Daily Archives: 3 March 2016

3 Mar, 2016

In London: Youth Envoy holds series of meetings and speaks at London MUN

During a two-day visit to the United Kingdom aimed at strengthening the cooperation on youth development between the UN and the UK Based Development Community, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, held a series of meetings with government officials and a number of London-based international organizations and addressed the London International Model United

3 Mar, 2016

On the move: A new mobile clinic reaches refugee women in the Balkans

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From UNFPA  On a bleak, cold day in late February, hundreds of refugees, bundled in winter coats and carrying bulging bags and baskets, stream into the Tebanovce transit centre, stationed on the border between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. Most have been travelling for months, and will likely only rest here for

3 Mar, 2016

Multi-partisan Group of Young Parliamentarians created in El Salvador

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From UNESCO  On 1 March 2016 an important agreement was reached at the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador for the establishment of a multi-partisan Group of Young Parliamentarians, with support from UNESCO. This group, composed of members of parliament below the age of 35, will work to build an agenda of inclusive policies with an