Google Cardboard Distributed to General Assembly during Refugee Meeting
On Thursday November 19th, the United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) partnered with the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly to make Virtual Reality available to the entire General Assembly via google cardboard. This effort brought the voice of a Syrian refugee straight to decision makers and marks the first time the UN […]
‘我的世界’关注留守儿童－UMUNC Takes MY World Survey to “Left-Behind Children” in China
By UMUNC China Serene Lian “优梦中国”在My World招募志愿者活动取得巨大成果之后，我们的团队进而开始思索：我们的调查结果真的能让世界知道中国真的需要什么吗？是否我们的调查能够真正覆盖多样化的中国青少年群体？我们怎样才能让处在更复杂环境中的人有机会表达自己的需求呢？ UMUNC China has worked towards made great strides in gaining support from volunteers to promote MY World in China. Our team was concerned with how to really use our data to let the world know what China really needs. Can our data really illustrate the multi-dimensions of China’s […]
IMAGINE a World Where Every Voice Counts – Celebrating 7 Million Voices
12 December 2015, NEW YORK “Let’s stand for the world as it SHOULD be. That’s what the 7 Million Voices are telling us” – Deputy UN Secretary-General Jan Eliasson Last week, the MY World global survey achieved its 2014 goal of reaching 7 MILLION people around the world! Thanks to the dedication and hard work […]
Mobilizing the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development
Blog by Caya Johnson, MY World Global Youth Advocate “Data are the lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for accountability. Without high-quality data providing the right information on the right things at the right time; designing, monitoring and evaluating effective policies becomes almost impossible.” – A World that Counts – Mobilising the Data Revolution for […]
People Driven Accountability Side Panel Event During 65th Annual DPI-NGO Conference
“An agenda that is built on the priorities of people will be a better agenda – it will respond more to their needs, to their aspirations, and how they want to live their lives.” – Paul Ladd, People Driven Accountability Workshop, DPI-NGO Conference New York City – August 28, 2014 The United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) and the […]
Road to Rights Launches the #MYWorldStreetCampaign
By Ashan Perera, Road to Rights The Road to Rights (R2R) is a youth-led movement initiated in 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the intention of promoting human rights education and awareness. It has a wide-spread global network within 14 different countries in Asia and Africa, with chapters in Sri Lanka , Nepal, Bangladesh , India […]
Venezuela promueve una agenda con paz y protección contra el crimen y la violencia
Blog por Erly Muñoz, Coordinadora Nacional de Proyecto, Venezuela Libre de Violencia, ANUV La Asociación de Naciones Unidas de Venezuela (ANUV) en conjunto con WFUNA, a través de su proyecto Venezuela Libre de Violencia (Freedom From Violence) Paz, Seguridad y Prevención del Conflicto en la Agenda de Desarrollo Post-2015; promueve la inclusión de la Meta #16 del Open Working Group (OWG) […]
New Partner Toolkits Available
Want to become a partner and learn how to get more involved in MY World 2015 and the World We Want 2015? Download our partner toolkit today! Quiere ud. ser aliado y aprender como involucrarse en MI Mundo 2015 y The World We Want 2015? Descarga nuestro Guía para Socios hoy! Souhaitez vous devenir un partenaire […]
International Youth Day in the Philippines
By the Balayan Social Action Office of the University of St. La Salle and the Sagay City Government. International Youth Day 2014 brought together more then 150 youth leaders and activists at the University of St. La Salle for discussions on the post-2015 development agenda, the My World Survey and gender equality. The day started […]
Sri Lanka renews commitment to achieving 1 million votes
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development in Sri Lanka takes pride to announce that Sri Lanka is currently one of the leaders in the MY World Global Survey. Hon. Minister Dullas Alahapperuma pleadged one million votes from Sri Lanka at the 68th UNGA in 2013. Sri Lanka currently has 554595 votes. Almost 100% are […]