Caregiving (and Receiving?)
Today at the UN I was able to attend a side event hosted by the Holy See. My first surprise was seeing how many people showed up. We filled up Conference Room 2, which has largely been used for the main sessions of the Commission on the Status of Women. Side events usually take place […]
It’s Up To You, New York
From the moment I sat in the taxi that took me from the airport into the city, I knew that I would love New York. The skyscrapers, the views, the busy streets… every time I walk down 42nd Street to get from the subway station to the UN Headquarters, coffee in hand, earphones plugged in […]
The World’s Mediocre Message to Youth
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is proving to be both an exciting and challenging experience. The excitement can be seen in the frenzy of NGO’s, striving for a chance to advocate their ideas, or in the never-ending stream of side events, which have kept the World Youth Alliance advocacy team and delegates […]
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
The commission on the status of women is probably one of the most interesting commissions at the UN and also one of the largest. This is the commission’s 53rd year focusing on the equal sharing of responsibilities between men and women, including care giving in the context of HIV/AIDS. I have had the privilege of […]
WYA at the CSW
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) started Monday and it is really quite different from the Commission on Social Development we went to last month! For starters, there are over 5000 NGOs attending this commission, which means that there are A LOT of extra people at the UN. Pretty much every session I […]
The Funniest Spelling Bee You Will Ever Witness!
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will definitely be the funniest spelling bee you will ever witness! And not only will you get to enjoy a night of nonstop laughter, but you’ll also have a chance to help the World Youth Alliance when you buy your tickets from us. Each ticket sale made through […]
What do WYA girls do after work…..?
Heike, Teresa, current WYA interns in Brussels attended on Tuesday March 3rd the screening of the awarded movie Bella in the European Parliament with Iris (WYA Europe DO). They fought hard in the midst of hundred female fans to catch the mexican model, singer, and actor Eduardo Verastegui… You can check here how fun are […]
The Commission on Status of Women: Observations of a French Girl
The first day of the 53rd UN Commission on Status of Women: it’s -2°C, the snow and slush welcomes us this morning. Our mission, as it was for the Commission for Social Development, is easy: make many friends among the delegates. As in my previous blog, if you remember it well, networking is my favorite […]
WYA at Encounter 09
International Arts Movement – Yesh This past weekend, WYA had the excellent opportunity to be apart of and represented at the International Arts Movement in downtown Manhattan. This was an excellent conference based all around connecting art with everyone and the theme of the conference was “Art in Action”. The main piece that made this […]
WYA at Columbia University
Hey, check out the World Youth Alliance in the Columbia Spectator. Shannon gave a talk last night about artificial reproductive technologies that was written about in the campus newspapaper, the Spectator.