By Sulaiman Sulaimankhil, Co-founder of HELA _________________________________________________________________________________ History has been made! Five young Afghans delegates (three girls and two boys) along with their two MUN directors got the chance to take part in one of the largest and most prestigious Model UN conference in the world. There were a lot of obstacles to overcomeContinue reading “HELA makes History”
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Sexual Harassment: an honest, open discussion
By Evan WIlliams, MUN Impact Staff Writer and student from John Burroughs School _______________________________________________________________________________________________ On the morning of December seventh, the MUN delegates of John Burroughs, along with their press team and sponsors, gathered, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for breakfast and dialogue on sexual harassment at MUN conferences, and at large. The goal was not toContinue reading “Sexual Harassment: an honest, open discussion”
Being Inspired: Sharing the Impact of Model United Nations
By MUN Impact Writer, Si Yun Ee, Taipei American School _____________________________________________________________________________ When guest speakers extend an invitation to talk or meet with them after an MUN conference, I highly recommend taking them up on the offer. From my experience I want to share here, they mean it and the lessons learned are invaluable. While attendingContinue reading “Being Inspired: Sharing the Impact of Model United Nations”
Maharat Sewing Project and the Impact in Dhlail
By Alya Al-Ammari, Co-Founder of Maharat Sewing Project __________________________________________________________________________ In high school, Model United Nations was the highlight of my sister, Maryam, and I’s weekly routine. We waited patiently for Wednesday to come, the day we had MUN club. We would wake up at 5 am, travel an hour from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain toContinue reading “Maharat Sewing Project and the Impact in Dhlail”
From MUN to the UN: Help4Refugees
By Jordan Hattar, Co-founder/Director of Help4Refugees During my freshman year of university I joined the MUN team at California State University Long Beach. In November of 2011 my university sponsored me to attend BIMUN in Bonn, Germany where I was a member of press/media team. I wanted to learn more about international relations and seeContinue reading “From MUN to the UN: Help4Refugees”
Salam Centre for Peace runs Intercultural Exchanges
By MUN Impact Writer Albert Oliva, Czech Republic Salam Center for Peace is an organization which fights for the empowerment of women and students all around the world. The aim of this article is to make you more familiar with a concept of an intercultural program which was established a year ago buy Salam Kedan.Continue reading “Salam Centre for Peace runs Intercultural Exchanges”
MUN and Advocacy in the Making
By Lina Maragha, University of Toronto, Former THIMUN Qatar DSG, ASD ______________________________________________________________________ August 4th, 2015 marks a date deeply ingrained in my memory. It is the date on which I first set foot in Palestine, my homeland, for the first time in my life. Temperatures had skyrocketed, and it was the hottest August everContinue reading “MUN and Advocacy in the Making”
Plug-in Model United Nations: connecting clubs through tech donations
By Evan Williams, MUN Impact Reporter ______________________________________________________________________________ We live in a world which is dominated by technology. Without access to computers, phones, or some other device with the capacity to connect us to the internet, we might as well make like Thoreau and settle in for the long haul of a hermit’s life. All jokesContinue reading “Plug-in Model United Nations: connecting clubs through tech donations”
Peace and MUN: Salam Centre connects communities through Model United Nations
Salam Kedan is the Founder of Salam Centre for Peace. Salam is an international thought leader in the MUN Impact community, and fierce advocate for the use of Model United Nations to break down barriers and to promote intercultural dialogue, one delegate at a time. _______________________________________________________________________________ My name is Salam Kedan. I am 22 yearsContinue reading “Peace and MUN: Salam Centre connects communities through Model United Nations”
A Life Changing Journey that started with MUN
By Océane Balbinot-Viale, Former MUN Delegate ___________________________________________________________________________ “What a life-changing journey“ I thought, as I was sat on the plane taking off from the international airport of Accra, Ghana. I started reminiscing about the past month I’d spent in the countryside bordering Kumasi, one of country’s largest metropolitan cities. Where I’d lived during my timeContinue reading “A Life Changing Journey that started with MUN”