Sample Opening Speech

(From: Stein I. and Williams D. Instructional Guide, 10th Edition. The Hague International Model United Nations, 1999)

Delegation: India

Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the house,
Four-fifths of our world's population depends on one-third of the global income. 1 group clings to survival with a meager annual income of one hundred dollars or less, and in the past decade has experienced an economic growth of only 10%, while richer one-fifth of the world's population has enjoyed five to ten times that growth. People are getting poorer and the rich are becoming richer. The growing income gap between the developed nations of the North and the developing nations of the South is a disgrace to the international community. If the problem is not properly addressed now, then the people of this world will not see the year 2000 without experiencing drastic global depression.
The North is responsible for its brother nations in the South. Right now, debt servicing alone is sending the countries of the South further and further away from economic stability and independence. It is a bottomless pit, with no way out unless the North willing to make some concessions to the South. Therefore, India calls upon countries of the North to consider the problems of the South with this in mind, lest they undermine their own prosperity.

Thank you for your attention.