Via UNHCR Teenager who competed in Rio Olympics joins at a time of unprecedented crisis with 65 million people displaced worldwide. GENEVA – Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini, a Syrian who fled across the Mediterranean, was today appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and pledged to work harder to inspire refugees
Via UN News Centre 27 April 2017 – United Nations agencies today introduced thousands of girls and women to careers in coding and robotics as part of its annual 'International Girls in ICT Day' celebrations around the world, meant to encourage girls and women to pursue careers in the field of information and communications technology.
Via UNICEF AMMAN, 27 April 2017 – Ishmael Beah, author, former child soldier and UNICEF Advocate for Children Affected by War, wrapped up a three-day visit to Jordan today to help amplify the voices of vulnerable young people affected by the conflict in Syria. Beah, who is internationally renowned for his books, A Long
From UN Environment UN Environment launches global competition for environmental solutions from young people Six Young Champions will receive $15,000 each in seed funding and intensive mentoring to help bring their big ideas to life Today, on International Mother Earth Day, the United Nations Environment Programme will launch Young Champions of the Earth, a new
via Youth4Peace.info The first series of Youth4Peace online consultations, which aims to gather inputs by young people and other stakeholders on a broad range of topics connected to the role of young people in sustaining peace, and the UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on youth, peace and security, opened on Friday 7 April 2017. One
From UN News Young people from around the world today joined United Nations staff and international dignitaries in Changsha, China, to show support for protecting and preserving the cultural heritage along the Silk Route. The future of our remaining heritage will depend largely on the decisions and actions of the present generation of young people
Call for Applications for 2017 Fellowship Programme Deadline for Applications: 31 May 2017 Source: http://www.un.org/en/events/africandescentdecade/fellowship.shtml The Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent provides the participants with an intensive learning opportunity to deepen their understanding of the United Nations human rights system, instruments and mechanisms, with a focus on issues of particular relevance to people of
Via UNAOC New York, April 10th 2017 — The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is pleased to launch the Call for Applications for the 2017 edition of its Fellowship Program. The Call is open to participants between 25 to 35 years old, from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and North America, with a
Via ILO The ILO Kazi Nje Nje BDS apprenticeship programme for young people created 51,489 new businesses and 28,834 jobs in sectors including retail, services, manufacturing and agriculture. PEMBA, Tanzania (ILO News) – Twenty-four-year-old tailor, Nuru Nassor, struggled to make ends meet. She was one of many underemployed young Tanzanians who wanted to work more
Via UNFPA LUSAKA, Zambia – “I have seen girls become pregnant, become victims of violence and become HIV-positive, and I don't want to become one of those girls,” said 13-year-old Lydia Mwelwa, a student at Kabulonga Basic School in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital. “I’m happy they have taught us in school how we girls can protect
