With the Prior Permission of the Executive Board...

That was one AWESOME MUN! SANMUN completely lived up to its expectations (at least for me! :D).

3 Days of diplomacy can take a toll on a person. Especially when you are NIGER. Not to say that Niger is bad. Well, the country is in quite a horrible state now. Pathetic, so to say. Well, point being I can only say that here. In the MUN's even the mentioning the term 'underdeveloped' gets you a few tuts and frowns. I was still able to put up quite a good show. Me and the USA got the best delegate awards in the ECOSOC. And I'm Thrilled!

Being in ECOSOC ( That's Economic and Social Council for all you n00bs ), its the job description of the delegate of Niger is to BEG. Yes, BEG. But while your at it, try to be a bit dignified.

Tough task, considering the scale at which Niger has been affected. Here is some food ( Oh, the irony) for thought-
The country of Niger is at the bottom of the Human Development Index, 177th position in the world. Now that's brutal. Plus, it has gone through 5 attempts towards democracy. And failed miserably each time, slumping back to military dictatorship this year. And, 60% of the population don't even earn more than a dollar a day!

As wacky as this may sound, you can't help but feel pity for the people. And drawing pity was my Modus Operandi. Plus, jacking the United States Of America ( No one can resist that!)
But through the three days, I found some valuable partnerships with other countries. The country of North Korea being one of 'em!
Then again, no one really tried to pronounce Niger properly. They were either racial slurs or the ever so popular NIGERIA. But, hey I'm cool...and so were they!
But I would either way try to explain the difference between Niger and Nigeria. Well, Nigeria is at the south of Niger. Nigeria is a poor country and Niger is...Poorer! Confusion may bound over certain facts though. Nigeria has a state called Niger. Now, that's just not right, i was practically researching on the wrong place for a day! And plus there is a river called Niger that passes through both Nigeria and Niger. Talk about confusion.

It was real fun, those three days. And now begins the after-MUN-Hangover where I absolutely HATE going to school. Flaunting around in formals and dragging your bag to school rarely have anything in common.

Done for now.
Sudharshan