By Ouriel Reshef (MUN and Paris Model UN (PAMUN) Director Emeritus) In those troubled times, we are so concerned about what happened yesterday and what is happening today, that we fail to pause and take the bird’s eye view of longer term assessment, and miss taking stock of achievements kept hidden by the turmoil ofContinue reading “The Expanding Circle of Human Rights and the SDGs Connecting the Dots”
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How to start a Justice Club
MUN Impact is honored to be partnered with UNODC’s innovative Education for Justice initiative. E4J consultant (former MUN delegate, OMUN Director and current MUN Impact Board member) Kudzai Mukaratirwa and the UNODC ROEA Youth Programme spells out how YOU can start a Justice club at your school or youth group. We’ll be featuring the workContinue reading “How to start a Justice Club”
No Poverty. YES FOOD!
To support international World Food and No Poverty days, on the 16th and 17th of October, the MUN Impact team at the American International School of Chennai focused on three main aspects: 1. Reducing our food waste, 2. Spreading awareness of the issue, and 3. Conducting a food drive. On October 16th and 17th, weContinue reading “No Poverty. YES FOOD!”
EPMUN Sri Lanka launches first planning meeting
The first meeting of EPMUN -SRI LANKA was held at EEDI, Eravur with the organization director’s of Eastern Province, Advisory board members and volunteer mentors as scheduled. It was a great start for the EPMUN-SRI LANKA team. The meeting was run by Master. Rilaa Ahamed, Mrs. Sazna Mahjooth and Master. Sajindra Arulthas. They had theContinue reading “EPMUN Sri Lanka launches first planning meeting”
MONUUNQ Supporting Rule of Law and SDG 16 at Upcoming Conference
The University Extension Project “Raise your hand” is proud to be holding its 15th Model United Nations at the National University of Quilmes (known in Spanish as MONUUNQ). The conference is open to students as well as teachers and authorities of elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and universities. MONUUNQ will be held Thursday 27thContinue reading “MONUUNQ Supporting Rule of Law and SDG 16 at Upcoming Conference”
MUN Impact Nigeria and SDG Champions emerge in Oyo State
An interview with Ayotunde John Aboderin, the new MUN Impact Director that is building an network of SDG champions through Model United Nations in southern Nigeria. _________ Children, and most especially young people, are the future of a tomorrow that starts now. Youth must be encouraged at all times to be the best they canContinue reading “MUN Impact Nigeria and SDG Champions emerge in Oyo State”
Thirst Project: Making an impact one delegate at a time
Justine Wu has been actively supporting Thirst Project and has helped raise awareness and funds to support their work and SDG6. She attends Gretchen Whitney High School and has been doing MUN for a total of five years now (since 8th grade). What came first: Thirst Project or MUN? MUN actually came first. I beganContinue reading “Thirst Project: Making an impact one delegate at a time”
SDG photo competition at Bilbao MUN Conference
Between 24th to 27th January, Ayalde School hosted its third annual conference, MUN Bilbao. As a MUN Impact Partner Club we decided to make a SDG competition during the conference in order to teach young people more about them. So we selected 5 goals and the aim of the competition was to take a photoContinue reading “SDG photo competition at Bilbao MUN Conference”
Art Exhibit Highlights SDG 16 and Human Trafficking
By Theobesta Debalkie, President of Lebawi MUN, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ____________________________________________________________ When the day started, everything was prepared for the Blue Heart campaign. The set up for the program, the speakers, the projector and the tables were all in their places. Lebawi MUN club members from eleventh grade wereContinue reading “Art Exhibit Highlights SDG 16 and Human Trafficking”
Lebawi Academy hosts Trafficking Awareness Event
Lebawi Academy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, hosted a day of awareness raising around the issue of human trafficking and SDG 16. In addition to panel participants talking about ways to raise awareness on this issue, students also learned about the Blue Heart Campaign andContinue reading “Lebawi Academy hosts Trafficking Awareness Event”