ComMUNiqué

ComMUNiqué celebrates its 10th episode through a conversation between Erik Novak and Ayomide Ajakaiye, its scheduler and planner. They review the tasks and challenges with producing the first 10 episodes, and the valuable knowledge gained. Also, Ayomide describes her outlook on life as an 8th grader hoping to gain experience in diverse fields at a young age, and together they contemplate the duality of chance and purpose.

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Join this exciting episode in which our host, Erik Novak, interviews successful entrepreneur and changemaker Sergio Fernández de Córdova. Sergio played a key role in establishing many initiatives around the Sustainable Development Goals framework for the UN, and has since also co-created the SDG Media Zone, a platform that leverages the wide-scale impact of digital media to advance and create awareness around the SDGs. Sergio’s experience leading the PVBLIC Foundation as its Chairman places him at the intersection between media and public-private partnerships, and enables him to opine on the SDG vision expertly and deeply. He is also passionate about youth engagement and explains what the role of the SDGs is for tomorrow’s generation. Sergio’s expertise and relevance shine through despite his humility and approachability, truly the mark of a leader.

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MUN Impact’s growth and consolidation in 2020 is due, in no small part, to the phenomenal success of MUN@Home, an online asynchronous platform that teaches students about the UN Sustainable Development Goals while also helping foster connections and change-making networks the world over. Central to the growth of this important branch of MUN Impact is Jaideep Singh, its Secretary-General, who is a passionate public speaker, gifted moderator, and first-year chemical engineering student in Singapore. In this Part 2 of 2, he speaks about how MUN has shaped him as an individual, and how his chosen major and career path might intersect with his passion for this movement. The ways in which MUN affects the MUNer may be unique to each one, but the degree to which that influence shapes who they are is often tremendous, and with Jaideep, it is no different.

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MUN Impact’s growth and consolidation in 2020 is due, in no small part, to the phenomenal success of MUN@Home, an online, asynchronous program that teaches students about the UN Sustainable Development Goals while also helping foster connections and change-making networks the world over. Central to the growth of this important branch of MUN Impact is Jaideep Singh, its Secretary-General, who is a passionate public speaker, gifted moderator, and first-year chemical engineering student in Singapore. In this Part 1 of 2, he describes the MUN@Home leadership structure, how this structure leads to its success, and the progression of MUN@Home since its inception in April 2020.

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In July 2020, MUN Impact made history through its Global Summit, uniting students from over 100 countries in discussing the UN Sustainable Development Goals framework. Now, a remarkable precedent is being set again by the 4 intrepid leaders of the Global Summit 2.0. These are the 2 co-secretaries-general (Hugh McDowell (a 17-year old from Belfast, UK) and Aanya Srivastava (a 15-year old living in Doha, Qatar), head of secretariat (Farihah Ahmed (a 16-year old from Dhaka, Bangladesh) and deputy head of secretariat (Ilyes Zeraiki (a 15-year old living in the United Arab Emirates). Focusing on applying the SDGs, and not just learning about them, this second edition of the summit will feature social entrepreneurship incubators, investment pitches, and other unique activities to evolve the Global Summit brand beyond theory and discussion and into tangible effects in the wider world. It will be truly historic, and in this episode, our host, Erik Novak, engages with these 4 leaders to learn more about what is ahead.

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