A War on Women
By Lilia Cornelio Last month’s brutal rape and subsequent death of a 23 year old physiotherapy student in India has pushed the world’s simmering discontent on laws protecting women into a boiling rage as protesters took to the streets calling for change. I felt shamed just by reading how violent the incident on December 16, 2012 […]
Baby Deficits To Hit Nations Hard
You might have heard about budget deficits in your country or the fiscal cliff hype in the USA more recently. These are serious issues that countries are facing. Beneath the surface though, there is an even more worrying deficit: Baby deficits. That’s right, nations are experiencing such huge demographic declines that most experts and economists […]
The Power of Young People to Change the World
“What can I do to change the world?” This is one question young people ask me these days. Young people want to change the world, they are usually aware of relevant issues that affect them and the world, but they wonder how to go about them. Young people are fearless, brave, impetuous, dynamic and self-confident. […]
Good News for Mothers in Tanzania
There’s good news coming out of Tanzania. Maternal deaths have decreased in Kagera and Tanga, two regions of the country. In Kagera, maternal deaths dropped from 194 per 100,000 live births (no date is specified) to 88 per 100,000 live births in 2010. That is a 55 percent decrease. And in Tanga, the number of […]
WYA releases new white paper on Maternal Health
The World Youth Alliance’s White Paper on Maternal Health discusses maternal mortality, a serious global health issue. 287,000 women died of pregnancy-related causes in 2010, and the death of a mother devastates her family and her entire community. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR), or the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, ranges from […]
WYAAP Statement of the Amendments for HB 4244
Note: For reference on summary of amendments released check out: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/291106/revised-version-of-rh-bill-introduced-in-house
Emerging Leaders Conference: A Workshop for Sustainable Actions in the Arab Region
Arabic translation below In partnership with the Lebanese American University, the two-day Emerging Leaders Conference will empower youth to play a more significant role towards the sustainable development of the Arab region. The conference will focus on a person-centered approach to sustainable development based on the World Youth Alliance’s International Solidarity Forum […]
Human Creativity: Our Greatest Resource
A World Youth Alliance Photo Contest Compete for a chance to win an invitation to WYA’s International Solidarity Forum, cash prizes, and a feature in our newsletter and website! The World Youth Alliance (WYA) is pleased to announce a Photo Contest based on the theme ‘Human Creativity: Our Greatest Resource’. We are looking for photos which […]
Thanks a lot to all participants of WYAlympics!! It was unforgettable time!
Thanks a lot to all participants of WYAlympics!! It was unforgettable time! By Joanna Obrębska, Intern at World Youth Alliance Europe WYAlympics “Dignity and the Olympics: At the Crossroads of the World” was hosted by World Youth Alliance (WYA)’s UK Chapter. This four day event was the first time that World Youth Alliance’s […]
WYA Trains Students from Lebanese American University on UN Negotiations
The World Youth Alliance successfully completed a three-day United Nations Leadership Training with 22 students from the Lebanese American University. The students from Lebanon participated in a seminar on the philosophy of human rights and other global issues, a UN model negotiation and a tour of United Nations Headquarters in New York. The training focused on critical advocacy issues that […]