Population regulation: the key to economic flourishing?

Let me tell you about my trip to New York last March. I had the great pleasure to be sent by the European office of the World Youth Alliance to attend the 8th International Solidarity Forum (ISF), hosted by the WYA in New York City. The event lasted 4 days and took place in various […]

WYAAP’s Celebration of Earth Day!

Everyone is invited to join us in celebrating Earth Day by attending our event on April 29 and by answering our Earth Day Survey. See you there!

ESPERANZA: Investing in the Human Person

Investing in the Human Person The World Youth Alliance supports the work of the Commission on Population and Development in their efforts to promote the human person as the central subject of development. The World Youth Alliance recognizes that all persons have intrinsic dignity; it is this dignity that provides the basis for all human […]

Expressing my concerns directly to decision-makers

As a WYA member and fellow, I am not that young, so I have already had the occasion to sit in international assemblies –European Union (27 states), Council of Europe (47 states) – where states and NGOs make their principled statements. Witnessing a global assembly is even more impressive, as it globalizes your political perspective, […]

ESPERANZA: Population and Economics: A Complex Relationship

Population and Economics: A Complex Relationship It permeates everything we do at the Commission on Population and Development. It’s an automatic assumption. Presumed to be so. It’s the premise we rely on to make policy decisions. The formula is simple: in order to achieve economic growth and human development, there have to be fewer people […]

Investing in the Human Person

The World Youth Alliance supports the work of the Commission on Population and Development in their efforts to promote the human person as the central subject of development. The World Youth Alliance recognizes that all persons have intrinsic dignity; it is this dignity that provides the basis for all human rights. This reality should drive […]

When Populations Age

The World Youth Alliance recognizes that regions of the world are at different stages of demographic transition. Regions in an advanced stage of demographic transition are aging. Population aging is caused on the one hand by a decrease in fertility and on the other hand by overall progress in global health. The latter has permitted […]

WYA Declaration on Population and Economics

New York, March 2011 We are young people of diverse ethnic, religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds from every region of the world. Many of us are from the developing world, which has large, young populations capable of innovation and creativity, a driver of economic growth. Some of us are from the developed world, which currently […]