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Diplomathon Global World Edition - Dialogue

of Resilience amidst the pandemic

to the conference. This added to their confidence & also
eased the environment as they interac ted prior to the
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“ T he day was simply ama ing , I have never sat on
one plac e the whole day, b e it physic ally or on an online
platf orm b ut the sessions were really c aptivating and I
enjoyed and c herished every sec ond.”
- Prishaa, D eleg ate of U NI CE F I I
T he students who partic ipated in D iplomathon G lob al
W orld E dition have c ome out af ter the 3 day c onf erenc e
learning new skills and enjoying themselves thoroug hly.
For a lot of them it is where they stepped into the world
of D iplomac y and spoke ab out a matter related to the
world.
D iplomathon G lob al is driven to provide ac c ess to a
ith over 2 4 diverse c ommittees, enter, they will interac t with people f rom dif f erent larg er c ommunity of like minded individuals and shape
D iplomathon G lob al W orld E dition, c ountries and diverse b ac kg rounds. Prob lems taking the very f ramework we all live in ac ross g eog raphies
the most diverse international plac e half way around the g lob e impac t our lives, our on this planet with the partic ipation of 9 0 0 + students
W platf orm b y D iplomathon G lob al c ountry, and our c ommunities. worldwide.
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and were part of dif f erent c ommittees like the W orld of the students. c hang ing times. W ith D iplomathon G lob al W orld E dition
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Septemb er virtually and had ag endas that revolved skills, neg otiation skills, pub lic speaking skills etc . I t 2 4 th O c tob er f or D iplomathon G lob al Primary E dition.
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topic s like alling out to overnments to intensif y ac tions – the c onf erenc e always c omplements the c lassroom. sc hool students are usually more open minded
on land to meet c limate c hang e targ ets, T rac king Students internaliz e what they learn in c lass and deliver to c onsider and ac c ept diverse opinions, whic h
prog ress of the CO VI D - 1 9 vac c ine & Plan of ac tion that inf ormation throug h speec hes, c auc using , and is something very important f or the resolution of
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f or D istri ution of Vac c ination, he Chinese deb t and resolutions. Students learnt ab out the world as they international c onf lic ts. D iplomathon G lob al Primary
its ef f ec t on SAARC’ s f unc tioning , Measures to rec over prepared f or the D iplomathon G lob al W orld E dition, E dition is c onc eptualised b ased on & related to the
deb t g iven to c ountries while c onsidering their ec onomic representing c ountries other than their own, and present Sustainab le D evelopment G oals to help young students
status and prog ress made f rom previous drawing s and possib le solutions to g lob al prob lems in c ommittee. adapt & develop a b asic understanding of the real world
many more. Students f ormed resolutions & b loc s to T he opportunity provided students a platf orm to b y c ommunic ation and awareness b uilding .
ex perienc e and understand how c ountries f unc tion on eng ag e & interac t with deleg ates ac ross b orders while W ith new b eg inning s, the org anisation prepares to
an international platf orm. staying within the c omf orts of their home. welc ome young deleg ates & eag er parents ab oard.
D iplomathon G lob al has c urated more than 1 8 D iplomathon G lob al W orld E dition with its T o know more ab out D iplomathon G lob al log on to www.
c onf erenc es internationally. E mb rac ing the new normal prec onf erenc e training session provided with a platf orm diplomathon.in
D iplomathon G lob al has suc c essf ully transf ormed its f or the deleg ates to interac t & f ormulate strateg ies prior
c onf erenc e modules into a virtual platf orm and eng ag ed
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Resilienc e c an help us g et throug h and over ome
hardship. T hat’ s why we all respond to stress and
adversity— like that f rom the CO VI D - 1 9 pandemic —
di f erently, our response on this world f orum has b een of
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a like minded one.G oing online has made D iplomathon
G lob al Conf erenc es ac c essib le to every student
ac ross the world. he training session modules f oc us
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on enhanc ing the c onf erenc e ex perienc e & equipping
the student with the rig ht researc h tools & a direc tion f or
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Cultivating a g rowth mind- set, strateg ic
c ollab orations, mindf ul ac tions, c aref ully c raf ted
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speec hes and impromptu outlook has een the oc us
f or D iplomathon G lob al W orld E dition. I n this era of
g lob aliz ation, learning ab out the world is more important
than ever. No matter what field or profession students
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