WYA Croatia and WYA Europe host the 3rd International Summer School on Bioethics and Human Rights
“Attending the WYA summer school was an incredible experience. I learned about human dignity, gained valuable skills, and connected with like-minded individuals. Young people should attend to grow, advocate for human rights, and make a positive impact”. –Rosanna Salvador, ISSBHR participant from Spain Early August 7th, 40 WYA members gathered in Šibenik, Croatia, to depart […]
WYA welcomes 1,031 members at the 2023 World Youth Day
World Youth Alliance (WYA) staff and members attended the 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, held from August 1-6, 2023. The event recorded an attendance of over 1.5 million individuals from over 140 countries. It included a youth festival, a series of exhibitions and seminars, cultural events, and religious gatherings with Pope Francis. The […]
WYA Asia Pacific Hosts International Summer Camp in the Philippines
“Dignity gives the human person meaning in life. Without dignity, what is the meaning in life?” Aaron Halpine, an ISC Participant from Canada, shared. World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific (WYAAP) wrapped up its first-ever International Summer Camp (ISC) on July 15th, 2023 in Iloilo, Philippines. WYA members gathered in the Philippines on July 9th for […]
WYA Europe Down Syndrome Event Wins European Citizen’s Prize Award
This past June, the Chancellery of the European Citizen’s Prize (ECP) awarded WYA Europe’s (WYAE) project, “Social Integration of Individuals with Trisomy 21 in European Society,” the European Citizen’s Prize Award for the year 2023 for the country of Belgium. The European Citizen’s Prize is an award given to those organizations that “contribute to European […]
Meet the World Youth Alliance team in Lisbon!
“We want a better world, and so we need to propose real solutions. This is where the work of WYA is so important. You’re never too small to speak up. Somebody has to,” said Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, former Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Lucia, at […]
WYA Leaders Discuss Foreign Aid and Coercive Policies in 20th ISF
“We want a better world, and so we need to propose real solutions. This is where the work of WYA is so important. You’re never too small to speak up. Somebody has to,” said Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, former Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Lucia, at […]
WYA Europe Hosts Down Syndrome Conference in European Parliament
21 March 2023 – In celebration of World Down Syndrome Day 2023, World Youth Alliance Europe organized a conference on the topic of ‘Social Integration of Individuals with Trisomy 21 in European Society’ at the European Parliament in Brussels. The conference gathered over 40 attendees including several experts, civil society leaders, scholars, and Members of […]
Healing Memory and Identity
Isabel waits patiently in the hallway, as I’m still interviewing Jack. “We’ll be just a few more minutes I say” and she eagerly nods her head and closes the door. Jack returns to the discussion of his sister and how difficult she is to love; and yet, he says, “I can’t hate her. It’s a […]
2023 UN Population Commission Prioritized Sex Ed, Fails Consensus
April 10-14, 2023 — “They can promote the aspect of… comprehensive sexuality education in their national context[s]…[but] one country’s priorities cannot be made [a] priority for all,” Pakistan’s representative stated at the final day of the negotiations for the draft resolution of the 56th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) at the […]
Youth Leadership Foundation Partners with WYA for its 2022 Summer Programs
This summer, the Youth Leadership Foundation (YLF), a non-profit based in Washington DC, is implementing the Human Dignity Curriculum (HDC) in its “character classes” for its 2022 summer programs. YLF levels the playing field for students to achieve academic success and serves youth in concentrated areas of disadvantage throughout the DC area. Throughout the school […]
