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ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024

United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SHANZAY SHAKOORI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.

University of the Punjab | Lahore, Pakistan | Advancing SDG 2, SDG 11 & UNAI 9

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" As an altruistic person that has the drive to constantly do better and promote peace and communal harmony in the world Millennium proves as a great platform for youngsters like me to address the consequential and critical issues that we are passionate about. Millennium holds a great impact while connecting us to people around the world that have the same motivation as ours and are equally striving for social change , such collaboration can inspire new ideas and make impactful partnerships which can help us achieve our goal . As an IR student I have become more aware of regional and global challenges and have been introduced to different types of worldviews which has motivated me further to contribute and aspire to make the world a peaceful and a safe sanctuary for every race , religion , culture and ethnicity. millennium can help me understand these issues better and give me the opportunity to engage with initiatives related to the SDGs that will provide me with a practical experience. Often social issues such as poverty, education , human trafficking , climate , food etc, Or challenges that are bigger than this such as international conflicts that are contributing in creating even more consequential issues are side lined by the society . It is high time that we all raise our voices for things that important and provide proper facility and justice to people that are suffering. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Sustainable Plates

Sustainable plates is a group project led by six Millennium fellows ; Shanzay Shakoori, Amna Rehan, Amber Zahra , Minahil Rehaman , Hira kanwal and Saffa Amjad. This project tackles the food insecure regions in Pakistan. The project aims to create a broader impact by collaborating with multiple food providing organizations. Our project will focus on three key dimensions: raising awareness through sessions with university students about healthy and balanced diets, collaborating with local organizations to mitigate food wastage in our community, and conducting research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture in Pakistan, along with exploring potential alternatives for sustainable agricultural practices. Our aim is to engage the younger generation, encouraging them to be more vigilant about their diets and Ensuring food security across the regions of Pakistan.

About the Millennium Fellow

Shanzay Shakoori is a self motivated diligent and inquisitive student who is currently obtaining her BS degree in International Realtions from the department of Political Science in University of the Punjab, Lahore ( Pakistan). She has strong passion for understanding different worldviews and global issues. She has had vigorous interest in promoting sustainable development and wants to contribute to the world to become more peaceful and connected through focusing on issues that are very significant to be addressed. Her motivation for strong commitment to create a social impact has been brought up by the current global challenges and she seeks to apply her academic knowledge to the real world issues and gain experience through platforms like Millennium to create awareness and a positive change in society by enhancing her leadership skills and community work.

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