South Orange County Model United Nations Conference 

South Orange County Model United Nations Conference (SOCOMUN) On Saturday, September 28, 2019, Santa Margarita will host the South Orange County Model United Nations Conference (SOCOMUN).  Students Lyndsey Issa (Ladera Ranch) and Amanda Duffy (Lake Forest) are organizing this event.  SOCOMUN is a chance for high school students to learn about the Model United NationsSigue leyendo “South Orange County Model United Nations Conference “

HELA’s commitment to promoting Model UN throughout Afghanistan

In October of 2018, Hope for Education and Leadership in Afghanistan (HELA) partnered with the United States Embassy in Afghanistan to develop a grant called “Foster Model UN Trainings and Competitions Throughout Universities in Afghanistan”, which aims to establish Model UN teams throughout the country, hold provincial Model UN conferences, and organize a final conferenceSigue leyendo “HELA’s commitment to promoting Model UN throughout Afghanistan”

A Path to Accessibility: The Story of Raise Your Placard

By Jack Tapay, Director of Curriculums at Raise Your Placard When Model U.N. delegates leave the confines of their committee rooms, the gravity of the issues they have debated and the importance of the skills they have developed often gets lost on them. Beyond the slip of paper or gavel one may receive at closingSigue leyendo “A Path to Accessibility: The Story of Raise Your Placard”

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 atSigue leyendo “UNMUN Summit and MUN Impact NYC make its Debut”

Service Learning + Spring Break= MUN Impact Memphis

The John Burroughs School (JBS) service learning program, which including many MUN and MUN Impact students, traveled to Memphis, Tennessee for an alternative spring break trip last week.  Every project the students were engaged in was directly connected to an SDG.  The work the students did was educational and inspiring. On Monday morning, students visitedSigue leyendo “Service Learning + Spring Break= MUN Impact Memphis”

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 photoSigue leyendo “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 wereSigue leyendo “Art Exhibit Highlights SDG 16 and Human Trafficking”

MUN Impact Zone debuts at SEOMUN

By Chris Park, Secretary General of SEOMUN XXI    The 21st Annual Seoul Model United Nations was hosted by the Korea International School from November 9-11, 2018 at the COEX Convention Center with participants from over a dozen countries. The Secretariat invited several clubs from international schools near Seoul that work to achieve the UNSigue leyendo “MUN Impact Zone debuts at SEOMUN”