UNGA (UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY)
"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"
On the 26th February,all the Form 4's did the UNGA project. Each class are divided into 2 groups, making a total of 10 countries since we only have 5 classes.
Here are some of the countries for this year's UNGA presentation:
- Mexico
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Italy
- Peru
- Australia
- Turkey
- Mongolia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
As for my group, we got EGYPT! yeay!
Actually, I don't really care which country i get, as long as my teammates can give full cooperation. And this time, I'm very glad that they did give ;)
So, here's some you would want to know about Egypt:
FAST FACTS
OFFICIAL NAME: Arab Republic of Egypt
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Republic
CAPITAL: Cairo
POPULATION: 88,487,396
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Arabic
MONEY: Egyptian pound
AREA: 386,662 square miles (1,001,449 square kilometers)
MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Eastern Highlands
MAJOR RIVER: Nile
And for the most interesting part of the exhibition,,, FUN FACTS!
- Egyptian men and women wore makeup. It was thought to have healing powers, plus it helped protect their skin from the sun.
- They used moldy bread to help with infections.
- They were one of the first civilizations to invent writing. They also used ink to write and paper called papyrus.
- The Ancient Egyptians were scientists and mathematicians. They had numerous inventions including ways to build buildings, medicine, cosmetics, the calendar, the plow for farming, musical instruments, and even toothpaste.
- Ancient Egypt plays a major role in the Bible. The Israelites were held captive there as slaves for many years. Moses helped them escape and led them to the Promised Land.
- The Pharaoh kept his hair covered. It was not to be seen by regular people.
- Cats were considered sacred in Ancient Egypt.
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
We also did the Egypt dance performance.And to impress the judges, we presented about Egypt by acting. And I was the cosplay for Ahmanet from the movie 'The Mummy' starring Sofia Boutella 🙂😍💕
We decorated our booth mostly with gold and black since those two colours were the main colours during the ancient Egypt. We also make our booth as a museum containing statues of the ancient Egpyt famous people and some artifacts. What's more interesting, we also had Egyptian foods which were prepared by one of my teammates' mother. It was super duper yummy!
Here's some pictures of me, enjoying the exhibition with my friends:
Quote of the post:
“Evil as well as good, both operate to advance the Great Plan.” “To have peace there must be strife; both are part of the structure of the world and requirements”
― Muata Ashby, Ancient Egyptian Proverbs