of avian influenza; and be it | 20 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent | 22 |
| to World Health
Organization.
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