2017 International Youth Day: Youth Building Peace
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKJmKH6zFXA] The Division for Social Policy and Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, collaborating with the Inter-agency Network on Youth Development’s Working Group on Youth and Peacebuilding on Friday, 11 August 2017 hosted the International Youth Day 2017 event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York under the theme […]
On the Experiential Demands of Human Dignity
This weekend, my colleague Julia and I—along with our summer batch of interns, our president, and one of his headquarters interns—welcome to New Hampshire twenty students from around the world for our International Summer Camp (ISC). Sure, ISC is an academic and formative experience, but beyond it, it is an experience of solidarity, which authentically […]
How will the Mexico City Policy affect women in developing countries?
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on 23 January 2017 that prohibits organizations promoting abortion through advocacy, abortion counseling, or referrals from receiving U.S. development funding. In response, many have claimed that women’s health and well-being will be harmed, as many organizations that promote abortion also provide less controversial services. Numerous large international […]
From Little Gems to Big Ideas
Last night, I attended a screening of a fabulous documentary entitled “Les Pepites” with cultural companion and fellow intern, Nerea. The event was co-hosted by the French and Cambodian Missions at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. This film told the story of a French couple, who fell in love and built a beautiful […]
WYA prepares for 2017 UN Commissions
Want to know how we’re representing YOU at the UN? Read on! Last week we told you about the Commission for Social Development, but that’s not the only commission we go to. There are two more major commissions this season, and we’ll be there advocating for human dignity. Here’s how we do that. What commissions […]
“From the moment I met WYA, I have always been incredibly inspired”: Meet WYA’s first batch of 2017 interns in New York
What happens when you put eleven young ladies from five countries under one roof for three months? You get impromptu lounge discussions on politics and culture, freshly-cooked dumpling soup and chicken curry, and weekday movie nights crying over Hachiko — and you easily realize that girls run the world indeed. This particular set of ladies […]
U.S. to stop funding organizations that provide, promote abortion abroad
President Trump signs executive order limiting foreign assistance grant eligibility Jan 23, 2017 WASHINGTON—Today, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order reinstating a development aid policy which prohibits U.S. agencies from issuing grants to organizations that promote or perform abortions abroad. This policy is commonly known as the Mexico City Policy, as it was first […]
“My life wouldn’t be the same without WYA”: Meet Olivia Raw, WYA’s 2017 Kathryn Hoomkwap Awardee
“World Youth Alliance gave me a deeper core as a person. It’s like the roots of a tree. It gave me solid grounding on what is human dignity. Who am I? Where do I come from? My core values were strengthened. The branches of the tree are all of the WYA friends that I met […]
The life you save might be your own
Today, an ad article sponsored by Cadillac for GQ landed in my feed. The slogan for the ad feature is “Only those who dare, drive the world forward.” It features the “Daring 25” with slick photography of beautiful, successful people who dare to change the world. One has started a bespoke tie company. Another […]
Human rights and the baby market
Les droits de l’homme à l’épreuve de la marchandisation de l’enfant [tabs] [tab title=”English”] Human rights and the baby market Brussels recently hosted the European fair for having children through gestational surrogacy organized by the surrogacy group Men Having Babies. At the same time, the Council of Europe has just rejected a very controversial resolution […]
