There was an interesting development in day two that made my assumption that there wouldn’t be too much to do after the first session on day one seem quite silly in hindsight: Russia started talking, and three groups formed around the Netherlands trying to get different working papers going. Germany had a group going, France was working with the United Nations, and Russia started canvasing the delegates for his plan of denying Climate Change and not forcing any country to take action.
At the end of the day, the council had two draft resolutions to discuss after Germany and France united to make one paper while Russia led more countries than strictly made sense in the opposition. The Netherlands did, finally, take a side on the matter after speaking with countries from both sides, siding with Germany because the Netherlands was aware that denying Climate Change might be bad for a country by the sea with most of its land at/beneath sea-level.
The Netherlands was avid in discussion at these sessions, and ultimately went to bed considering ways to convince Russia to change sides. Spoiler alert: Russia wasn’t having it. Anyways, without further ado, the last of the speeches. Enjoy!
“As a leader in technological advancement in regards to managing the use of land in constant threat of natural disaster, the Netherlands is well aware of the importance of developing and utilizing advanced technologies in fields that directly affect the integrity of the Earth and its atmosphere. Countries that have the means to provide a higher quality of land usage but lack in the knowledge of how to undertake such an act must receive aid from the United Nations and fellow countries that know safer practices to create a better and more habitable world, sooner rather than later.”
Beneficiaries/Recipients of funding:
“The Netherlands has a long history of providing resources, in the forms of both money and guidance, to developing countries in need of aid, totaling 8 billion dollars and decades of being a firm proponent of foreign aid in Europe. The Netherlands sees no cause to alter from this path to support developing countries that need aid or guidance in following environmentally friendly methods in doing so, and urges all countries in a position to give aid to support developing countries as a prerogative to saving Desertification/Land Degradation. Those who can, must; and those who can’t cannot be left to the wilds.”
Direct solutions to Desertification; Water Conservation
*Around now the session entered subjects not relevant to the Netherlands
“The Netherlands is, as stated before, ready and willing to aid foreign bodies in need -nah, nothing to say.”
“An important aspect of water conservation is the safe storage of water -again.”
Science Technology towards Desertification
Recreational Drugs:
*There was talk of discussing drugs, so I did one up just in case.
“The Netherlands is proud to be the progressive country that it is, our liberal policies giving immense freedom to our citizens to enjoy recreational, soft-drugs that are harmless and, to use, a meaningless point of contestation for stricter countries. We mean no disrespect, but are merely making our stance known. However, do not confuse those liberal policies with a loose hold on harder drugs often tied to illegal and dangerous groups and their illicit actions. The Netherlands is host to the I.C.C, Europol, and works with the U.S in pursuing dangerous criminals tied with drug trafficking. The Netherlands affords its people freedoms, and ensures that they are protected. Do not confuse our progressiveness with leniency; the Netherlands abhors criminals tied to drug trafficking, but will not allow their actions to diminish the freedoms of law-abiding citizens.”
And that’s it for day two and all the written speeches! There oughta be one more write-up for day three, in the thrilling conclusion of everyone versus Russia in regards to averting Climate Change to stop land degradation. Hope you’ve enjoyed this so far, and have yourself a lovely day! See you tomorrow at eight AM for more.