On the Road to the OAS
On the road to Panama City, toward the halls and microphones of the Organization of American States General Assembly (OAS), the World Youth Alliance prepares to join leaders and diplomats, gathering to discuss democracy, human rights, development, security, and regional cooperation, from June 22–24, 2026. Representing the World Youth Alliance at the OAS, the principal […]
Building a Culture of Human Dignity: Historic MOU Signed for Research-Based Education
A landmark step toward human dignity education was recently achieved with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on April 27, 2026 between the World Youth Alliance (WYA), the Department of Education – Schools Division of Leyte, Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU), and the Municipality of Alang-Alang. The partnership marks the first formal collaboration […]
CPD59 Ends Without Consensus
By WYA Advocacy Team The 59th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD59) which convened upon the theme of “Population, Technology and Research in the Context of Sustainable Development,” concluded Friday, April 17th, 2026 without the adoption of an outcome document. The failed negotiations reflected a dispute among Member States over provisions for […]
WYA Participates in Art Exhibition at the Congress of Peru
By Ronald Ulloa Leon On March 25, Peru’s Congress hosted a unique cultural event, an art exhibition titled “The Rights of the Unborn Child.” The event brought together artists, policymakers, and youth leaders to reflect on human life from conception. Among the participating organizations was the World Youth Alliance (WYA), which continues to expand its […]
European Commission Clarification Exposes Flaws in EACEA’s Review of WYA Projects
By WYA Staff The European Commission has clarified that compliance with “EU values” in Erasmus+ project reviews must be grounded in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union and assessed within the framework of the Grant Agreement, and cannot be based on non-binding political documents. This confirms concerns previously raised by World Youth […]
23rd ISF Puts Education in the Spotlight
On a bitterly cold Monday afternoon in New York City, 60 young people gathered at WYA headquarters, chatting excitedly and greeting friends old and new. The room held WYA young people from Kenya, Austria, South Africa, Croatia, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Spain, Lebanon, Mexico, the Philippines, the United States, and other countries. All were […]
CSW Ends in Avoidance of the Meaning of “Gender”
By: Mislav Barišić, WYA Director of Policy and Research The 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) marked an unprecedented moment in United Nations history. For the first time, Agreed Conclusions, traditionally adopted by consensus, were put to a vote – as we reported in our previous article. The final day […]
Procedural manipulation silences debate and impacts final CSW document
By: WYA Advocacy Fellows On the first day of the 70th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), shortly following the lunch recess, the Chair, Maritza Chan Valverde, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the UN, declared that the Agreed Conclusions draft that had been circulated in the early hours of that day had been sufficiently […]
In memory of Lew Lehrman
Lew Lehman August 15, 1938 – March 11, 2026 Lew was one of the important early donors to the work of the World Youth Alliance. I remember meeting him in the early days, trying to answer all the questions that he peppered me with. A great financier in New York City, he could not understand […]
WYA EACEA Review Reports: our response
Review reports from the EACEA issued in November 2025 concerning 3 Erasmus+ funded projects carried out by WYA Europe in 2024, alleged that aspects of WYA Europe’s educational materials and approach constituted a breach of EU values. The criticism did not concern how projects were managed or implemented, but instead mounted objections to the content […]