By Shambhawi Sahoo – Zoey Fisher & Irene Kwon are high school seniors in the USA. Zoey currently serves as the MUN Impact Global Secretary General, the executive director for Princeps Leadership Initiative and was the Co-Secretary General at GLOMUN 2020. Irene Kwon is the MUN Impact Deputy Secretary General for North America, the President Continue reading “Zoey Fisher & Irene Kwon: More than MUN – How to Incorporate Philanthropy into Your Passion Projects”
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Ambi and Binu Subramaniam: 100,000 deeds campaign – being SMART about the Global Goals
By Chandrasnata Mohanty – The #100,000 Deeds campaign is a youth-driven initiative that aims to spread awareness and calls for action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Engineered by the famous brother-sister musical duo Ambi and Bindu Subramaniam from Bangalore, India; the story begins with the #10,000 Deeds campaign. The founders of the popularContinue reading “Ambi and Binu Subramaniam: 100,000 deeds campaign – being SMART about the Global Goals”
Camila Criollo: ¿Realmente sirve lo que aprendes?
María Teresa Egea Díaz – Dentro del marco del “Global Summit 2.0”, la estudiante de Psicología Camila Criollo ha dado una charla titulada “¿Realmente sirve lo que aprendes?” relacionada con el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 4. La primera parte de su presentación ha tratado sobre el sistema educativo actual, comparándolo con el que existía haceContinue reading “Camila Criollo: ¿Realmente sirve lo que aprendes?”
Bringing the Summit to a close – Closing Ceremony and Dolphin Pool
By William Weston – On Sunday, the Closing Ceremony of the MUN Impact Global Summit 2.0 and yet another excellent plenary session commenced, starting off with an insightful presentation by Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, the founder and Chairman of PVBLIC Foundation. Born in Peru but grown up in the USA, from the age of 12,Continue reading “Bringing the Summit to a close – Closing Ceremony and Dolphin Pool”
Negina Shinwari, Rahmatullah Hamdard and Sulaiman Sulaimankhil: No Money, no network? No problem!
By Meenakshi Mariappan – Even in “a country that has experienced more than four decades of war,” Model UN has prevailed. In this session, Rahmatullah Hamdard, Sulaiman Sulaimankhil and Negina Shinwari from Afghanistan, shared their inspiring journey about how they introduced MUN in a conflict zone through the establishment of the ‘Hope for Education andContinue reading “Negina Shinwari, Rahmatullah Hamdard and Sulaiman Sulaimankhil: No Money, no network? No problem!”
A Presenter’s Perspective – Harnessing the power of small everyday actions with EnRoute
By Angela Busheska – In life, we all know that it is the small things that count. Imagine that beautiful sunny day, out with people who you love, eating your favorite meal with some great conversation that makes you laugh till you cry, accompanied by the sound of the chirping birds in the background. ItContinue reading “A Presenter’s Perspective – Harnessing the power of small everyday actions with EnRoute”
Fernando Morales y Camila Cabrera: El rol de la guitarra en la construcción de una identidad musical latinoamericana y en el avance por los ODS
Miguel Velasco – A través de los tiempos, las culturas han enmarcado su identidad con el fin de identificarse históricamente ante las otras poblaciones, lo anterior ha llevado a que generen distintas formas de reconocimiento entre sí, tales como la pintura, el teatro y la música. La música es un gran punto de atención yaContinue reading “Fernando Morales y Camila Cabrera: El rol de la guitarra en la construcción de una identidad musical latinoamericana y en el avance por los ODS”
Nathaniel Doty, Kate Smith and Katherine Holekamp: End Period Poverty, Decrease the Stigma 2.0
By Neha Varadharajan – The taboos associated with menstruation and period poverty were put down with a badge of honor at one of the most exciting sessions at the MUN Impact Global Summit 2.0: a throwback to a workshop held at the last Summit and brought back by popular demand, “End Period Poverty, Decrease TheContinue reading “Nathaniel Doty, Kate Smith and Katherine Holekamp: End Period Poverty, Decrease the Stigma 2.0”
Pedro Henrique Lima do Nascimento: On refugees – From MUN to UNHCR
By Shambhawi Sahoo – Pedro Henrique Lima do Nascimento is currently working at Boa Vista, Brazil for The Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) helping Venezuelan refugees to start a new life in Brazil. In this workshop, he took a dive into his journey from an MUN delegate to being a partContinue reading “Pedro Henrique Lima do Nascimento: On refugees – From MUN to UNHCR”
Samantha Arias: Ser Patriota y evadir la Xenofobia en el marco de los ODS. La perspectiva de una estudiante extranjera
Valentina Raymond – Como ciudadanos globales, es importante reconocer el patriotismo y a la vez no caer en los extremos del mismo. Samantha Arias, ecuatoriana y estudiante extranjera en Moscú, nos cuenta su perspectiva sobre el ser patriota y evadir la xenofobia en el marco de los Objetivos del Desarrollo Sostenible. Dentro de las principalesContinue reading “Samantha Arias: Ser Patriota y evadir la Xenofobia en el marco de los ODS. La perspectiva de una estudiante extranjera”