Esperanza!
44th Session of the Commission on Population and Development | Issue I-April 11, 2011 Population and Economics: A Complex Relationship It permeates everything we do at the Commission on Population and Development. It’s an automatic assumption. Presumed to be so. It’s the premise we rely on to make policy decisions. The formula is simple: in […]
Esperanza! Does population really get older?
When Populations Age The World Youth Alliance recognizes that regions of the world are at different stages of demographic transition. Regions in an advanced stage of demographic transition are aging. Population aging is caused on the one hand by a decrease in fertility and on the other hand by overall progress in global health. The […]
Esperanza! Economics= essential for humans?
Population and Economics: A Complex Relationship It permeates everything we do at the Commission on Population and Development. It’s an automatic assumption. Presumed to be so. It’s the premise we rely on to make policy decisions. The formula is simple: in order to achieve economic growth and human development, there have to be fewer people […]
Unheard Voices
The 44th session of Commission on Population and Development (CPD) started on Monday, April 11. Compared to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the CPD is relatively small and has less participation from NGOs, but the shocks I experienced during the first day of the CPD were no less than the shocks I […]
Exhibition on Women’s modesty and anger
WYA is committed to promote human dignity through advocacy, culture and education.Referring to the cultural aspect of this mission, WYA organised a visit of the exhibition on “Women’s modesty and anger” at the Villa Empain, to reflect on women’s role in the world; especially in how far challenges of women in the West differ from […]
Declaration on Population and Economics
We are young people of diverse ethnic, religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds from every region of the world. Many of us are from the developing world, which has large, young populations capable of innovation and creativity, a driver of economic growth. Some of us are from the developed world, which currently has lower fertility rates, […]
Declaration on Population and Economics
We are young people of diverse ethnic, religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds from every region of the world. Many of us are from the developing world, which has large, young populations capable of innovation and creativity, a driver of economic growth. Some of us are from the developed world, which currently has lower fertility rates, […]
Share your thoughts for the 8th Annual International Solidarity Forum
Share your thoughts for the 8th Annual International Solidarity Forum The World Youth Alliance will welcome members from almost twenty countries to participate in our 8th Annual International Solidarity Forum from March 21st-24th at WYA Headquarters and the United Nations. This year’s theme, “Population and Economics: Investing in the Human Person,” will focus on what […]
Share your thoughts for the 8th Annual International Solidarity Forum
The World Youth Alliance will welcome members from almost twenty countries to participate in our 8th Annual International Solidarity Forum from March 21st-24th at WYA Headquarters and the United Nations. This year’s theme, “Population and Economics: Investing in the Human Person,” will focus on what a person centered approach to economics means and how populations […]
Share your thoughts for the 8th Annual International Solidarity Forum
The World Youth Alliance will welcome members from almost twenty countries to participate in our 8th Annual International Solidarity Forum from March 21st-24th at WYA Headquarters and the United Nations. This year’s theme, “Population and Economics: Investing in the Human Person,” will focus on what a person centered approach to economics means and how populations […]