WYA at Columbia University
Hey, check out the World Youth Alliance in the Columbia Spectator. Shannon gave a talk last night about artificial reproductive technologies that was written about in the campus newspapaper, the Spectator.
Life and Death
Life and death Life and death.Why?Because we met in a bar, where you drink the beer out of a skull, sitting at a coffin instead of a table.Black walls.Crosses.Cemetery. Gothic atmosphere.Looks a bit like death,just very alive.Life, because we met to discuss ‘beauty’.A smart person said once: “The soul lives off that,in which it rejoices” […]
Let’s paint !! Evening
Discover the Picasso in you! “Let’s paint” evening 10th of February ‘09 Equipped with all different kind of brushes and colours, papers and inspiration, we welcomed our guests in the WYA interns flat. While waiting for those who would arrive a bit later (they were probably still waiting for a flash of genius), we had […]
Commission on Social Development, February 3rd-5th
With the cold of winter comes the Commission on Social Development, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The theme for this year’s commission is social integration. This refers to the elimination of all forms of discrimination against certain people in the society, thus creating a “society for all”. The WYA delegation was […]
Lost in Translation? Kelly Schulz Multilingualism is, for me, one of the most fascinating aspects of the UN. Yesterday as I encountered a language barrier, I was reminded of how important the interpreters are for the work of the UN. After mustering up the courage, I approached the delegate from Paraguay to thank her for […]
WYA at the United Nations…young people can make a difference
Taken from the WYA North America blog…just to give you a taste of what you could achieve if you join us during UN commissions or European Parliament sessions. Here is a statement that the World Youth Alliance made at the United Nations’ 47th Commission for Social Development. WYA’s UN Advocacy Specialist, Shannon Joseph, can be […]
See the world through different lens-
WYA FILM FESTIVAL! The World Youth Alliance is organizing a film festival for 2009 with the theme of “A Decade of Dignity and Development – See the World through a Different Lens.” This is a celebration of WYA’s ten years promoting the dignity of the person in development. The film festival will showcase development worldwide, […]
Doing the Rounds at the UN
After a long week I spent at the United Nations Headquarter listening to the same speech said in different languages and accents, I can say that it has been so far the biggest event during this internship, and my career too, (I hope my boss will not read this). But I wish they revealed more […]
WYA Statement on Youth and Families
Here is a statement that the World Youth Alliance made at the United Nations’ 47th Commission for Social Development. WYA’s UN Advocacy Specialist, Shannon Joseph, can be seen giving the statement. Great job Shannon, and keep up the good work!
Advocacy – I LOVE IT!
The past two days feel like a week – I WANT TO SLEEP! We’ve met so many people; an important part of our work has been introducing ourselves to as many delegates as possible. I think I’m now known as the most sociable French girl in town. The main commission sessions of consisted of presentations […]
