By Vanshika Rohera, ISC Dive Club President The International School in Curacao, on a small Caribbean Island that used to be a part of the Netherlands Antilleans, is the only school on the island with an MUN club. In the past decade ISC students have participated in two international conferences in Panama (PANAMUN), andContinue reading “Helping Combat Coral Destruction at the International School of Curacao”
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Dancing ’round the World
By Evan Williams, MUN Impact Press and John Burroughs student ____________________________________________________________________________ On February 9th, the students of John Burroughs School in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA convened in their community’s field house for an evening of celebration dubbed “Dance Marathon.” The biennial event, often viewed as a means to let loose by the students, is underscoredContinue reading “Dancing ’round the World”
Student Initiative + Operation Smile= MUN Impact
By Farah Nanji, Former MUN Delegate from The American School of Kinshasa ____________________________________________________________________________ I am currently a freshman at UC Berkeley and attended the THIMUN Qatar conference in 2017 and 2016. I founded the Operation Smile Student Club in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo my sophomore year of high school. I had volunteeredContinue reading “Student Initiative + Operation Smile= MUN Impact”
THIMUN Qatar hosts MUN Impact Student Summit
THIMUN Qatar hosted its first MUN Impact Student Summit on March 17. The gathering of MUN leaders from across Qatar met to plan ways that Model UN in the country could begin to focus on action in support of the SDGs, to move the words off of resolutions and into ACTION. Thirty seven students spentContinue reading “THIMUN Qatar hosts MUN Impact Student Summit”
MUN Impact meets Empower participants
Attendees at the annual Empower Conference, hosted by Reach out to Asia (ROTA), had the opportunity to learn about MUN Impact and to engage in some spirited discussions about how to develop an action-oriented plan of action to support the SDGS. Conference attendees, hailing from as far at Tansanzia, Palestine, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nepal, Kenya and ofContinue reading “MUN Impact meets Empower participants”
MUN Impact Zone debuts at TQ 2018
By Sandev Ferdinando, Secretary General THIMUN Qatar 2018 _________________________________________________________________________________ The 7th Annual THIMUN Qatar conference brought with it a new focus on what MUN should be. Through MUN Impact, we are now looking to make use of students’ increased awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, international diplomacy, and determination to enact change. TheContinue reading “MUN Impact Zone debuts at TQ 2018”
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”