During the second day of the summit, I had the opportunity to go to a workshop all about the UN and how to change the world. With their 17 Sustainable Development Goals, such as no poverty, zero hunger, and quality education, there are so many ways that us as students and young adults can make a worldwide difference.
The workshop was especially amazing because it was an hour and a half of complete discussion among the student audience. It was crazy to be among these students from all around the world and to hear their brilliant ideas. Everyone in that room had something to say and were very passionate about the topics discussed.
What truly surprised me was that the Under Secretary General for Communications and Public Information of the United Nations, Christina Gallach was there not only to run the workshop, but to take down her own notes and take all of our ideas into consideration.
The workshop opened with a video called "HOME" and it really hit me that our home is something we want to protect. But we can't continue to think of our home as a specific country or city. Our home is planet earth. With the goals and targets proposed by the United Nations, there's no reason that we can't all come together as people all living in the same home and make it a better place.
The single thing that inspired me the most was when we were told as a group that we CAN make a change and make a huge difference even in our young age. It was a true blessing to be able to attend this workshop!
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