MEPs Raise Alarm Over European Commission Review of World Youth Alliance Europe
Fifteen Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have raised serious concerns over the European Commission’s handling of three Erasmus+ youth projects run by World Youth Alliance Europe (WYA Europe), following project review reports issued by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). In a letter addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]
Study on HDC Published in the Journal of Character Education
A long-awaited article on the Human Dignity Curriculum has been published in the Journal of Character Education. Written by Mark B. Pacheco, Jared C. McKee, and Yi Lai of the University of Florida, the paper examines how elementary and middle school students perceived human dignity after participating in the HDC. The study is an analysis […]
Soros-funded Open Democracy claims credit for WYA grant review
The Soros-funded media platform, openDemocracy, has taken credit for initiating the review that froze World Youth Alliance grant funds by the European Commission. In an article published November 18, 2025, openDemocracy claims that the World Youth Alliance is set to lose its European Union funding after openDemocracy revealed it won a reproductive health grant despite […]
Celsus Talifilu and Daniel Suidani cleared of charges – A victory for justice in the Solomon Islands
World Youth Alliance celebrates the recent ruling of the Magistrate’s Court of the Solomon Islands in Honiara that fully clears Mr. Celsus Irokwato Talifilu of all charges brought against him, together with the late Hon. Daniel Suidani. These charges alleged that they had participated in an unlawful gathering connected to political unrest in Malaita, false […]
EU Agency Misapplies EU Law
On November 4th, 2025, World Youth Alliance Europe publicly addressed the project review letters (available at the bottom of the text) issued by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) concerning 3 separate Erasmus+ grants that WYA Europe implemented throughout 2024. As noted in the article, these letters do not allege any failures in […]
World Youth Alliance Europe: Response to the EACEA Grant Review Letters
At the beginning of November 2025, World Youth Alliance Europe received 3 project review letters from the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) concerning Erasmus+ grants awarded to World Youth Alliance Europe and World Youth Alliance South-East Europe for projects that had been executed starting in January 2024. The projects concerned are called Women’s […]
Remembering Daniel Suidani: Defender of Democracy and Friend of the World Youth Alliance
The World Youth Alliance mourns the passing of Daniel Suidani, former Premier of Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands, who passed away on October 21, 2025 in Honiara at age 55. Daniel was a courageous leader who stood firmly for truth, freedom, and the dignity of his people, values that deeply resonate with the mission […]
Over 900 Students Discover Their Dignity in Paraguay
For three days, WYA’s Director of Latin America, Maria Laura, and myself, a WYA member from Paraguay, visited several educational institutions in Alto Paraná, Paraguay. We reached over 900 young people as we led workshops on human dignity in multiple schools. Many students shared they had never heard of “human dignity” before. This revelation was […]
Cheers (Živjeli) to International Summer School 2025!
The 2025 International Summer School of Bioethics and Human Rights was a huge success! Held in Šibenik, Croatia this summer, participants from around the world were brought together for a week of intensive learning, dialogue, and community. Despite a rainy start that altered the opening ceremony, participants engaged with excitement and enthusiasm—essentials for their advocacy training. […]
World Youth Alliance Welcomes UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Surrogacy
New York, August 25th, 2025 – The World Youth Alliance (WYA) welcomes the publication of the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Ms. Reem Alsalem titled, “The different manifestations of violence against women and girls in the context of surrogacy” (A/80/158), which exposes the grave human rights violations inherent […]