By Shambhawi Sahoo – Amrita Giridhar, a grade nine student of American International School, Chennai, presented this workshop highlighting the important aspects of organising a project for the upliftment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She is a part of the leadership team at the MUN Impact club in Chennai. As the title of theContinue reading “Amrita Giridhar: Every Drop in the Ocean Counts – Achieving the SDGs one project at a Time”
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Brian Lain: TASMUN in retrospect – Journey to SDG integration
By Meenakshi Mariappan – As one of the Model UN conferences which enjoys a “highly recommended” status from the THIMUN Advisory Board, Taipei American School Model United Nations, or TASMUN, is truly a force to be reckoned with. And for good reason, as can be seen from their innovative methods to integrate the UN SustainableContinue reading “Brian Lain: TASMUN in retrospect – Journey to SDG integration”
Omayma Cherkaoui: The Road Less Traveled By – Student Leadership for a Better World
By Chandrasnata Mohanty – Omayma Cherkaoui is a high school freshman who truly believes that anyone who works on improving their leadership skills and knowledge, undoubtedly has the potential to be a competent and successful leader. Throughout her high school years, she has embarked on a long leadership journey to find out answers to theContinue reading “Omayma Cherkaoui: The Road Less Traveled By – Student Leadership for a Better World”
Rocco Fantini and Cassidy Dalva: No Cap News – Informing Today’s Youth & Tomorrow’s Leaders
By William Weston – The lockdowns imposed in many countries around the world in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic led to lots of people finding new ways to occupy their time. For some it was learning a new language, for others it was participating in online events, however, for Rocco, an avid MUNer and soccerContinue reading “Rocco Fantini and Cassidy Dalva: No Cap News – Informing Today’s Youth & Tomorrow’s Leaders”
Fernando Naranjo: Retos económicos para los Gobiernos Latinoamericanos afectados por la pandemia
Valentina Raymond – Sin duda la economía es uno de los principales elementos afectados fuertemente por la pandemia, y Fernando Naranajo nos explica los diferentes retos económicos que los gobiernos Latinoamericanos enfrentarán. Si bien es cierto, antes del COVID-19, las expectativas económicas eran buenas para el presente año, según el Banco Mundial se esperaba unContinue reading “Fernando Naranjo: Retos económicos para los Gobiernos Latinoamericanos afectados por la pandemia”
Zoey Fisher & Irene Kwon: More than MUN – How to Incorporate Philanthropy into Your Passion Projects
By Shambhawi Sahoo – Zoey Fisher & Irene Kwon are high school seniors in the USA. Zoey currently serves as the MUN Impact Global Secretary General, the executive director for Princeps Leadership Initiative and was the Co-Secretary General at GLOMUN 2020. Irene Kwon is the MUN Impact Deputy Secretary General for North America, the President Continue reading “Zoey Fisher & Irene Kwon: More than MUN – How to Incorporate Philanthropy into Your Passion Projects”
Ambi and Binu Subramaniam: 100,000 deeds campaign – being SMART about the Global Goals
By Chandrasnata Mohanty – The #100,000 Deeds campaign is a youth-driven initiative that aims to spread awareness and calls for action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Engineered by the famous brother-sister musical duo Ambi and Bindu Subramaniam from Bangalore, India; the story begins with the #10,000 Deeds campaign. The founders of the popularContinue reading “Ambi and Binu Subramaniam: 100,000 deeds campaign – being SMART about the Global Goals”
Camila Criollo: ¿Realmente sirve lo que aprendes?
María Teresa Egea Díaz – Dentro del marco del “Global Summit 2.0”, la estudiante de Psicología Camila Criollo ha dado una charla titulada “¿Realmente sirve lo que aprendes?” relacionada con el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 4. La primera parte de su presentación ha tratado sobre el sistema educativo actual, comparándolo con el que existía haceContinue reading “Camila Criollo: ¿Realmente sirve lo que aprendes?”
Bringing the Summit to a close – Closing Ceremony and Dolphin Pool
By William Weston – On Sunday, the Closing Ceremony of the MUN Impact Global Summit 2.0 and yet another excellent plenary session commenced, starting off with an insightful presentation by Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, the founder and Chairman of PVBLIC Foundation. Born in Peru but grown up in the USA, from the age of 12,Continue reading “Bringing the Summit to a close – Closing Ceremony and Dolphin Pool”
Negina Shinwari, Rahmatullah Hamdard and Sulaiman Sulaimankhil: No Money, no network? No problem!
By Meenakshi Mariappan – Even in “a country that has experienced more than four decades of war,” Model UN has prevailed. In this session, Rahmatullah Hamdard, Sulaiman Sulaimankhil and Negina Shinwari from Afghanistan, shared their inspiring journey about how they introduced MUN in a conflict zone through the establishment of the ‘Hope for Education andContinue reading “Negina Shinwari, Rahmatullah Hamdard and Sulaiman Sulaimankhil: No Money, no network? No problem!”