What Did That Guy Just Ask Those Kids?
Adapted from U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Update
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Guy Djoken of the Frederick, MD UNESCO Center of Peace visits the Heritage School in Dehradun, India
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While he was there he visited several schools in Dehradun as part of the UNESCO Center for Peace's plan to host a International Model United Nations camp there in the summer of 2013. Key partners include the Heritage School, The Unison World School and K�siga School. At the conclusion of his trip, Mr. Vikrant Chaudhary, director of the Heritage School was appointed as Coordinator for the upcoming 2013 Dehradun, India IMUN set for May 2013. During his trip Guy also visited with officials in UNESCO's New Delhi office.
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Left to right: Guy Djoken meets with Alisha Umarov and Iskra Panevska at the UNESCO Cluster Office in New Delhi
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This coming summer, the UNESCO Center for Peace in Frederick will host it's 6th annual International model UN conference form July 15 to July 28. For more information, go here.
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MLK DAY OF SERVICE
 The 6th Annual Frederick County MLK Day of Service Celebration took place on Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Bernard Brown Community Center and the Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County. During this celebration, many influential community leaders were recognized and awarded for their substantial involvement in our communities. The recipient of the Frederick County 2012 MLK Award was Jan H. Gardner. Jan H. Gardner is the former Frederick County Board of Commissioners President; her commitment to social justice and her dedication to public service throughout the years give us the honor her with this prestigious award. The keynote speaker for this year was Mr. Barry Stanton who spoke about the impact of Dr. King's life on his life. Mr. Stanton is the first African American county Manager in Frederick County, MD. He credited Dr. King's work on his accomplishment. The second half of the day included several service-learning projects such as crafts and stamp-making stations and other opportunities for the whole family. It was an overall success! More -->
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Hood College WIll Host 5th Annual Model UN for Local High School Students
The 6th Annual Frederick County Regional Model UN Conference will be held at Hood College on April 14th, in the Rosenstock Auditorium, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. We are very excited for another great opportunity for future leaders from the Washington, DC metro area to learn about conflict resolution and raise youth awareness and address global issues. The conference is a joint project of UNESCO Center for Peace, Hood College and the Frederick County Public Schools.
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MEET OUR NEW INTERNS!
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Queenstar Akrong is currently a sophomore at Notre Dame of Maryland University. She is originally from Accra, Ghana but now resides in Frederick, MD. She is an International Relations and Communications Major with a minor in Women's Studies, Philosophy,and Peace&Justice studies. She hopes to go to Law School and get a J.D in International Law and work for the United Nations in the future. She is looking forward to working at UNESCO because it's commitment to humanitarian work will prepare her for a career in public service. You can contact her at qakrong@unescocenterforpeace.org
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Hi! My name is Linda Matheus, and I am so very excited to be a member of the crew here at UNESCO Center for Peace. I feel so blessed to be a part of the wonderful work that is done here. I am a recent graduate from Towson University; I studied Anthropology and Philosophy as a double major. I have known of UNESCO for most of my college career, and always hoped to work for the organization one day. I hope to be a valuable input here at the UNESCO Center for Peace. If anyone thinks they could find use for me, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at LMatheus@unescocenterforpeace.org. I speak Spanish, if that helps.
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2012 IMUN SUMMER CAMP
We're gearing up for another round of the International Model United Nations Summer Camp in July. The dates for the camp are Sunday July 15th to Saturday July 28th, 2012. A tentative schedule for the event can be found here. So far we have had numerous responses and a confirmation from Centro Educacional Leonardo da Vinci - Vit�ria, ES, Brazil, the Heritage School from India just to mention a few. We are continuing to contact more schools. We are working on contacting some more Latin-American schools to try to add to our growing number of international students. We have had a high level of response from students in China, India and Egypt. Executive Director Guy Djoken has been traveling over the globe to promote the program. Upcoming trips includes Turkey, Egypt, Mexico and Russia.
We are happy to anounce a partnership with EduSerc to drive the IMUN program development in areas of STEM. This will enable delegates to apply their skills in various areas within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Invitations have been sent to Mark Zuckerburg to address the delegates on social media and how it can be used as an effective tool for world peace, social justice and democracy. We also hope to visit the Google Headquarters in New York this year. We have extended the deadline for applications to March 30. Please visit www.unescocenterforpeace.org/imun
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Beats Without Borders
Our Special Projects Coordinator, Ryan, has shipped out to London, and continues to make headway on the Beats Without Borders Project from there. As of last week, he has reached out to the National Federations of China, South Korea, and Japan with the intent of visiting for funding purposes. Ryan will soon be sending out draft proposals to the National Federations of Russia, Iran, Israel, India, and European Nations. Linda will be reaching out to Latin American federations for support, as well. We are planning our first concert in Beijing for May. This is a huge event that we are all extremely excited about. If you would like to get involved with this project please email Ryan at rjones@unescocenterforpeace.org |
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Nigeria & South African First Ladies to attend UNESCO Center for Peace First Ladies Youth Infusion Summit in June 2012
June 29-30, 2012
Doubletree Hotel
Annapolis Maryland
On June 29-30, 2012, UNESCO Center for Peace will host The First Ladies Youth Infusion Summit in Annapolis Maryland. The goal for the Summit is to bring several First Ladies from African countries together to meet with the next generation leaders from the ages of 16-25. We currently have an attendance confirmation from Nigeria and South Africa First Ladies as well as a confirmed interest from four other African countries. The two-day Summit will consist of a Conference / Youth Expo on the first day and a Gala on the second day. The Conference will be a general meeting with breakout sessions for each First Lady to discuss their country's needs and hear the concerns and creative solutions that this generation of young leaders have and to see how they may assist each country. The Gala will provide a venue for a unique cultural experience of all the countries led by the First Ladies. The Youth Expo will exhibit creative technologies, solutions and entrepreneurial ideas of the young adults that stimulate economic growth, assist in health and agricultural initiatives as well as media, arts and entertainment. Each young exhibitor's information will be an idea or technology that can be immediately implemented in many of the countries the First Lady's represent.
Log onto www.firstladysummit.org for further information.
This is the promotional package with details on the different levels of sponsorship. Please use these resources to advocate for this event.
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"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defense of peace must be constructed."
UNESCO Constitution
Sincerely,
Guy Djoken
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