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The World Youth Alliance (WYA) is pleased to announce the launch of the applications for the 5th edition of the International Summer School on Bioethics and Human Rights (ISSBHR) in Šibenik, Croatia, July 28th to August 3rd. In collaboration of WYA Croatia with WYA Europe and supported by the Stiftung Ja Zum Leben, this project […]
“Healthy societies begin with people who know they have intrinsic dignity and that they matter.” – WYA Advocacy Fellow The 58th session of the Commission on Population and Development just concluded! Our WYA Advocacy Fellows were on the frontlines at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City to speak up for authentic human development […]
“The tradition of respectful negotiations during the Commission faltered alongside the attitudes and demands of certain Member States as well as civil society organizations that wanted to push for ‘rights’ that violate the dignity of the human person as well as the family unit.” – Rokaia Elhommosani, WYA Director of Advocacy at CPD58 The WYA […]
The Human Dignity Curriculum is covering major ground in the Philippines from the local to national level. With its most recent expansion in the Province of Masbate, the HDC is being adopted at an impressively quick rate. Director of the Human Dignity Curriculum Expansion in the Philippines, Lord Leomer Pomperada, said that, “[we’re excited to […]
The sudden withdrawal of Paraguay’s candidate, Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, from the race for Secretary General of the Organization of American States’ (OAS) is more than a political shift—it is a wake-up call for democratic governance in the Americas. Lezcano’s withdrawal resulted in an uncontested election by acclamation of the only remaining candidate, Albert Ramdin from […]
“My conscience does not permit me to lie, or to lie down, in the face of gender ideology.” – Amy Hamm Since when is free expression a synonym for unprofessional conduct? The 2025 ISF on Gender Ideology may be concluded, but its contents and classroom debates are proving more relevant than ever. In March 2025, […]
The World Youth Alliance hosted its 22nd International Solidarity Forum in March, where delegates from all over the globe gathered to discuss this year’s theme of gender ideology. The ISF brings together WYA delegates from every area of the world, along with top scholars in the fields of medicine, psychology, education, and more. One attendee remarked, […]
“I feel. Therefore I am.” Modern culture celebrates each person’s “right” to autonomously define their gender, apart from their sex at birth. This year’s delegates explored the many biological, scientific, philosophical, and moral problems with this view of human nature. The 22nd ISF brought together voices from twenty different countries, including doctors, social workers, students, […]
The 2025 Viktor Frankl awardees have, for yet another year, showcased an impressive list of contributions to their WYA chapters across the globe. WYA Africa Awardee: Pierrette Sukisa-Makasi (South Africa) Becoming involved with WYA at the early age of 13, Pierrette Sukisa-Makasi has been a vital influence for WYA in her home country of South […]
Advancements in Biomedicine At present, the scientific effort to decipher the human genome has borne fruit, and research in this area has heralded new prospects for medicine and ethics. The unprecedented technological and informational capacity makes it possible to store and manage large volumes of genetic and phenotypic material. Today, just as social networks can […]
From the 4th to the 7th of November, 2024, World Youth Alliance Europe hosted this year’s Emerging Leaders Conference in Brussels, Belgium. The topic of the event was Empowering by Educating: Training on Women’s Reproductive and Mental Health and Rights. It was part of the project called Women’s Health Goes Digital funded by the European […]
La World Youth Alliance (WYA) se complace en invitarte a una recepción especial en línea para el evento Intercambios Virtuales: Pensamiento Crítico y Alfabetización Mediática, que se llevará a cabo el 1 de diciembre de 2024 a las 15:30. Este encuentro celebrará las contribuciones de más de 110 jóvenes participantes y expertos internacionales que participaron […]
