BY: Lara Tokar
The session began with the chairs announcing that there is a competition for those who chose the question on the climate induced migration. They will have the chance to send in their resolutions to be debated in the actual UN! Then, lobbying in groups of 7-8 began at exactly 9.30 am. The delegates needed to combine their resolutions and decide on a submitter and a co-submitter who would do speeches to present their final resolution.
Right after the coffee break at 11.30 the opening ceremony began where a speech about global warming and how our generation needs to take immediate action took place.
Upon returning the room at 12.25 and the roll call was complete, the delegates continued lobbying.
Later on, the chair of GA2 came in and a video about the competition was shown.
A problem with the microphone occurred and so everyone had to cover their ears for a little while. The chair of GA2 had to leave.
It was 1.48 pm and everything was in order, chairs were going around the room checking on everything and answering questions.
After the second coffee break, the President of the GA rushed into the room to see most of the house dancing to ‘We’re All in This Together’ from High School Musical as punishment for being late.
At exactly 4.30 a guest speaker, Emilia Strovolidou who is the public info officer in the UNHCR Office in Cyprus, came to highlight the global situation in terms of climate induced migration. She particularly emphasised that the delegates had to remember that there are people behind the figures.
An hour later, after the fruitful discussion with the speaker is concluded, the first debate began about the role of LGBTQI+ individuals in the military as the delegate of Mexico took the floor to read the first resolution.
At 5.45pm the time for the first debate elapsed and hence it was time for time against.
At exactly 6pm the first debate ended with sadly the resolution not being passed.
The first day ended with everyone excited for the next!
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