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 […]
The EP Women’s Rights Committee
Since this was the first week for me as an intern at WYA, Women’s Rights Committee offered me, among other things such as getting to know the current ideas about maternity leave, the chance to get a slight insight into the Parliament. I was rather impressed by its dimension, by the library and by the […]
WYA ROCKS!
MY WYA INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Mathew Chesa Kenya Age: 24 The day was Monday September 8th 2008. The moment I had been waiting for had finally come. I was headed for the World Youth Alliance North America office to begin my three month internship. I knew this was going to be interesting. From what I […]
WYA Asia Pacific holds Assisted Reproductive Technologies Training Discussion
WYAAP is hosting a training discussion on Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). Catherine Young, WYA’s Director of Communications, will speak about topics on sperm and egg donation, surrogacy, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PIGD) and cloning, and how they relate to human dignity and the person. Please refer to the details below: WHAT: Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) Training […]
Special thanks to WYA Latin America Committee Members
Special thanks to WYA Latin America Committee Members. WYA Latin America wants to give special thanks to our Local, National and Regional Committee Members. The work you have been doing is incredible. Thanks to your commitment during 2008, WYA Latin America was able to grow and we are more able to promote human dignity and […]