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24 Mar, 2015

International Day of Happiness Twitter Chat on Youth and Happiness

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On March 20th, International Day of Happiness, the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth and the United Nations Foundation invited everyone to a special Twitter chat on Youth, Innovation and Happiness using the #YouthNow and #HappyDay. The moderator @plus_socialgood raised some crucial questions for young people such as why are young people essential for a happy planet? And

9 Mar, 2015

‘What’s lacking, above all, is work’! UN Youth Envoy’s interview for Akzente magazine

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You are the Envoy of some 1.8 billion young people around the world. That sounds like a massive responsibility. How do you manage to represent this diverse group in a fair manner? Being the Envoy of the largest generation of young people ever is indeed a great responsibility. I do not claim to represent all

28 Nov, 2014

Youth Envoy in Bangkok highlights the importance of engaging youth in Asia-Pacific Region

Bangkok- Carolin Kern and Jonas Freist-Held, The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi concluded a 3-day visit to Bangkok- Thailand where he held series of meetings with the Regional Directors of UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNEP, ILO and moderated a youth session at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics. The Youth Envoy

29 Sep, 2014

UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth’s speech at launch of #HeForShe

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Excellencies, Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, President Sam Kutesa, President of the General Assembly, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN women, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson, Mr. Kiefer Sutherland Ladies and gentlemen – I honestly have to say, this is one of the most exciting events I have attended—on a Saturday in the UN… I’m

6 Aug, 2014

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to join International Youth Day

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be joining this year’s International Youth Day to address stigma and discrimination in youth with mental health conditions. Youth with mental health conditions are often subject to stigma and discrimination, largely due to an overall lack of awareness and understanding of mental health conditions. The stigma surrounding mental health issues

10 Mar, 2014

President of the General Assembly high-level event on “The Contributions of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda”

A high-level event on “The Contributions of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda” was held at UN Headquarters in New York on 6-7 March. The event, which was organised by the President of the General Assembly, was attended by Member States, representatives of the United Nations agencies, civil society, and […]

24 Jan, 2014

UN Ambassador of Pakistan Masood Khan and Ahmad Alhendawi meet in New York ahead of the Envoy’s visit to Pakistan

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  The Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi today met with the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, H.E. Ambassador Masood Khan. In the meeting, the Envoy and the Ambassador exchanged views about ongoing and forward-looking initiatives pertaining to youth, as well as discussed the Envoy’s upcoming visit to Pakistan. Major themes of […]

1 Dec, 2013

Statement by the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth: Take action on World AIDS Day!

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On this World AIDS Day I’m calling on young people around the world to stand up and be counted. The negotiations on the post-2015 development framework have begun – and it is clear that we need to put young people centre stage. There is no doubt that the AIDS response has yielded tremendous results for […]

22 Nov, 2013

Bullis School students meet with the UN Envoy on Youth, hand over check for survivors of typhoon Haiyan

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As part of a visit to the United Nations in New York, 70 middle school students and 10 teachers and advisors from the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, on Friday met with the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi. Prompted by the Envoy to share what they had learned during their visit about the United […]

13 Nov, 2013

“Young people demand HIV services that respond to their needs:” UN Envoy on Youth in Dubai

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Taking place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the two-day “Regional Forum on HIV Prevention among young people in Arab States” kicked off earlier today. Addressing the forum, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, stressed the importance of including young people in this work: “HIV prevention has been driven largely by activists, […]