Arriving in Warsaw yesterday to participate in the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) on the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, spoke at the “Intergenerational Inquiry on Climate Change” side event this afternoon. Part of the sixth ‘Young and Future Generations Day’ held […]
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, […]
The Global Education First Initiative was launched in September 2012 by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon. The aims of the initiative are to raise the political profile of education, strengthen the global movement to achieve quality education, and generate additional and sufficient funding for education. The Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) […]
The bi-annual UNESCO Youth Forum in its 8th edition on Thursday 31 October came to a close in Paris, calling on UNESCO and Member States for greater youth participation and increased investment in young people. A major outcome of the three day event was the selection of the final 15 youth-led action projects to receive […]
As part of its work in promoting the benefits of physical activity, the World Health Organisation is organizing an art competition targeting youth aged 8 to 18 years. Entries will be judged according to three age groups (8–12, 13–15 and 16–18) and the winning drawings and paintings will be displayed during the high-level regional forum […]
UNCountry Stats is a smartphone application produced by the United Nations. It is a data visualisation tool which allows users to access and compare data including in terms of economic, social, and environmental indicators. The data is pulled directly from the United Nations’ data set. The application allows direct and user-friendly access to important information on […]
Being deaf did not stop Finnish artist Signmark, a.k.a Marko Vuoriheimo from achieving his childhood dream of becoming the first artist in the world to close a record deal with an international music label. Marko recently shared his talent with the participants in the 8th UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris, which was attended by the […]
On the occasion of the fifth annual Global Generation Awards ceremony, organised by the Millennium Campus Network Saturday 2 November, the UN Secretary-General”s Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi was recognized for his efforts in bringing the voices and issues of young people to the UN. The national, Boston-based non-profit works to bring US campus organisations together to […]
