SCOTTISH GAZETTE
SECURITY COUNCIL
DAY 1
UN(SC)enes vs the MUNdane Reality
As the Press members walked into the committee bright-eyed, poised to reinvent the wheel, who could have warned them that their expectations were about to be shattered.
The Chair had to screech for decorum like HULK at regular intervals which proved ineffectual on the delegates whose impertinence would have made Joffrey look like a saint. Being the lone ones to have submitted a resolution, the Delegation of USA was as enthusiastic to present their resolution on the Kurdish Conflict as Donald Trump was to give his first Presidential Speech.
As the delegate of Syria made an excellent point, the President let go of his own gluttony and threw a goodie at him but it ended up hitting the delegate of Iraq causing all the Delegates to burst out in laughter!
As Turkey, France and China vehemently spoke against the resolution, the Delegation of USA frantically tried to defend itself.
They offended Turkey by questioning their presence in committee by implying that their Government was already in ‘ruins’. The Delegate of China also felt ‘insulted’ as USA said that China couldn’t manage their own affairs, hostilely stating that it was after all, a true fact! However, the fuming President corrected him by stating that it was not a fact as he said so!
Unfortunately for the Delegation of USA, their resolution was tabled making the Delegations of France, China and Uruguay sadistically jubilant. A new resolution on the issue of Mali was introduced by the Delegation of Chad but it did not have the support of Mali who gave a speech, making it clear that he would rather negotiate with terrorists than give his consent to this resolution. This comment was bound to create havoc in the committee, which it did!
DAY 1: MUNdane Reality wins.
DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Photographer- Salonee Kumar
Photographer- Vansh Gupta
-Ishani Sarkar and Shambhavi Sharama
TARGETING TRAUMA
The first day of SMUN17 took an enthusiastic turn as the 20-minute lobbying session was utilised by the delegates to its fullest. However, the eagerness of the delegates soon died down and was replaced by nervousness, evident on the faces of most newbies as the Expert Chair gave a not-so-brief, accurate summary on MUN procedure.
Much to the relief of the experienced MUNners, the motion to discuss resolution Alpha Q of Sierra Leonne, focusing on ‘Conflict Diamonds’ was passed, and thus began formal debate for the day. The powerful, rhetoric speeches of the Delegates of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leonne amongst other heated discussions and informative points, stole the show and earned unsynchronised drumming on permission from the chair for their enthusiastic participation. The delegate of USA hoped to earn a few brownie points by buttering up the members of the EB.
Committee was interrupted when the ex-Deputy Secretary General was coerced in, nostalgia and embarrassment clear on her face. The overflowing emotions and hugging, as though they were meeting after several hundred years,
caused the EB to urge the Secretariat to let committee proceed without any further distractions. As the day progressed, and the awkwardness and unfamiliarity vanished, committee became a lot more happening. The EB began unanimously targeting the Delegate of Sierra Leonne, who was barred for his tactics from both, committee and the hallways, and from the sound of his emotional speeches, deeply discouraged by the catchy one liners of the Chair.
While majority of the chits passed were on a serious note, a few of them contained bad puns and resulted in un-called humour. Although valid points were made by the delegates of Central African Republic, and Iraq among others, the delegate of the Syrian Arab Republic was the only one to receive a token of appreciation. The motion for entertainment passed towards the end of the day was a scene of delight for many of the delegates. The Chairs and the Secretariat for their efforts in the making of a splendid and memorable first day!
Photographer- Tuhina Upadhyay
Photographer- Tuhina Upadhyay
-Tanisha Agarwal and Aditi Shah
SPECIAL POLITICAL AND DECOLONISATION
COMMITTEE
The Crimean Crisis of Russia and Ukraine
The day began with the Delegate of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea who proposed that he should be made a part of Russia and provided the others with several reasons why. The Delegate of Russia supported his fellow delegate by saying that sufficient help had been provided by Crimea. However, this statement received much opposition from other delegates.
Discussion went on as delegates continued to put forward their views on the subject. The delegates had in a way emerged themselves into this riveting debate and just when we thought things couldn’t get any better, the President of the UNSC represented Cuba and spiced things up!
To the disappointment of the delegates of Ukraine and China, their resolution could not be passed. However, that did not stop the delegates of SPECPOL from putting their best food forward and having fruitful debate.
-Tista Bhattacharya
Distress in Paradise
The intense day started off with a warm welcome along with a chunk of rules and regulations stated by the President of SPECPOL. Within barely any time of the committee being in session, the Delegate of China with the help of his tactics successfully annoyed the President and was barred from the committee for few minutes!
The cold war between Russia and United Kingdom continues to exist in the real word, but at SMUN17 the tables have turned and the two rivals have now joined hands, to everyone’s surprise. The lack of debate in the committee caused the President of SPECPOL to distract himself by using gadgets otherwise not permitted on the school premises.
A certain Delegate of Cuba openly called the agenda “utter stupidity” causing the entire committee to erupt in murmurs and some to enthusiastically bang the table. It definitely seems like the first day ended with a bang, quite literally! And we can only wait and watch what this eventful committee has in store for us next!
-Janvi Jain
Photographer- Maryam Mozayan
Photographer- Maryam Mozayan
THE LEGAL COMITTEE
A ‘MUN’derful Start…….
Committee began with the Executive Board explaining the procedure, followed by a lobbying session. All the delegates, especially the first timers didn’t waste a second and got to work. However, the session was dominated by the Delegations of United States of America, Somalia, and People’s Republic of China. An hour into the working of committee, the Delegation of Italy introduced their resolution which urged the States to not let these crimes go unpunished. It was debated on by the use of ‘2 for, 2 against’ with Italy and Democratic Republic of Congo in favor of the resolution, and People’s Republic of China and the United States of America against. The endeavor of the countries against the resolution was successful as the resolution did not pass.
The Delegation of USA then introduced a resolution stating that the diplomats should not be allowed to misuse their authority.
And all of a sudden, Delegations which had been inactive until this point began shooting down clauses in the resolution. Eventually it was realized that this resolution was not ‘ghana’ work out and was retracted.
Not being happy with the progress of the committee, the Secretary General gave an empowering speech and urged the delegates to speak up and pull up their socks. To clear the tension in committee, a motion of entertainment was introduced where chits were read by the EB members leaving the committee in splits. The motion for entertainment was just getting started when all the delegates got together and sung songs that the Chairs could dance to. And it was without a doubt, the highlight of the day!
Photographer- Nikhil Wagle
Photographer- Sakshi Goel
-Rishima Shetty and Lisha Noronha
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
“A MYRIAD OF BELIEFS”
As the lobbying session began in the Economic and Social Council, a chorus of delegates voices filled the room, eager to convince the others of their beliefs, so they could get them into passing the resolution.
The agenda being discussed was “Combatting the Dependency of the World’s Economy on Oil.” The resolution posed by the Delegate of USA engendered not only a lot of support but also, nasty remarks from the others. Certain delegates submitted interesting amendments which received great appreciation and applause from the rest of the committee. The Moderator made a very memorable speech during this grand debate to pass the resolution posed, which brought about in the others a sense of admiration for him.
SMUN17 had many newcomers, who although did not participate much on the first day, would surely play an imperative role in the next two days. We can only hope for a second day filled with better debate and higher participation!
It Affects My Great Grandchildren
The first “twenty minutes” of lobbying were taken seriously. There was no selfie-taking or text messaging, and Candy Crush Saga was completely neglected. Despite this, committee had shown little progress by the first break, and even less excitement. Some delegates had been sincerely involved in the proceedings, while others took keen interest in the Chair’s authority to use swear words. Halfway through the session, the Secretary General called to table the resolution that the committee had been deliberating upon.
However, things turned around. Amendments and discussions were dropped, and the committee decided to vote. Russia and Saudi Arabia made loud cases against the resolution. The loudest case, however, came from the Moderator, who involved his great grandchildren, and the great grandchildren of all the delegates present, in a passionate argument for the resolution. Some say he threw Rabindranath Tagore in there, too. He wanted to make things great again.
What was the verdict after all the dramatic speeches? The resolution was not passed.
-Nia Talwalkar
-Farishta Anjirbag
Photographer- Aamishi Avarsekar
Photographer- Aamishi Avarsekar
CARTOONISTS
-Nicole Fernandes
-Aditi Chopra
DAY 2
SECURITY COUNCIL
Seriously.
The second session of the Security Council began by crushing all expectations of excitement. Everything was serious. The committee debated seriously on which delegation should be the first to receive the pen drive containing the resolution, the Chair seriously corrected spacing errors in the resolutions, and the Executive Board did some serious eating of the toffees at their table. It was seriously boring.
However, committee picked up, eventually. The President of DISEC appeared as the Delegate of ISIS to make a speech about how Mali’s resolution was a waste of space, and should be scrapped. The delegate of USA wanted to be part of everything (surprise surprise), and was eventually barred from committee. Despite the slow start, fortunately, the committee ended on a less “serious” note than when it started.
-Farishta Anjirbag
Photographer- Sakshi Goel
“SCRUTINY IN SC”
The second day of SMUN in the UNSC started off at an exhaustingly slow pace, but gradually picked up. The egregious state of Mali was going to be discussed today.
The Delegate of Turkey constantly raised his placard for several petty issues which earned glares from the Executive Board. In an interesting turn of events, the Deputy President of UNSC took on the role of the Delegate of Libya and engaged the rest in a stimulating debate. The Delegation of Mali’s resolution would have been passed if the Deputy President hadn’t cleverly pointed out that some clauses violated the mandate of the UNSC.
The heated debate kept the delegates glued to their seats. Although the newcomers hadn’t participated much on the first day, today, all of them made their points clearly and played a salient role in the debate.
-NIa Talwalkar
Photographer- Aamishi Avarsekar
DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
A Syria(s) Discussion!
The initial topic of discussion for the day was the resolution introduced by the delegate of Sierra Leone. An amendment to clauses nine and ten of the resolution was to be discussed jointly. The delegate of Sierra Leone believed that this amendment would bind the whole resolution together. However the guest delegate of Russia ‘Putin’ his point that this amendment would be invalid. Then a debate regarding the whole resolution took place. The delegate of Somalia favored the resolution stating that it would be able to solve the crisis but the Delegate of Iran found it faulty. However this resolution was eventually passed. The committee then focused on the resolution introduced by the delegate of Syria. The delegate of Syria stated that terrorism is a mindset which needed to be eradicated and hence felt this resolution was needed to be passed. Unfortunately, the delegate of Sierra Leone found it vague and redundant.
‘I feel personally attacked’
The session began with the Democratic Republic of Congo introducing the motion to begin formal debate and continue deliberation on the resolution. Sierra Leone put forward an amendment citing the reason that the present clause was rather vague. On seeing that no delegate was willing to speak against, the Deputy President took on the role of the Delegate of Nigeria and pointed out the mistakes of the proposed clause. The President and the guest Delegate of Saudi Arabia seconded these points, along with adding some of their own.
As the resolution was being debated on, the Delegate of Iran found the need to pass a nasty comment on the looks of the tyrannical Delegate of Sierra Leone, who caused considerable pain to the Executive Board. This resulted in the Delegate of Sierra Leone feel insulted and “personally attacked” as it was his own looks he most appreciated. After utter chaos being created in the committee, the resolution was finally passed. At the end of the day, as long as the committee didn’t fail, it was a productive day!
-Lisa Noronha
-Rishima Shetty
Photographer- Tuhina Upadhyay
Photographer- Tuhina Upadhyay
SPECIAL POLITICAL AND DECOLONISATION
COMMITTEE
A MUNdane MUN Day
Utter mayhem and overflowing enthusiasm caused by incoherent screaming, incessant talking and major confusion marked the beginning of the second day at SPECPOL.
After an unfruitful waste of time, two resolutions of the delegates of Ukraine and Pakistan were put up for discussion. The Expert Chair of DISEC, who was on a roll scrapped them both by pointing out major flaws. Now at a loss of topics to discuss, committee was given lobbying time. With the sudden turn of events, of committee being halted due to improper functioning of the computer, the delegate of China brought with him relief as he put forth his resolution on the Crimean Crisis. Finally, heated arguments began to take shape as delegates started questioning the tactics of the delegate of China and slaughtered the resolution as they made mincemeat of each other’s points.
Chocolates were awarded to the delegates of India, Pakistan and China for their manipulative speeches and intellectual points, and to Russia for an apparently excellent password to his laptop. While most people considered it a shame to be barred from committee once, the delegate of Djibouti seemed to find it a privilege and visited the hallway four times.
Filled with intellectual discussions, table tapping and verbal swordplay, the day was, all in all, ordinary, yet enjoyable thanks to the efforts of the Chair and the expertise of the Executive Board.
-Aditi Shah
A DAY DOMINATED BY DRAMA
The second day of MUN in the SPECPOL committee began on an informal note as the delegates chatted absentmindedly, clearly not in the mood for heated arguments and intellectual discussions. The delegate of Djibouti was barred from committee several times for his lousy and unacceptable behaviour and unnecessary gutsy moves. As the delegates chanted for a motion of entertainment, which was blatantly rejected, the leadership skills and the level of patience of the chairs was tested.
The expert chair of DISEC was in great form as he accurately pointed out minor flaws in the resolutions of Ukraine and Pakistan. Finally, after a wasteful few hours, formal debate began, starting with the resolution put forward by China. After a few minutes of orderly formal debate, things took a dramatic turn as the Secretary General of MUN stormed in. She firmly ordered the chair to stop committee as a notorious delegate had apparently fiddled with the computer which resulted in it completely shutting down. There was utter confusion. In spite of all this drama ,the delegates in the end were able to pull over a meaningful debate with eloquent speech and out-of-the-box facts. All in all, it was a MUNtastic day which resulted in helping each delegate grow as not just members of a MUN or as students but as future leaders.
-Tanisha Agarwal
Photographer- Vansh Gupta
Photographer- Vansh Gupta
THE LEGAL COMMITTEE
LEGAL - Stuck In A Loop(hole)
The committee began from where it left off on Day 1. Drowsiness took over the entire LEGAL committee, causing the delegations of Palestine to entertain themselves by playing tic tac toe. Things got heated up when the Deputy of SC pointed out that the resolution introduced by the delegation of China was clearly undermining the LEGAL committee as a whole. Even then the delegation of Russia defended the resolution and stated that it was flawless except for one mistake or two. But the bigger question that arose from all this was - what about degrading your committee in the SMUN world by putting forward a resolution filled with loopholes?
The day went on with a number of amendments being sent in for a change (pun intended); giving the Chairs an opportunity to complement their participation for the first time since day one! As if the complements were too good to be true, the committee witnessed various delegates getting barred. It certainly seemed like a long day for the delegations of the LEGAL committee as they went through a rollercoaster of positives and negatives and learnt from any mistakes they made.
-Janvi Jain
Photographer- Aamishi Avarsekar
The Legality of it all
The second day of SMUN 17 began on a bland and humourless note.
A new, long resolution was introduced by the Delegation of China which was faced a lot of conflict. After some time, the Deputy President of the Security Council came in, as the delegate of Brazil to pose an argument against the resolution and knock some sense into the delegates. As the heaviness in the atmosphere elevated, so did the rebuttal in committee. Amendments were flying through the air, pretty literally. The Chair of DISEC had to step in to prevent the delegates from going to Snoozeville.
On the whole, a lot of discussion took place and although no clear solution was decided upon, the committee had progressed in some way or the other.
-Tista Bhattacharya
Photographer- Aamishi Avarsekar
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Not a very MUNderful Day
Day 2 in ECOSOC started on a dull and lifeless note leading to the President urging the uninterested delegates to speak up! Their faces all reminiscent of children trying to decode a complex movie like Interstellar.
When the first debate finally gained momentum, the Delegate of Syria made a long and impactful speech (supposedly) but the most prepared of the lot, the delegate of Sudan went left the other delegates speechless with his impeccable retorts and rebuttal.
The Delegate of UK was caught snoozing off, others quarrelling over popcorn, the Delegate of Russia enjoyed a good nap and another pair of delegates pretended to work on their resolutions, but just worked on their social networking skills. All this took place all in the span of one lobbying session itself.
“Would you care to explain what you mean by physically empowering women? Do you want them to go gymming?!!”, saying this the President of DISEC knocked some sense into the delegates opening their eyes to the loopholes in the resolution and left them questioning the resolution they seemed to be so attached to.
(P.S.- “DELEGATES, NO MORE FALEROS PLEASE!!”)
-Shambhavi Sharma
Sass and Snooze- ECOSOC's got it ALL
The speeches of the delegates (few though they were) kept all engaged but the cross-talk amongst them made the Chairs cringe odiously.
Delegate of Saudi Arabia insisted that the last 15 minutes of committee should be spent in gossiping about our Secretary General, which clearly showed us that he could speak up but only outside of the committee. The Chairs of all other committees frequented this committee (as if this was their spot to take a breather) and the delegates obliged them by enthusiastically acknowledging their presence.
As few delegates endlessly went on and on about a resolution submitted by the delegate of Syria on combatting the dependency on oil, the Chairs looked on enviously at the logistics who were sitting at the back gossiping like the housewives of ECOSOC.
After 2 hours of merciless lobbying sessions the delegate of Qatar finally came up with a resolution based on uplifting the position of women in the Middle east. The Expert Chair of DISEC certainly hit back at the delegate of Saudi Arabia whose opinion conflicted with that of Qatar’s as he put him in his place by saying that women in their country were forbidden to even drive.
This committee was surely the most stress-free way to get a participation certificate (as all the work was done by the Chairs).
-Ishani Sarkar
Photographer- Salonee Kumar
Photographer- Salonee Kumar
DAY 3
SECURITY COUNCIL
Clichéd MUNners of UNSC
The “jocks” also known as those who googled their countries the day before and walked into committee with just a page of research. Our jock, the delegation of Ukraine sat at the back, watching Friends.
The “attention seekers” commonly known as who tried hard with unnecessary questions to impress the Chair. The delegation of Bolivia was surely one, but let’s face it, when he dropped his pen on being asked a question by the Chair, it left committee in peals of laughter.
The “geeks”, rather the people with 7848338 pages of research, including ALL their country policies and the policies of their allies. The delegation of USA was included in this category, mainly because it had resolutions for every agenda, each with an overwhelming list of signatories ready to finish you off if you dared to challenge them.
The “class clowns”- the ones making what they think are funny comments and cracking sponge-bob jokes. The delegation of China who showed up in fake gem-encrusted shirt and red pants, and sung jingles all throughout committee, clearly was one.
“Mean Girls” also known as the Chairs (no more to be said).
-Ishani Sarkar
M(UNique)
What was it that made the finale unique? Was it the delegate of USA who made a bold fashion statement or was it our President snapchatting? Lets face it. It was the comparison of a resolution with Spongebob! Yes, you got that right.
Things did get boring, but the President of SPECPOL did release the press out of their frustration. His speech was no less than the action-packed ‘masala’ films our Bollywood actors present.
The delegate of Turkey reminds me of Coffee. I’m sure I’m not the only one. He keeps the committee buzzing with his haha-hilarious statements and his placard is forever up (and sometimes upside down!) We express our gratitude for keeping the committee aware (and awake!)
When the intensity of the debate was its peak, a chit arrived from ECOSOC displaying his extremely intellectual mindset! It forced our delegates to roll on the floor with laughter!(not literally though.)
Towards the end, when the feeling of SMUN getting over sunk in, delegates became a BIT more serious and tried to make atleast one resolution pass! With no solutions arising, thank god, that this is only a ‘Model’ Security Council.
-Shambhavi Sharma
THE PLENARY
Who’s your DADDY?
The Deputy President of DISEC celebrated his sixteenth birthday by blowing out his candles in front of his committee and later received a present, from the Executive Board, of being barred from the GA committee when he was pretending to be the Delegate of Germany . The birthday cupcakes gifted to him seemed appetizing but the delegates were left to drool over them while the Deputy President ate them all. Meanwhile, the Delegate of Sierra Leone mop-danced (yes, you read it right) MOP- DANCED, inducing the silence in the committee. Instead of a one on one debate, DISEC held a one on one playful fight. Though nothing interesting happened during the first hour of the last day this would remain as a memorable day for the Deputy President of DISEC.
As the Press Team entered the GA committee there were many anxious faces to see. Delegates whose resolutions were put up, actively took part while some remained as mere spectators. The Plenary of the General Assembly kicked off with a formal shake of hands and introductions among the delegates. Due to banging the table for no reasons, the Delegate of Sierra Leone was barred from committee for two minutes. To make things interesting, the Delegate of Sierra Leone had to refer to all male delegate as “daddy” and received responses such as “son”. The Delegate of Germany who was represented by the Deputy President of SPECPOL used a shameless analogy to describe DISEC’s resolution and said it was like a short skirt- it covers nothing! His fellow members of the Executive Board were not amused.
On the whole, everyone who participated in SMUN’17 was sad that these three days had now come to an end, but no one could hope for a more fun way than this to close a fabulous Scottish Model United Nations.
-Tista Bhattacharya and Janvi Jain
Punishments and Threats
“Detailed and comprehensive” mimicked the delegate of Ukraine, as he faced off against the delegate of Russia. The committee was taken aback, but the delegate of Russia recovered quickly to refute his opponent’s claims. After considerable deliberation, the resolution was passed, making SPECPOL the only committee to bring two resolutions to the Plenary.
The logistics members were seen rearranging chairs and tables to make the delegations more comfortable and the smooth functioning of the Plenary. The session began with resolution DISEC1 being presented. During discussion the delegate of Sierra Leone, who authored the said resolution, had to face the consequences of his tyrannical behavior from the previous day. The President of the General Assembly took it upon himself, quite enthusiastically, to see to that the delegate fulfilled the conditions of the punishment, along with the delegate of Russia playing along.
Each clause was presented and discussed, amendments were proposed, and at times threats were made via chit form, which was bought to the attention of the committee. The Russian delegation showed their faith towards ‘Lord Putin’ and this declaration resulted in them being barred. The delegation of Djibouti, who was the target of Russia’s declaration did not back down, giving their own opinion on the matter.
Several countries were actively involved in the proceedings, while others only ever raised their placards to ask to use the washroom. When Plenary began progressing slowly, the guest delegate of Germany, Mongolia, Cuba and Venezuela; and these many roles were played by the Deputy Presidents of SPECPOL and DISEC.
The General Assembly may have failed, but that was further proof of the fruitful debate and attention to detail.
-Rishima Shetty and Lisha Noronha
A MILLION MEMORIES
Heavy hearts and a gloomy atmosphere had replaced the otherwise exciting and happening mood of the Chairs of all committees on the Third day as they prepared to pass on the legacy of the SMUN to their juniors.
An eloquent, encouraging and moral speech marked the beginning of the final day at Legal Committee, which was the only committee in the General Assembly that had not passed a resolution of its own. The expression on the faces of the delegates was key evidence of the nervousness coursing through their veins as the GA Committees gathered for the much awaited Plenary. Between the search for the SPECPOL chairs, who had been summoned for multiple times before, the unnerving crackling as the Chairs screamed their heads off on a mike that multiplied the volume by a few hundred times, and the delicious aroma of food wafting through the air as the logistics members tried to provide packets of the food to their rightful owners, utter mayhem and confusion adorned the short lobbying session of 8 minutes. An unsynchronized series of table tapping and giggles was heard as the President of DISEC announced, that owing to unparliamentary behaviour the previous day, the delegate of Sierra Leone would be coerced into facing an equally unparliamentary punishment throughout the day.
After a complete waste of about a third of the day, formal session finally began. The plenary which had taken off slowly gained pace fast as the delegate of Sierra Leone, DISEC, put forth his resolution pertaining to Conflict Diamonds, and recurring arguments and verbal wars began to take shape. The oh-so-lame jokes cracked by the Expert Chair of DISEC, and the reading out of certain chits such as that of the delegation Russia, as it retaliated to the sharp words of Djibouti, maintained the light mood throughout the day.
Thus continued formal debate for the final day, including rhetoric speeches, sarcastic comments and bad puns, leaving with all members, fond memories that would engrave unforgettable imprints on their hearts, and the teaching, ‘Speak up, even if your voice shakes.’
-Tanisha Agarwal and Aditi Shah
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Putin his Place
The delegates of ECOSOC were very appreciative. They appreciated every question, answer, and speech in committee; and they really appreciated the presence of the Charge D’ Comites. The delegates ensured that even if their speeches weren’t good, their voices remained raised; and raised voices were encouraged with even louder table-banging. That was probably why the Delegate of Russia was able to confidently talk about the legality of rape, according to the Sharia laws. He was later Putin his place. Committee remained interesting throughout – a big step up from the first day. The delegate of Saudi Arabia was barred twice before the first break, and used his five minutes of lobbying time to discuss film stars…a certain type of film stars. But the noise, distractions, and factual inaccuracies didn’t stop ECOSOC from passing its first resolution. The tables were banged the loudest then, and with reason.
-Farishta Anjirbag
“A MUNTASTIC DAY”
“Why can’t women wearing veils or burkhas in the Middle East participate in everyday events?” This very memorable line uttered by the Delegate of Saudi Arabia which evoked lots of emotion from the other delegates. Why should women be judged based on how they dress, look and carry themselves? In order to overcome these problems, all the talented delegates gave their valuable inputs and put forward sensible solutions.
The second half of the day saw the resuming of the discussion of the agenda dealing with combating of oil dependency in the world. During the debate, the delegate of Saudi Arabia was barred from committee more than three times, much to everyone’s amusement!
As we arrived at the final day of SMUN’17, ECOSOC had finally moved on from its never-ending lobbying session and had a day of stimulating debate. All the delegates had enjoyed the past three days immensely, and couldn’t wait for the next SMUN!
-Nia Talwalkar