By Dirpal Shah, Taipei American School In April 2019, TAS hosted the Taipei American School Model United Nations (TASMUN) conference. Over 600 participants attended from countries all over Asia. Unlike conventional MUN conferences, the themes of this conference were MUN Impact and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). MUN Impact is a global project ofContinue reading “TASMUN delegates focus on agricultural pollutants and SDG 9 and 12”
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Where’s Newmo? A Director’s Quest for MUN Impact
This year we will be treated to a special, recurring series on our community blog: “Where’s Newmo?” Many of you know John Burroughs MUN Director Andrew Newman, the most prolific taker of selfies in the MUN community. He is also a veteran MUN Press Team Director, MUN aficionado, and one of the founding membersContinue reading “Where’s Newmo? A Director’s Quest for MUN Impact”
Model UN students in Cairo strive to make an impact: HIAMUN 2019
By: Alaa Aref and Nour El Shahawy, HIAMUN Press Head and Deputy Head HIAMUN is an annual Model UN conference that hosts 400 participants from schools all around Egypt. Since our last conference, HIAMUN ‘19, we decided to take a more distinguishable approach, through adopting and fulfilling the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Working towards theseContinue reading “Model UN students in Cairo strive to make an impact: HIAMUN 2019”
UNMUN Summit and MUN Impact NYC make its Debut
By Zoe Fisher, MUN Impact Diplomat and Executive Team Member If you asked me a year ago what model UN was I would most likely answer: “a competition between students representing countries in UN bodies, to debate international relations and devise solutions”. If you asked me today, after attending the Model UN Youth Summit atContinue reading “UNMUN Summit and MUN Impact NYC make its Debut”
Marcha Solidaria supports SDG6 and Thirst Project
Maria Eza & Laura Smith, Bilbao, Spain THIRST PROJECT STAND On Saturday 23rd of March our school held the annual “March Solidaria” which helps raise funds for the Congo. The Mun Impact Club decided that we could also raise awareness of the SDG number 6 (clean water and sanitation) whilst raising money for the ThirstContinue reading “Marcha Solidaria supports SDG6 and Thirst Project”
American School of Doha’s SDG Squad
I’m Maria Manacheril, one of four MUN directors at the American School of Doha, and I had the privilege of attending the MUN Impact Summit in New York in mid-April along with one of my students, Hannah Kollen. The entire weekend was so energizing and we couldn’t wait to bring new ideas back to ourContinue reading “American School of Doha’s SDG Squad”
Book Drive Supports Quality Education
Students at Colegio Munabe in Bilbao, Spain were inspired to act thanks to the efforts of the MUN Impact club in town. Students from Munabe share the story….. After attending a talk by the MUN IMPACT team from Ayalde about the sustainable development goals, our English teachers asked the class of 3 ESO A to developContinue reading “Book Drive Supports Quality Education”
Doha British School Brings SDG Action to Life
By Muhammad Taimoor, Doha British School After being inspired at THIMUN 2018, students at DBS put forward the idea of a new student leadership role in MUN – that of an MUN Impact coordinator. The post was advertised, applications received and two coordinators were appointed, Faiz Mahmood and Muhammad Taimoor, who share a vision toContinue reading “Doha British School Brings SDG Action to Life”
France’s first MUN Impact Club starts strong
By Rémi Fakhri, MUN Impact St Charles, France, Saint Charles is deeply concerned about service work, especially about helping the others which is an action that fits in the third (well-being) and fourth (quality education) SDGs. Concerning the third goal, some students visit seniors in a retirement home and spend time with them to makeContinue reading “France’s first MUN Impact Club starts strong”
Students support SDG6
DHE MUN learned about the work of Thirst Project (www.thirstproject.org) when we attended QLC 2018. Motivated to take action, we decided we wanted to start an MUN IMPACT club with a project targeting SDG 6. At the same time, we were preparing to take part in THIMUN QATAR and learned we would be representing Myanmar.Continue reading “Students support SDG6”