WYA Member at the CSW
Member Experiences at UN Commission
The CSW 56 and the Centrality of Dignity to any Gender-Based Agenda by Tukeni Obasi This week, in the company of several members of the World Youth Alliance, I hopped on an important history train that had set out as far back as 1946. The fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women […]
Wojtek Szymczak’s Intervention at the CSW
Wojtek Szymczak, of Poland, is an intern for the WYA Europe office. He has come to New York for two weeks to take part in the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations. His intervention was made on behalf of the World Yout Alliance. For the complete coverage of the UN panel […]
WYA Member at the CSW
Perspectives on Diplomacy at the CSW by Anna Fischer After reading WYA’s White Paper on reproductive health which articulates the already agreed upon definition of the term, it is hard to understand why so many delegates and representatives at the UN Commission on the Status of Women use the term “reproductive health” in contexts which […]
Visión de la Cultura Latinoamericana en México
A continuación los invitamos a conocer la visión de una de nuestras miembros y pasante de Bélgica, Amelia Keane, sobre la Cultura Latinoamericana particularmente en México. Esta exposición la realizó como parte de su Dignity Proyect en Octubre de 2011. ¨La belleza y Riqueza de los vendedores ambulantes en México¨ Por medio de estas fotos […]
WYA Member at the CSW
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Brussels chapter kicks off in style!
Last Monday Brussels’ brand new WYA Chapter started, right at the heart of the European Union. With representatives spanning 6 nationalities, the conversation was bound to be a lively, and sure enough, the first ‘soiree debat’ launched with a kick and the discussion lasted well beyond closing time. The first Chapter meeting began with the […]
Do you think you know the issues? : An Intern Perspective of UN Commissions
by: Jan Vincent Sarabia Ong As accurately described by WYA’s Director of Advocacy Elyssa Koren, the United Nation commissions are a mad house. The UN HQ is flooded with hundreds of delegates from all walks of life and all kinds of garb to push their way in and pull people towards their position. This was […]
The Road to Rio has started in Brussels
Indeed, RIO + 20 is coming up very soon and WYA wants to play an active role in what some call “the greatest international conference of our time” ! In the lead up to this huge event, WYA Europe has run its first of 4 events over the coming months that focus on Self, Family, […]
Intern Reflections: It Starts With One
Written By: Monica Melchor It takes only one to make a difference. Throughout the centuries, it has been the words and the actions of individuals that have changed the course of history and charted the path to human progress. Textbooks are lined with the names and stories of great men and great leaders that revolutionized […]