By this, I mean that I went to bed at 3am as we were working on the Opening Statement for the High Level session + negotiations for Waste Management ended at 1:44am. I woke at 6:40am (surprisingly refreshed) to get ready for the start of the High Level Session in the GA Hall at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development -19.
I rushed to my morning meeting as I wanted to speak at this CSD and there was going to be a vote about who will speak. I won that vote and Jean Paul (Cameroon was second chair). We rushed over to the 2nd floor of the GA hall and found our seats.
We heard from some great key note speakers such as Jeffery Sachs (Starting from 25.50).
I was sitting on the Ground floor of the GA in the Major Group of Children and Youth's seat (I got to see all the Ministers as they left the podium. It was awesome, almost like being in a movie, and it was great to be able to thank ministers as they passed by for our major (and mini) advocacy victories. And there were many. I have never been so proud in my life.
And despite the blatant dismissal (without apology) of the Major Group's right to speak (based on Agenda 21) I was still on a euphoric high that our thematic teams had achieved so much concrete change in so little time. It made me proud to be the MGCY's policy advocacy coordinator.
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