During the past 3 days of Sustainable Development Youth Convention (SDYC), delegates across eight different councils and committees participated in rigorous debate and intense lobbying. Snaking was also extremely common with backstabbers, coup d'etats and betrayal running rampant across all the different councils. However, through all of this chaos and discord, there was one council who remained at the calm eye of the storm, watching the chaos and strife unfold from their safe perch above it all. That council remained prosperous, weathering all the difficulties and turmoil that raged around them, diligently churning out article after article as the hours ticked by, all while remaining unseen and unnoticed; a quiet unseen guardian watching over those caught up in the storm. That council was the International Press Gallery (IPG) and led by their two capable and experienced chairs, Emily and Dayrius, they were able to remain unseen, quietly influencing the other councils through their impactful articles.
Across the 3 days of SDYC, the press ran from council to council, obtaining information from delegates and chairs alike in order to write meaningful articles that would hopefully change the course and dynamic of councils. Quietly sitting at the back of each council room, furiously typing away on their laptops, they produced numerous articles that changed and guided councils in the right direction even though they had no say in council matters. From their safe perch above the chaos of council, they were able to provide new and enlightening points that the delegates had not previously discussed, allowing those councils to fruitfully and efficiently progress further in their given topics.
Although they were not represented in the councils they were reporting on, they were arguably one of the most significant and influential delegates in their respective rooms and despite their limitations as press, they were able to make full use of their position as the press to write meaningful articles not only for themselves but also for the councils that they were representing. Their well thought out, well planned articles were the catalyst for increased growth in both the press delegates themselves and also the delegates in the committees they were reporting on. The press delegates were also able to produce thought provoking and insightful questions for delegates during press conferences in order to progress their debate. This allowed the press to influence and assist in the creation of comprehensive resolutions combatting diverse issues.
Starting on the first day, the press delegates were quick to adapt to this new and unfamiliar situation. Some of the press delegates were even first time MUNners with little experience in this new format of speaking, however, through the help of the more experienced press delegates and observing councils over the next few days, even the new inexperienced delegates were able to write impactful articles and become even more experienced in the MUN format. Although they had no idea on how to write high quality articles that would affect the other councils, through their chairs' informative, comprehensive and timely advice, they were able to improve themselves and their articles, allowing for tremendous growth in their writing abilities over the 3 days.
Most of the press delegates’ time was taken up writing their articles in Press HQ. Whenever they were not observing council, they could always be found in the press room diligently typing away to meet their article quota for that day. The press delegates could even be found working on their articles during lunch, bringing their laptops down to the canteen to continue writing their article. Despite satellite crashes in the UNCOPUOS, impeachments of presidents in the USS and the threat of bio-weapons in the UNSC, the press delegates pressed on writing their articles in the hopes of assisting the other councils to effectively resolve their specific issues.
Some of the most influential press delegates were the delegates of the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). These two delegates were able to move the UNCOPUOS council through their articles criticizing the the council’s inability and inefficiency at arriving at a consensus on how to solve the issue to space debris. Their articles enabled council to unite together and swiftly put an end to the crisis at hand.
The press delegates have worked tirelessly on their articles during the past 3 days, producing moving articles which allowed multiple councils to productively progress their discussions and resolutions. There is no doubt about the impact that the press delegates have had on councils throughout the 3 days of SDYC and their significant progress and development they have undergone through this process.
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