Archivo de etiqueta: #Globalsummit2.0

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. ItSigue leyendo “A Presenter’s Perspective – Harnessing the power of small everyday actions with EnRoute”

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 yaSigue leyendo “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”

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 TheSigue leyendo “Nathaniel Doty, Kate Smith and Katherine Holekamp: End Period Poverty, Decrease the Stigma 2.0”

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 partSigue leyendo “Pedro Henrique Lima do Nascimento: On refugees – From MUN to UNHCR”

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 principalesSigue leyendo “Samantha Arias: Ser Patriota y evadir la Xenofobia en el marco de los ODS. La perspectiva de una estudiante extranjera”

By Meenakshi Mariappan – Although it was a “cloudy and miserable” day down in Vienna as attested by our speaker, Mr Gilberto Duarte, the session inarguably enlightened all those present about the rule of law. Joining us from Austria, was Mr Gilberto Duarte who works at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. TheSigue leyendo “Gilberto Duarte: The Rule of Law: Priorities and Opportunities in the Decade of Action”

By Vedant Kulkarni – If you wish to make your own MUN Club as a self-sustaining structure, maintaining longevity, then this amazing workshop by Jamie Nunnikhoven  (Secretary-General for MUNI Global) and María Fernández elucidated crystal clear ways and insights on how to do so successfully.  Firstly describing the primary reason for creating a MUN Impact (MUNI)Sigue leyendo “María Fernández and Jaime Nunnikhoven: How to successfully run a MUN Impact Club”

By Shambhawi Sahoo – Anagha and Priyasha Chakravarti are twin sisters who are seniors at International School, Manila, The Phillippines. They are deeply passionate about international affairs and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  They presented to a group of about thirty participants as to how they can contribute to the SDGs and provided a briefSigue leyendo “Anagha Chakravarti and Priyasha Chakravarti: SDG Action- Changemaker’s Edition”

By Shambhawi Sahoo – Afrah Shuja, a student of Al Khaleej National School presented to a group of about thirty participants in this highly interactive workshop. The workshop was divided into four segments. In the first segment, she talked about how she turned her passion for psychology into an entrepreneurial project called LiveX. This projectSigue leyendo “Afrah Shuja: Taking Action – Entrepreneurship & Raising Awareness”