The General Assembly's primary mission is to improve the world, one resolution at a time. It does so through the collective action and in accordance with the collective will of World Assembly members.

Such efforts should not come at the undue expense of national sovereignty. If anything, upholding and protecting members' sovereignty is one of the purest goals this body can aspire to.

Therefore, the General Assembly hereby recognizes World Assembly member nations to be competent to manage their own affairs, and to possess sovereignty over matters within their jurisdiction unless ceded, including:

1. Authority over internal affairs, such as promulgating and enforcing internal policies.

2. Free engagement in external affairs, including entry into international agreements and association with regional and other supranational units.

In order to better uphold national sovereignty, the General Assembly hereby declares the following to be obligations of the World Assembly to its member nations in executing its responsibilities and functions under World Assembly law:

1. The World Assembly must afford its member nations a presumption of regularity; it must assume its member nations act in good faith and properly execute their obligations under World Assembly law absent clear evidence otherwise.

2. In promulgating policy or resolving ambiguity that affects a given member nation, the World Assembly must extend due deference to the interests and reasonable interpretation of that member.

3. The World Assembly may not impose undue or impractical burdens on its member nations.

4. In exercising authority within a member nation's jurisdiction, the World Assembly must, where appropriate and practical, interface with the member's government rather than commandeering internal government processes or sub-jurisdictions.

Additionally, the General Assembly urges:

1. Member nations to collaborate in good faith on issues of a cross-border or borderless nature, such as public health, environmental policy, and trade.

2. This body's legislative efforts to focus on issues of international character or relevance.

While member nations can and do cede their sovereignty through their participation in the World Assembly, national sovereignty remains a bedrock principle of this body. Member nations should have discretion in how they exercise and cede their sovereignty, and this body should aim to preserve it where practical.

The World Assembly—

Recognizing the increasing threat to global agriculture posed by climate change, deforestation, and conflict,

Alarmed that overreliance on limited varieties of agricultural crops increases vulnerability to disease, pests, and continued changes to the environment,

Recalling previous efforts to safeguard global food networks,

Noting the new absence of a dedicated, sustainable, and scientifically managed seed preservation framework,

Affirming the importance of preserving agricultural biodiversity for both present and future generations as a necessity for life,

Hereby—

1. Establishes the International Seed Preservation Initiative (ISPI) as an independent, nationless body operating under the authority of, and funded by, the World Assembly, tasked with the collection, organization, preservation, and protection of agricultural seed diversity;

2. Mandates that the ISPI:

a. Maintain secure, climate-controlled seed storage facilities;
b. Develop redundant storage systems across multiple geographic regions to prevent catastrophic loss;
c. Prioritize the preservation of staple, cultivated crops, regionally significant plant species, and endangered flora;
d. Maintain records sufficient to ensure that distributed genetic material is used in accordance with this resolution;

3. Encourages all member nations to voluntarily contribute seeds, particularly those unique to their ecosystems or agricultural traditions;

4. Affirms that all contributed genetic material remains the sovereign property of the originating nation;

5. Provides that contributed genetic material shall not be patented, claimed as exclusive intellectual property, or commercially exploited in any way without the originating nation's consent, and may be used solely for preservation, research, and humanitarian restoration purposes;

6. The ISPI may temporarily suspend access to preserved genetic material for nations found to have knowingly violated Article 5 until such violations have been remedied.

7. Authorizes the ISPI to distribute preserved seeds at no cost to nations experiencing agricultural collapse due to disaster, conflict, or environmental crisis, in a manner that respects regional agricultural practices and ecological compatibility;

8. Prohibits the monopolization or restriction of access to preserved seed resources in ways that would undermine global food security;

9. Encourages international cooperation in agricultural research, including the development of resilient crop strains, while respecting ethical and ecological considerations;

10. Directs the ISPI to publish regular reports on the state of global agricultural biodiversity and risks to food systems.