WFUNA Youth Network
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. The WFUNA Youth Network is an informal network of UN Youth Associations and UNA youth wings/sections from all around the world. Contact us
Upcoming Activities
So, You Want To Be The High Commissioner? 2012 - WFUNA Human Rights Training for UNA Youth
- Europe›Switzerland
A four-day training for young UNA members at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.
WFUNA Youth Seminar: Focus on the MDGs
- North America›United States
WFUNA will host a capacity-building seminar for the youth network to implement on-the-ground project networks and programs on the Millennium Development Goals. Read more on how to apply.
WFUNA Youth News
4 May
We had the opportunity to participate in an ECOSOC interactive dialogue for youth on youth unemployement. Check out our Storify story on the many interactions by youth from around the world during the sessions, via video link, and via Twitter using the hashtag #UN4Youth. Also read the official UN news story.
2 April
Amalya from UNA-Armenia's R2P Youth Division was featured on national TV this week. Watch this video (but you'll have to learn Armenian!) Refresh the page if the video is not showing. What is R2P? Learn more here
27 March
So You Want to Be the Next High Commissioner? Results of UNA Human Rights Training for Youth, June 2011
On 21-24 June 2011, WFUNA held its first WFUNA Human Rights Youth Training at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The purpose of the training was to empower young individuals to take a leading role in upholding human rights in their communities. Our first youth story in implementing a human rights project in their local community comes from UNA-South Africa's Lisa Rothkegel, who organized a Human Rights Awareness Run on 21 March 2012. You can learn more about her project in Results and Follow-up.
28 February
Five of our youth representatives from UNAs in Latin America joined our R2P Program Officer in Caracas, Venezuela, to not only participate in, but host and facilitate the Third Dag Hammarskjold Symposium. The symposium was held in collaboration with the UN Association of Venezuela and the Embassy of Sweden in Bogota, Colombia, responsible for Venezuela and Colombia.
We asked these youth representatives from UNA-Venezuela, UNA-Colombia, and UNA-Mexico to share their experiences and thoughts on R2P. More stories coming soon!
24 February
Steven Vunganai, ZUNA Youth Coordinator, stopped by our office to talk about the work of UNA-Zimbabwe.
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WFUNA Youth Network Online
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Establish a Youth Delegate Programme at the UN
This free PDF version of the handbook will guide UNAs 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.
