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The “Best” Committee

By Saanjh Gupta & Alyssa Choo

Day two of the conference sees all committees in session; as your reporters, we felt it only natural to ask you why your committee is the best at THIMUN Singapore. From various GA committees to the often-feared Security Council, and our neighbours the ICJ, below is a small sample of the cases each delegate puts forth when cornered by the two of us. Read on at your own risk!

 

General Assembly 2

The delegate of Pakistan in GA2 mentioned how his committee is full of fun-loving people that are great to work with. We can’t deny, however, that in an extremely diverse environment we are bound to find a few cynics. The delegate of Israel had aspirations for a committee three flights of stairs away, and acted out during lobbying by throwing his resolution* at a fellow delegate to “invite him to it.”

*Caution: flying resolutions in the area; protective clothing required.

 

General Assembly 5

We approached the Deputy Chair in GA5, Siddharth Patra, while lobbying was still taking place. “They’re a hardworking group,” he explained, “with a wide range of skills and topics.” They may be adaptive with each other, but are definitely not going to adapt to the issues of discussion. Good luck GA5!

 

General Assembly 6

Deputy Chair in GA6,  Marla Defensor stated that GA6 “[has] the best delegates out there”, who undoubtedly set a precedent for lively debate. We successfully cornered the delegates of Fiji and Estonia while taking a bathroom break (such is the life of a MUNITY press member, in seeking interviews even in the most unconventional locations)  to ask them what their favorite thing has been about the committee so far. GA6 is definitely taking care of some of the most practical issues the world faces today, with regards to the UN’s legal clout – and chairs agree that delegates are tackling these.

 

Human Rights Council

“We’re debating for each other – as humans on human rights,” stated the delegates of Austria and South Africa of the Human Rights Council. Other than being continuously admired by other delegates due to the fact that these three delegates flew all the way from Switzerland, the commencement of the debate began with a particularly idiosyncratic ‘voting and present’ call from a fellow delegate, reportedly with a somewhat unconventional accent.

 

APQNRSO

When asked what makes APQNRSO the best committee at THIMUN, deputy president Akhil Gupta’s rather minimalist answer of “Because, APQ” seems a tempting answer and prompts us to probe further. For a committee generally known for their intensive debate and small size, we’re surprised to gain insight into delegates’ sense of humor. So, “What is the most expensive type of tea?” asks a delegate, responding eventually with “Sovereignty.” (It’s a tea-rrible pun, if we say so ourselves.) Ba-dum-tss!

 

ICJ

“Bob Stern is the best director ever,” a group of ICJ delegates, wishing to be known only as the ‘ASB kids’, stated. Commonly deemed the most formal and stringent committee of them all, Bob supposedly keeps the whole committee “Stern”-ly on point. (Sincere apologies from your neighbours, the Press Team, for violating your anonymity, ASBs – and for raising the noise levels when you needed it least.)

 

Security Council

“Vetoes are always funny,” the delegate of USA from the SC nods, when not-so-gracefully cornered by us reporters. She turns to look at a fellow SC delegate – pauses for a moment – and whispers “…Russia.” Unfortunately, we were unable to inquire about this further due to the SC’s tight schedule, but we can definitely conclude that in addition to the Security Council’s intensity and surrounding delegates’ gasps of awe at anyone with a Security Council identity card, both the USA and Russia are capable of having a little fun.

 

ECOSOC

The chairs’ initial refusal for an interview in fact serves as a mark of why some believe ECOSOC to be the best committee in session today. Having received the most resolutions to debate out of any committee in the conference, it’s a wonder the chairs and delegates had time to talk at all. “It tackles issues that should’ve been resolved long ago,” the delegate of the Republic of Korea replied when approached. “Hectic, but worth it.”

 

So here we have it – opinions ranging from caution warnings on flying resolutions, to delegates’ punning proficiency – and of course, genuine responses on debate and discussion. While these responses may be disparate, it’s clear that delegates are (mostly) fully engaging with their peers in committee – and, lest we forget, even in the toilet.

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