I got a resolution passed!

So, First Committee has officially been adjourned. With about twenty-five minutes to spare, a resolution that I helped write finally made it to the floor. After working on the draft since Saturday night, our hard work was finally under consideration. It was nerve racking. I was shaking, holding my breath, just waiting to see how the other representatives would receive the draft. Surprisingly, debate went pretty well. There were countries that I wasn't even aware were supporting the resolution speaking for us. Then, after a failed consensus vote, resolution 1/9 was brought to a placard vote. It passed with about 50 votes in favor, 16 against, and a few abstentions. I breathed a sigh of relief and joined in the applause. Once the committee was adjourned, I found the representative of Guinea-Bissaeu, one of the other writers of the resolution, and he gave me a congratulatory hug.

It has been a long three days and it's still not over. We have General Plenary tomorrow and the resolutions passed within the committee will come up for consideration before the General Assembly. This includes 1/9. Only if it is passed by the General Assembly will it actually be considered a resolution. Now that is nerve racking. Hopefully all of our hard work will pay off.

Lacey