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Geneva - Day 1
Geneva – Day One (Wednesday, 16 January 2019)
We landed safely in Geneva on Tuesday 15 January and the students were met by their host families. They all had a brilliant evening getting to know their hosts and preparing for the conference!
We all met this morning outside the United Nations General Assembly building. Inside the building the students were amazed by the General Assembly meeting room, used for all official UN debates. Here they started getting to know their committees and soaked up the atmosphere.
The opening ceremony began with speeches from the student organisers, the Headteacher from the host school in Ferney-Voltaire and also from some invited dignitaries. The French Ambassador to the UN gave an inspiring and informative speech about the life of a diplomat and we then heard a first-hand account about World Bank development projects.
We were also treated to two stunning musical performances and had the pleasure of listening to 3 primary school students discuss (in French, Spanish and English!) the importance of reducing waste and creating sustainable societies.
After the ceremony, we all moved down the road to the World Intellectual Property Organisation where we were welcomed by the WIPO General Director, Mr Gurry, who addressed the students on issues such the use of AI in the workforce and global innovation trends. Following this, the students got down to business as they all went off to their designated committee rooms to start lobbying!
