#12 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

"The General Assembly is one of the six main organs of the United Nations, the only one in which all Member States have equal representation: one nation, one vote. All 193 Member States of the United Nations are represented in this unique forum to discuss and work together on a wide array of international issues covered by the UN Charter, such as development, peace and security, international law, etc. In September, all the Members meet in the General Assembly Hall in New York for the annual General Assembly session"

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Hey hey!!!! It's Activity week y'alls!!
So,, guess what????
Of course it's UNGA time!
UNGA is put by MARA as 1 of the conditions to graduate at the end of the form 5 year!

And, as you've all know, I am a person who REALLY LOVES TO STUDY ON COUTRIES!!!
FYI, i have my own world almanac that I sometimes bring wherever i go!
**Yep, I know, i'm such a geek :p

But, guess what,,,
MY GROUPMATE FOR UNGA IS FROM A BUNCH OF MY CLASSMATE 😪😢

Here are some of the countries available for this year's UNGA exhibition:

• Mexico
• Egypt
• Morocco
• Italy
• Australia
• Peru
• Mongolia
• Turkey 
• Sweden
• Switzerland

And guess which country i got,,

...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................it's Morocco 

OKay right, i don't really mind whether country i got, cause i seem to like each and every country in its own different way and attraction.

But, this time is just not going well,,,

because,,,

MY GROUPMATES' SEEM TO NOT BEEN GIVING THEIR FULLEST COOPERATION.

And that saddens me,,

But, what can i do, hmm :')

ANYWAYS

Let's just get to the interesting part,, MOROCCO

1. The official name of Morocco is the Kingdom of Morocco.
2. Morocco is about the same size as the state of California.
3. There are over 32 million people living in Morocco (32,649,130) as of July 2013.
4. The capital city of Morocco is Rabat, although the largest city is Casablanca with nearly 4 million people.
5. Other major cities in Morocco include Marrakech, Tangier, Tetouan, Salé, Fes, Agadir, Meknes, Oujda, Kenitra, and Nador.
6. Ethnically, Moroccans are predominately of Berber (North African indigenous) and Arabic decent.
7. The Berber people have been living in North Africa for centuries, historically living in the mountainous areas but in more recent times moving to the cities for work.
8. The official languages of Morocco are Berber and Arabic. The distinctive group of Moroccan Arabic dialects are collectively called Darija. French and to a lesser extent Spanish and English are also spoken in the country.
9. From 1912 to 1956, Morocco was divided into French and Spanish zones. There are just two small Spanish-controlled areas still remaining today (Ceuta and Melilla).
10. Morocco is quite a mountainous country with the Atlas Mountains running from northeast to the southwest through the center and the Rif Mountains located in the north.
11. The southeast of the country is intersected by the Sahara Desert and direct to the south lies the Western Sahara. Morocco claims that the Western Sahara is part of its territory and refers to the area as its Southern Provinces, although officially this area is still a disputed territory.
12. The currency in Morocco is called the Dirham.
13. Moroccan cities commonly have mosques with beautiful towers called minarets, market areas called bazaars, old medieval sections called medinas and old fortresses called kasbahs.
14. Green tea with mint and sweetened with sugar is a popular beverage in Morocco.
15. The most famous of Moroccan dishes is couscous, other popular dishes include pastilla, tajine, and harira. Chicken is the most widely eaten meat.
16. There are very large concentrations of Moroccan migrants living in France (over 1 million) and Spain (over 700 thousand).
17. The most popular sport in Morocco is football (soccer), the Moroccan national team became the first African and Arab country to make to the 2nd round of a World Cup when they did so in 1986.
18. The university called al-Qarawiyin was founded in the city of Fes in 859 as a madrasa (an Arabic educational institution) and is considered by some to be the oldest university in the world

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Well, during our presentation, we were required to prepare a few things for the exhibition, which was:

• Dance & Song
• Religion & Culture
• Food & Drinks
• Fun Facts
• History
• Traditional costumes
• Weather & Temperature

And i'm in charge of the FUN FACTS 1!1!1!1!

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO

And which i am SOOOOO INTERESTED IN!!!!!!

How prepared were we?

The night before UNGA, my groupmates and i stayed up till it was 2 in the morning, doing the last  minutes preparation such as sewing the flag, decorating the board and etc...

We also did a test try on doing a green mint tea.

It didn't taste that great at first try,,

But after watching YouTube tutorials, we're getting the hang of it.

we just wore normal jubah as the traditional attire. Basically, Moroccan people wears colourful, symmetrical and full of sequins jubah!

we also wore a turban, moroccan inspired.

But, i the end, it fell off :p

Feelings after the UNGA exhibition:
Well, i didn't had much time exploring the other booths since i had to be in charge of my booth in case anyone comes visit. I was quite hectic and chaotic since the form 5 was there. We also gave away cute little Morocco flags to all of our guests!

But overall, I felt the needness of learning and knowing the basic knowledge of other countries. Not only that it is important as a basic knowledge, you can also imply it your essays if somehow a related-topic comes out! Plus, it's VERY INTERESTING TOO!!!!!

 Here's some pictures of me, enjoying the exhibition with my friends :)))

HOW DID IT TURNED OUT?

Well, honestly I was quite surprised with the final results. Out of 10 groups, my team won 3rd place and won a hamper and certificates each. It was quite an unexpected win though, but maybe this is just Allah's way of showing that even though you're not teamed with the best people, but as long as you work to your fullest potential, there is always a chance :)

 QOUTE(s) OF THE POST:

****This time, there's twooo (Pls don't take these quotes seriously as they are just for joking purposes only :p )

"I want to go to Morocco SOOOO BADLY" 

-Vanessa Hudgens-  

"Morocco; Looks better on films"

          -Anonymous-     (Well, if you hv watched the movie Cassablanca, you would understand :p)




xoxo, adlina <3