The second half of the day was when delegates debated. As 80-minutes at a minimum were required for each resolution, only two were debated within each delegation committee. Despite only two resolutions being debated, the debates were very fruitful and sparked some serious concerns about problems and what is within a committee's power. Meanwhile, participants in the Advisory Panel on the Question of the Near East had some very tough times coming to a consensus with one another. As said by Samuel, of the twenty clauses debated, only four of them passed. This showed how debates within the Advisory Panel were very fierce.
At the end of the day, at 7:30PM, participants went back to the World Forum Theatre in order to hear from a guest speaker and watch a documentary movie called Exodus: Our Journey to Europe. This film was about Syrian refugees who fled the crisis in their home country, and the incredible hardships, challenges, and risks they took to escape. It confronted a lot of stereotypes and assumptions that people might hold about the people who have become refugees, and one of the men in the film was a guest during the viewing tonight. The guest's name was Hassan Akkad and he was very inspiring and humorous, prompting many people to ask him questions, including delegates Bassem (me) and Stephanie. The whole thing lasted two hours, but many people wanted it to last longer, especially Stephanie, who was disappointed when they had to abruptly end the talk due to time constraints.
Overall, this day was very busy, and widely enjoyed.
~Bassem Sandeela
~Bassem Sandeela
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