Priorities of Development Are Not Well Served When Ideology Gets in the Way: CPD 2014
Commission on Population and Development, April 7-11, New York (Spanish version follows) I thought we should have gotten it by now. Less than 2 weeks ago I attended the 47th session of the Commission on Population and Development at the United Nations as part of WYA’s advocacy team. The session was supposed to evaluate progress member […]
Summer Love: Reflections of a WYA Summer Camp Graduate
Only two weeks left until the annual WYA Asia Pacific Summer Camp. As this year’s camp draws nearer, campers from previous years share with us their best memories. We hope it makes this year’s campers excited, and for the rest of the audience, we hope you will consider joining our camp next year! Lord Pomperada, Asia […]
Revelations of an American Intern at WYA
Oscillating back and forth like a summer fan on full blast, my head finally halted to behold where I would dedicate the following months as an intern for the World Youth Alliance. Snugged in between buildings, like countless others in the metallic forest of Manhattan, the sight of the ivory-toned edifice with its ample-sized […]
CPD 47: Following up on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action
WYA is currently attending the 47th Session of the UN Commission on Population Development (CPD), entitled “ICPD Beyond 2014 Review” from April 7-11at the UN Headquarters in New York. This Review aims to identify the progress made and the challenges faced by the 179 governments that committed to the 20-year Programme of Action (PoA) plan […]
Experience at CSW58
As a winner of the World Youth Alliance’s Youth Voices at the UN Program, I was given the opportunity to be a part of the WYA delegation to the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which was held in March 2014. This year’s theme sought to tackle the challenges and achievements […]
A Croatian woman’s experience at CSW58
My name is Maja and I come from WYA Croatia. I would like to share with you my experience of being part of WYA delegation to the fifty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58), which took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City from 10-21 March 2014. This is […]
