Youth and WFUNA
WFUNA believes that youth, as civil society activists, have the power to be significant agents of positive change. You can take part in our efforts by building support for the UN in your own community.
WFUNA offers several programs targeted at a young adult demographic as a way to expand outreach and increase awareness for important causes. Contact us at the WFUNA Youth Network for any questions or comments, and get involved.
WFUNA Youth News
10 February
Emad Karim was one of the youth contributors on the World Youth Report 2011 and had great insight into youth and unemployment. Find out what he had to say in addition to the report on our blog.
8 February
We received a fun surprise in our office today from our friends at UNYA-Mexico! They sent us a calendar for 2012 from their Deport-es para Compartir program (Sports for Sharing), a great educational program that teaches children how to become better citizens.
Check out their work here, and contact UNYA-Mexico to find out how you can get involved.
Pictured: Kate D'Angelo, our newest addition to the WFUNA family, comes all the way from Canada. Kate is working on Sustainable Development and specifically, our Youth Impact Africa program. If you're interested in applying for an internship with WFUNA, click here.
6 February
The WFUNA Youth Network attended the launch of the 2011 World Youth Report focusing on the issue of youth and employment on Monday, 6 February, at UN Headquarters in New York, New York. The overarching theme of the report launch on youth and employment stressed the importance of including youth in the actual report, as well as their experiences, in looking for employment or internships. Panelists at the launch ranged from youth contributors, mission staff, and UN agencies. Read more
6 January 2012
Five of our youth representatives from UNAs around the world joined our R2P Program Officer in Beijing to participate in the Second Dag Hammarskjold Symposium. The symposium was held in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing, the Research Center on United Nations and International Organizations (Beijing Foreign Studies University), and UNA-China.
We asked these youth representatives from New Zealand, Nepal, Armenia, Korea, and Australia on our blog to share their experiences and thoughts on R2P.
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Establish a Youth Delegate Programme at the UN
This handbook will guide you through the process of developing a proposal and budget for a national Youth Delegate Programme, as well as taking you step-by-step through creating your own campaign for such a Programme.
