Opening speeches
GLOBAL CLASSROOMS CONFERENCE
Aquí podéis encontrar los discursos de apertura que presentaron nuestras delegaciones seleccionadas en la asamblea celebrada
OPENING SPEECHES
Croatia • Opening Speech, Stefania Alexandra Dumitrescu and Yago Barrero
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Thank you, Honorable Chair and Esteemed Delegates.
The country of Croatia believes that pravo djeteta na obrazovanje podrazumijeva pravo na učenje. This means a child's right to education entails the right to learn. Yet, for too many children across the globe, schooling does not lead to learning. In fact, 1 in 5 children all around the world can't afford an education and half of them live in countries in emergency situations. Our country and its education are affected by the nearby disputes between other countries, for instance more than 3000 Ukrainians refugees have already been schooled in Croatia.
Above all, Croatia's education system is stable and advanced. Proof of this is that we have a 99,3-literacy rate and prestigious education centers such as the Swiss School of Business and Management, Aspira University College or University of Rijeka Department of Mathematics. Our goal is to make these centers accessible to any children around the world no matter what gender, class, age, religion, color, ethnicity they are. Dropping out of school is the main result of all these factors, to avoid this, the state should provide facilities that make education more accessible to families without resources. To ensure this, it would also be necessary to invest in basic needs and also to have a response for a possible armed conflict.
In conclusion, the country of Croatia wants improvement from the education sector, promoting equal access to education, whether for a country with resources or an underdeveloped one. Everyone’s personal situation is different.
Thank you. We yield our time to the Chair.
The United Arab Emirates • Opening Speech, Luna Sanz and Jimena Esteban
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Thank you, Honorable Chair and Esteemed Delegates.
The delegation of the United Arab Emirates believes in the power of higher education to increase understanding, create opportunities, and build together a better tomorrow.
But for a lot of children this is not possible. In the case of the United Arab Emirates, one of the problems talking about education is that there is no middle class, therefore your family's economic situation is crucial for your schooling period, making education an inaccessible resource for many children. According to Article 17 of the United Arab Emirates constitution, it stresses the fundamental role of education in the progress of society and makes education compulsory at primary stages. Furthermore, the government of the United Arab Emirates has been working to address a newgeneration of young people, ready to compete in the global marketplace by helping the nation diversify its economy. As a result of these measures, the literacy rate has increased by 12,3% over the last 20 years, moreover improving the economy. Our delegation believes that other countries would benefit greatly from a UN funded program to, by means of taking advantage of technology in education and providing remote learning services to students, improve the global economy and the future of the next generations by encouraging children to fight for their basic rights and dreams.
Thank you. We yield our time to the Chair.
Germany • Opening Speech, Lucía Martinez and Diego García
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Thank you, Honorable Chair and Esteemed Delegates.
The country of Germany believes that the possibility to study is a human right which can’t be privatized to anyone, and much less because of wars. Because of these problems, according to the statistics around 27 million kids can't study all around the world. But thanks to Germany’s good education we haven't had problems with it since WW2 when the Hitler's schools were in the lead. So, Germany donated 1.5 million euros to UNICEF in help of children protection, services and psychosocial support.
We think this problem should be solved as soon as possible even if drastic decisions are needed because it destroys the world's literacy and slows us down as a specie. To avoid this Germany thought about adding a specific point in the Geneva conventions against children damage in wars. Another option is to give electronic devices and access to Wi-Fi for everyone so they can afford to attend online classes.
Thank you. We yield our time to the chair.
Pakistan • Opening Speech, Inés Berthou and Sofía Romero
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Thank you, Honorable Chair and Esteemed Delegates.
The country of Pakistan is here to make a change in their education. We believe education is vital for living since it equals knowledge and power factors by which the world is governed. But not everyone can afford this advantage, which for some is so common. In countries in conflict or post-conflict zones, the future of children is being affected, because without a proper education those children will grow up not having the ability needed to help their country.
The government of Pakistan has been working to address the problem by collaborating with USAID. They have helped to improve the school facilities, given training to more than 46 thousand teachers and given scholarships to 20.000 outstanding students.
Unfortunately compared to the size of the population those numbers are hardly anything. The country of Pakistan believes that one of the biggest problems in education are the school's infrastructures. The reasons for this are two: some of them are constantly destroyed because of conflicts. The other one is the shortage of schools in rural zones,
they are so rare that many people can not even walk to get to the nearest one, to solve this we propose to build and rebuild schools in rural places as well.
To eradicate the lack of staff in schools, we will start giving training to people who offer themselves. Lastly, another of the biggest problems is illiteracy. We want to provide educational resources since everyone deserves them regardless of their economy.
Pakistan thinks this solution could benefit many other countries.
Thank you for your attention. We yield our time to the chair.
Somalia • Opening Speech, Aya El Ghabriti and Hajar Kourrich
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Thank you, Honorable chair and Esteemed Delegates.
The country of Somalia believes that the number of conflicts worldwide has been increasing recently, which has damaged a number of educational systems in the world,
as shown by a 61% increase in children living in high-intensity conflict zones. Due to these conflicts many schools throughout Somalia and other countries like it have been destroyed, and the reason for these problems are the numerous conflicts happening every day, and due to that, the majority of schools in Somalia are destroyed, and as we know, destroying schools is destroying our future.
The government of Somalia has been working to address this problem by approving national policies and laws that try to improve education, but it’s pretty clear they aren’t taken seriously in most Somali schools. Around 65% of teachers in Somalia aren’t qualified, and around 3 million Somali children don't attend school.
The UN has helped out Somalia in its education by an initiative called Go-2-school and enrolling around a million Somali children into school. They have mostly worked on increasing the education in Somalia and at the same time make it more accessible.
Somalia thinks that one possible solution is to send military aid. With the help of UN American arms and troops, the civil war in Somalia could be quickly finished through a military intervention, allowing the government to focus on rebuilding the nation and improving its educational system.
In conclusion, the country of Somalia thinks that its educational system is far from satisfactory, and the UN should definitely pay more attention to the situation. We yield our time to the chair.