From Little Gems to Big Ideas
Last night, I attended a screening of a fabulous documentary entitled “Les Pepites” with cultural companion and fellow intern, Nerea. The event was co-hosted by the French and Cambodian Missions at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. This film told the story of a French couple, who fell in love and built a beautiful […]
How My Shanghai Adventure Led Me To WYA
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” – George Moore A little over a month into the internship and I find myself on the office couch, pondering about the last 5 years since college graduation. As I stepped out of my university’s covered courts […]
Call to MEPs to Prevent Child Exposure to Pornography and Violence – Protect Children from Harmful Audiovisual Contents
The European Parliament is about to adopt its report on the revision of the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive, which regulates TVs, On-Demand services (e.g. Netflix) and video-sharing platforms (e.g. Youtube). The current directive explicitly forbids that television broadcasts programmes that contain pornography or gratuitous violence, in order to protect minors from these harmful contents. […]
Exposure of children to pornography
Our internet focused societies are increasingly targeting children in pushing them into a culture of porn. WYA has been participating in the Conference on Exposure of Children to Pornography in the EU, which demonstrated the negative influence that porn has on society, especially targeting children, youth, and family. Concern was expressed regarding the new proposal […]
“When the facts change, I change my mind with them” Or should I? WYA UK in the House of Lords
At a time when politics has never been more convulse, the corridors of Parliament offer a unique view into the world of policy and debate. Brexit is the event of the year (and probably of the decade), and the Houses of Parliament at the heart of Westminster are, more than ever, center stage for the […]
What does our world truly need?
How am I going to eat today? This is a simple and basic question. Unfortunately, many people around the world ask themselves this question every day and, often times, it remains unanswered. The World Bank reports that there were 2 billion people living in extreme poverty in 1990. In 2015, the poverty line was revised– […]
WYA prepares for 2017 UN Commissions
Want to know how we’re representing YOU at the UN? Read on! Last week we told you about the Commission for Social Development, but that’s not the only commission we go to. There are two more major commissions this season, and we’ll be there advocating for human dignity. Here’s how we do that. What commissions […]
Defender in Training
Although I have only been an intern for World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific (WYAAP) for three weeks, it has definitely changed the way I view and act upon the world and the people around me. To be honest, my work expectations definitely do not match up to what I am doing and feeling right now […]
10 Ways To Get Involved with WYA
So you’ve read and signed the WYA Charter, but you wonder — what comes next? Where can you learn more about WYA? How do you find like-minded peers? When can you start the grand business of defending dignity? Fret not, for here are the top ten paths you can take to jumpstart your WYA journey! […]
Built to overcome: The Impossible, a review
To be human is to be kind. If there is one thing I’d take away from The Impossible (2012), it would be that. In the desire to care and in the intent to reach out to one another, social barriers are irrelevant. In the face of seemingly insurmountable tragedy, we revert to what we truly, […]