The Global Youth Movement for the United Nations
                              

www.wfuna-youth.org In November 2006 the first official WFUNA Youth Meeting was held parallel to the 38th WFUNA Plenary Assembly in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This time, more than 25 youth representatives convened in order to finalise the structure of WFUNA-youth, to further elaborate its tasks and jointly work on project ideas . The WFUNA-youth Interim Authority was replaced by the Coordinating Committee (coordinating.committee@gmail.com) mandated to coordinate the activities of WFUNA-youth for a period of three years. Aims WFUNA-Youth aims to gain more support for the spirit of the United Nations among young people, as well as to further the world-wide activities of United Nations Youth Associations and UNA Youth Programs. It seeks to promote the establishment of United Nations Youth Associations or Youth Programs where they do not exist. Membership Membership to WFUNA-Youth is open to all UNYAs which are accredited through their national UNAs. In countries where no UNYAs exist, membership is open to the UNAs themselves on the basis of their Youth Programs and youth-related activities. Youth Internship at WFUNA To  help facilitate the relationship between WFUNA-Youth and WFUNA, and to support and strengthen the work of UNYA and UNA youth sections globally an internship position based in New York has been implements. For more information about the role of the Youth Intern and an application click here>> WFUNA Youth Newsletter Find out more about youth participation at the UN, activities of WFUNA youth and other youth issues. Read interviews with youth delegates, and personal accounts of internhips at WFUNA. Network, learn and get involved!

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If there is no UNYA in your country, find out how to start your own United Nations Youth Association.  Click here >>

Visit the official UN page on Youth.   Click here >>   Lobbying Governments to include Youth in Delegations to the UN The WFUNA secretariat has circulated a paper on the subject of lobbying national governments to include youth in their delegations to the most important UN meetings. The paper advises on ways to approach government officials and provides youth with practical lobbying tips.  Take me here >>