World Down Syndrome Day in the European Parliament
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the World Down Syndrome Day that has been officially recognized as the 21st of March by the United Nations since 2012, the World Youth Alliance Europe in collaboration with the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation has initiated a series of activities and events that took place in the European […]
#socksbattle4DS: Campaign for World Down Syndrome
The 21st of March is the World Down Syndrome Day. To celebrate with us this special day, it’s very easy! Like our Facebook page and invite your friends to join us on our event in Facebook! The online campaign for the World Down Syndrome Day will begin the 5th of March and will last until the 21st of March. […]
The European Courts of Human Rights support Surrogacy
Clara Watson, WYA UK As the registered motion against surrogate motherhood, that states “Surrogacy undermines the human dignity of the woman carrier as her body and its reproductive function are used as a commodity,”[i] awaits discussion by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the European Court of Human Rights (belonging to […]
Advocacy Team attends consultation at the OAS
On Friday, February 6, the Organization of American States (OAS) hosted its national consultation with US civil society, in order to prepare for the VII Summit of the Americas, to be held in Panama in April. After a presentation by Ambassadors Alfonso Quiñónez and Jorge Miranda, as well as a video conference with Ambassador Max […]
A forgotten witness in the fight against anti-semitism on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Seventy years ago this day Allied troops arrived at the concentration camp of Auschwitz, greeting what survivors remained and seeing for the first time an industrial killing machine of unprecedented scale and brutality. As the epicenter of the Nazi genocide, Auschwitz is synonymous with the vast network of death camps built up during the Third […]
Abortion back on the agenda of the European Union
The recent report on the Progress on equality between women and men in the European Union in 2013 underlines the priority for Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in EU policy-making. It has been adopted this 20th of January 2015 in the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality by 27 members against 7. This report […]
Parliament Report: Human Trafficking in the European Union
WYA Europe’s coverage of the recent progress update from EU’s Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, Myria Vassiliadou.
WYA Europe Emerging Leaders Conference 2014 Report
This year, WYA Europe’s Emerging Leaders Conference took up the theme of the International Year of the Family and Youth Unemployment Crisis. Read more for a report on the weeklong conference which drew members from across Europe as well as distinguished guest speakers.
Mad Men, Modern Family: the 2014 WYA North America Emerging Leaders Conference
A few weekends ago, I had the chance to attend World Youth Alliance’s conference “Mad Men, Modern Family: Examining the Role of Men in Social Development.” It was my first WYA event, and it was a great experience. The most striking feature of the conference was the opportunity for dialogue it provided. Despite constant claims […]
My WYA Africa 5th Emerging Leaders Conference Experience
The phrase “Emerging Leader” inspires varied thoughts in people’s minds. In mine, it first causes it to conjure images of youthful ladies and gentlemen fighting against the evils that plague our societies. It brings to mind grand ideals of fostering change on our continent and even on the globe. Yet, the WYA Africa’s 2015 Emerging […]