The General Assembly:

During the opening speeches the delegates expressed their concern about
the several problems to be discussed in this conference, like forced child
labour, millennium goals, sustainability, development goals, nuclear
weapons, human rights. All of them believed that their country can make a
change in the world, for example, the United Emirates wants to reduce child
mortality, Spain wants to achieve the millennium goals, and Brazil wants to
end forced child labour. These goals are very important, not only for the
countries but also for the humanity. And its only by making wise decisions
and always thinking about the future that we can actually make a change.
The Special Conference:
The opening speeches were very important to highlight the issues that the
delegates were most worried about. It was noticeable that the second and
third issues were the main concern of many countries.
On the one hand, Germany was particularly concerned with the refugees
since they have basic human rights just like everyone else; therefore, its
important to protect them from danger.
On the other hand, Russia also thinks that refugees should be allowed in
their country but they took a more extremist position which was shown by
the delegates words that showed that, when in Russia, people must Speak
Russian, act Russian, be Russian.
As previously mentioned, the second issue was also a topic of great concern,
expressed by many countries such as India who showed a very protective
position towards women, defending that they are very important in politics
and that the number of women participating in it should increase because
that would help the country to grow.
In addition, the first issue was also mentioned, mainly by Spain who said
that the non-religious freedom is a dangerous problem that should not be
ignored since it happens all over the globe, and a great deal of international
conflicts, such as the refugee crisis, happened because of that.
To sum up, the opening speeches mostly showed the delegates
humanitarian sides and their desire for viable solutions to be found in order
to solve these issues.