Greetings From Rio!
Hello WYA Members, The WYA Delegation has officially arrived in Brazil for Rio+20! Thousands have gathered in this beautiful city to come together to speak about the need for sustainable development, looking at its environmental, social, and political implications. Working as an intern with the World Youth Alliance, I arrived this morning bright and early […]
WYA Speaks at the 6th World Congress of Families (WCF)
Speech at the World Congress on Families The Pro-Family and Pro-Life movement was born not long ago and has been strongly developed during the last twenty years. Hundreds of thousands of young people joined different campaigns all around the world because they felt compelled not only to protect but also promote the most inner foundations […]
WYA Monitors Last Week of Rio +20 Negotiations in New York
The final “informal-informal” negotiations on the Rio +20 outcome document prior to the long-awaited Conference in Brazil occurred at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from May 29 – June 2. Delegates presented their feedback on the 79-page outcome document, which was compiled from the results of the previous negotiations by the Conference Chair. […]
ISF: Experiences from Delagates
This year’s International Solidarity Forum (ISF) based on the theme Sustainable Development and the Priority of Persons was a phenomenal experience. The opportunity to represent the youth of my continent and what they believe in was an honourable experience. The forum gave me the chance to meet diverse youth with brilliant ideas. The well chosen […]
1st WYAAP Emerging Leaders Conference
ISF: Experiences from Delegates
Bright lights, dizziying pace and lo-o-o-ong commutes; these were all a part of my memorable stay at the Big Apple. It was fun but nowhere near as interesting as the people I met, talked to or listened to at the annual World Youth Alliance International Solidariy Forum (ISF) held this year in New York from […]
ISF: Experiences from Delegates
The International Solidarity Forum was a great experience for me. I met people from diverse backgrounds from all over the world The conference centred on was the priority of the human person in the quest to achieve sustainable development . I was inspired by Steve Goreham who talked about climatism, stating that global warming is […]
Interact with our WYAAP Representative during the Commission on the Status of Women last February 2012
ISF EXPERIENCES FROM DELEGATES
Attending the annual World Youth Alliance annual International Solidarity Forum (ISF) was an amazing experience for me. I met youth from around the world with whom I shared very many constructive ideas. This year’s theme was on Sustainable Development: The Priority of Persons. I learnt that population growth is an advantage to the human race. […]
Behind the imbalanced language, education is what is needed
by Evelyn Tzeng Evelyn delivering WYA’s intervention at the 45th CPD Before participating in the 45th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), one of my tasks given by WYA was to write an article on the conference relating to sustainable development. However, the conference focused so much on sexual and reproductive health […]