Ravi Karkara featured in 2014 Ministers Reference Book of Commonwealth
It is my privilege to share with you the 2014 Ministers Reference Book of Commonwealth which is Designed to help commonwealth member countries work ever-more closely with each other to build a peaceful and prosperous community. The report features over 40 articles from leading commentators, including H.E.s David Cameron , Goodluck Jonathan, Executive Heads of UNCTAD, ITC, IMF, UNESCO, FAO and others. It also has a feature […]
JCI Members Commit 2,522,500 votes at 2014 JCI Global Partnership Summit
By Carlos Suarez, JCI External Relations Manager, with edits by Bonnie Stack, JCI Communications Manager 23-25 July, 2015 – New York Nearly 500 young active citizens from over 50 nationalities united inside the United Nations at the annual Junior Chambers International 2014 Global Partnership Summit. JCI seized this significant, timely opportunity to discuss the final push for […]
#REF4Women: Advocating for Women in Development through MY World 2015
By Karol Alejandra Arámbula Carrillo, Youth Advocate for MY World 2015 The Red Elephant Foundation (REF) is an initiative built on the groundings of story-telling, civilian peace-building and activism for gender sensitivity. We recognize the many different challenges women and girls continue to face in today’s world. As such, we look forward to strengthen our […]
World Bank hosts first annual African Youth Forum
By Shane Lawlor, Global Youth Advocate On July 31st, the World Bank hosted its inaugural Africa Youth Forum, where speakers included World Bank officials, government representatives and social entrepreneurs. Africa receives significant coverage on its large youth population as it currently claims the largest youth population in the world, with 200 million of its citizens […]
“Have Your Say at the United Nations” Campaign continues to ensure Thai voices are heard
Text adapted from the original Press release by Supavadee Pink Chotikajan, UN Thailand Since the launch of the 2013 MY World campaign entitled “Mark a Difference,” over 70,000 people in Thailand have participated in MY World survey. Thailand is among the top 10 countries with the most votes collected in the MY World Survey. This is a […]
Collecting votes in Pakistan during the Eid Celebration
Post written by Rizwan Anwar, Member Youth Advisory Board, Pakistan; Chairman,Youth Revolution Club; United Nations Youth Delegate; Coordinator Youth Activism- Special Olympics Pakistan; Member Policy Strategy Group United Nations World We Want 2015 Youth Revolution Clan (YRC), based in Lahore Pakistan, is a platform for young people to serve their communities. The organization works with the objective of serving the community by capacity building, by generating […]
Youth Diary from Pune, India – By Mr. Aakash Shah, Global Youth Advocate
Today, I would like to talk about the person who changed my dream of working for development on a global level into reality. He is the person tp whom I give all the credit. He has been a strong pillar to support me in my initiatives and has helped me implement them as planned. […]
Citizens United to Promote Peace & Democracy in Liberia
Blog by: Prince Kreplah National Executive Director of CUPPADL (www.cuppadl.ushahidi.com), +231886533015 Tuesday May 13, 2014: MY World’s Global Week of Action took place from from Monday, May 5th till Sunday May 11th, 2014. During this week, the United Nations teamed up with youth groups, the private sector, and NGO partners all over the world to launch MY World […]
Deaf Children in Ebolowa, Cameroon Expect MY World Will Bring Change
By Ntiokam Divine, Global Youth Digital Advocate Post 2015 and MY World 2015 and Bernice Atabong from CRTV South Region “The marginalized grassroots are crying that nothing is being done to ameliorate their living conditions,” Father Jude Thaddeus laments as the MY World survey team visits his school to tell him about the survey project. […]
YOUTHFIM Aims to collect 100,000 Votes in Democratic Republic of Congo
By Benjamin Buyemere, Youthfim Program Coordinator. With a profound desire to allow participation and also to make the global campaign “MY World” well known for a large group people, youth gathered in the Youth Forum on ICPD and MDGs, “YOUTHFIM” have set the target of reaching more disadvantaged people, by meeting them in public markets, in […]