Comision Sobre Desarrollo Social
El Martes dio inicio la Comisión Para el Desarrollo Social en la ONU en Nueva York; a ella hemos ido todo un contingente de miembros WYA de las sies regiones: Stephanie de Francia, Frank de Filipinas, Shannon, Philip, Peggy, Becky, Casey, Kelly, Kelly K., de Norte America, Tessy de Africa, Zeina del Libano y yo […]
CSocDev Day 1
Today was the first day of the Commission on Social Development. The WYA Advocacy Team and all of the interns were eager to observe the proceedings and interact with the delegates and civil society participants. We began the day by attending a youth breakfast hosted by Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). The WYA […]
See me walking down the 1st Avenue – A European in New York
As an intern at World Youth Alliance North America, I will have the opportunity to participate at the upcoming United Nation Commission for Social Development. The Commission starts tomorrow 3rd February with the title “Promoting social integration.” Today I, along with other staff and interns, participated the pre-commission civil society forum. It was an opportunity […]
WYA at the UN!
Today the WYA Advocacy Team and interns attended the Civil Society Forum, “Social Integration: Building a Society for All,” in accordance with the Commission on Social and Economic Development that is taking place at the United Nations from February 3 through the 13th. We were able to listen and ask questions as speakers from around […]
Emerging Leaders Conference
The Emerging Leaders United States Policy Seminar that took place at the WYA house from January 29 to January 31, was a complete success. With speeches and presentations from eight distinguished speakers, this conference, according to the attendees, was both entertaining and informative. The first day of the conference boasted talks and workshops from the […]
Meet the WYAAP Philippine National Committee, though the eyes of our newest member, Jessa Cruz
Growth for the WYAAP Regional Committee
by Pinky Nepomuceno, WYAAP Philippine National Committee Member Several weeks ago, I was invited to become a member of the WYA Asia Pacific National Committee. Jessa, the other new member, and I joined the group for a team building session in Tagaytay, a vacation spot several hours south of Manila. Since I’ve been an active […]
