Youth

WFUNA's 3rd Global Youth Forum in Punta Cana

WFUNA’s 3rd Global Youth Forum, held in parallel with the 42nd Plenary Assembly, convened from 19 to 21 October in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Youth Delegates belonging to United Nations Association Youth Sections/Chapters from all around the globe gathered to discuss how we can engage and mobilize the WFUNA Youth Network towards achieving peaceful, just, and inclusive societies. During the Global Youth Forum, the upcoming WFUNA Youth Advisory Council for the 2018-2021 term is elected.

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WFUNA's Annual Meet-and-Greet with UN Youth Delegates 2018

On Wednesday, Oct 10th 2018, WFUNA welcomed the current UN Youth Delegates for their annual meet-and-greet in the WFUNA office.

The UN Youth Delegate Programme (UNYDP) is coordinated by the UN Focal Point on Youth under the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and forms one key opportunity for the inclusion of youth in the representation and decision-making procedures of member states.

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NYC youth activists participate in Meet and Greet with the President of the United Nations General Assembly in Harlem

On 8 August 2018, the President of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Miroslav Lajčák, joined New York City youth, in Harlem, for an informal discussion. The conversation explored how the United Nations can better engage with youth and how youth can get more involved with the UN. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals will not be possible without the involvement and leadership of young people.

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Workshop at the UN: India - IFUNA

From June 6 - 8, WFUNA's office in Geneva conducted the Workshop at the UN: India part of our Youth Training Program on the UN with students from three different high schools in India and in collaboration with our national UNA: IFUNA. During this three-day program, 37 students participated in different activities involving topics such as multilateralism, trade and humanitarian issues.

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Young activists from New York participate in Youth Dialogue at the UN General Assembly

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018

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Students from Bangalore and Hyderabad come together to celebrate their achievements as agents of change

NEW YORK, NY – On March 29, the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) organizes a Closing Ceremony for students who have completed the most recent cycle of the Mission Possible program in India.

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Youth Training Program in Geneva

FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018

Geneva, Switzerland - WFUNA hosted its second Youth Training Program: Greece from March 19 - 23 in Geneva for 31 students from Hellenic-American Educational Foundation in Athens.