Mr.

President,
Madam Secretary-General,
Mr. Secretary-General of the ITU,
Honourable Director-General of the United Nations,
Honourable Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentleman,
I wish to speak to you on the behalf of the delegation of Costa Rica represented by the Etvs
Jzsef Secondary School of Budapest, Hungary.
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude that you invited me here, to speak upon the
floor of the Human Rights Council. The spirit and heritage of this unique venue should inspire
us during the sessions.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I once received some advice from Mr. Imre Hollai, the 37th president of the UN General
Assembly. Let me share it with you: "In my childhood only small opportunities penetrated the
strong wall of the Iron Curtain. Now you have the whole world awaiting you; do not let this
opportunity drift away!"
23 years ago the idea of a democratic system, free speech and life without fears seemed to be
not more than wishful thinking for Hungarian people.
Today, I can lead an MUN-Club consisting of more than a hundred members. All of them
have equal rights to present their opinions. We gather to debate and get a deeper insight into
global issues and history based on the presentations of our teachers and guest speakers.
I truly believe that the more than 20 best delegate titles we have won in the last two years
show our commitment to the values of Model United Nations.
Mr. Hollai, we took up your challenge!
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In the next few days we are going to negotiate the issue of climate change and sustainable
development.
No matter how small the steps are that we take, they are meant to be taken. Small streams
make large rivers.
As a closing remark, I would like to quote the slogan of the election campaign of the
European Parliament:
Act.
React.
Impact.
I wish all of us effective work and a wonderful conference!
Thank you!