WYA Presence at the 55th Session of the Commission on Population and Development
April 25th, 2022, New York – This article was throughout the week, according to the developments at the Commission on Population and Development. The 55th session of the Commission on Population and Development began this week. As of 1994, the CPD monitors, reviews and assesses the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference […]
WYA Delivers Oral Statement at 55th Commission on Population and Development
April 28th, 2022, New York – Thank you, Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates, and members of civil society. Speaking on behalf of the 1 million members of the World Youth Alliance and our affiliated organizations from over 200 countries and territories, it is my great honor to join the 55th session of the Commission on Population […]
WYA attends 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States in Peru
The 52nd regular session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) was held in Lima, Peru, from October 5th through 7th. Daniel Garcia, Program Assistant for World Youth Alliance (WYA) Latin America and President of the WYA Lima Chapter, shares his experience there as a representative of WYA global. The OAS, […]
WYA Croatia and WYA Europe Hold Second International Summer School of Bioethics and Human Rights
In August, 40 young adults ages 18-30 from all over Europe and 5 other international countries traveled to Šibenik, Croatia, for the second International Summer School of Bioethics and Human Rights (ISSBHR). This summer school project was supported by the German non-profit Stiftung Ja Zum Leben and held by WYA Europe and WYA Croatia. World […]
WYA Releases New Declaration on Human Dignity and Sexual Education
The International Solidarity Forum (ISF) is WYA’s annual training event. The ISF brought together its largest delegation ever of around 90 World Youth Alliance members from Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. The 2022 theme “From CSE to Human Dignity Education” examined the topic […]
Paula Andrea Lopez is selected as the 6th World Youth Alliance President
The World Youth Alliance (WYA) is pleased to announce the selection of Paula Andrea Lopez Rodriguez from Colombia as its sixth President. Paula signed the WYA Charter because she believes in the importance of promoting and defending the dignity of the person to future generations. Paula has been working as WYA Program Officer and Regional […]
National Committee Spotlight: WYA Lebanon
WYA Lebanon has made some significant achievements this year, and Perla Tannous, the National Coordinator of the Lebanon National Committee (WYA Lebanon), shares what has been happening. Although the 2020 Pandemic made meeting in-person difficult for the LNC, they were able to have an in-person cultural luncheon in April to discuss events and draft a […]
Human Dignity Curriculum Crucial for Kids in Iraq, says WYA member
WYA Iraq has implemented two in-person CTP (Certified Training Programs) for a local school and Liva Karwan, the WYA Iraq chapter leader, shares the success of the program. “Bullying was a thing at the school”, Liva says, “So we told them our plan to implement the CTP and HDC programs”. The school loved the idea […]
Welcoming Neeti, WYA India’s New Chapter President!
With hundreds of members across the country, WYA India has a new leader ready to steer its ship. World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific is proud to introduce the country chapter’s new President, Neeti Mahajan! Neeti has been a WYA Certified Member since October 2020. In her past two years of being active in the organization, […]
Meet Our WYA Interns: María Martín Andrade
Maria is in Pamplona, Spain doing the remote HQ advocacy internship. She says that WYA is quite popular at her university, “I study at the University of Navarra in Spain, and here, WYA is quite a big movement because it also shares a lot of values with the university. So many of the students want […]