On 26 April the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced the winners of this year’s Young Innovators video competition. They were selected from 142 entries and their creators came from 63 countries. The top three winners come from Syria, Ghana, … Continue reading →
Each year, the Global Sustainable Development Department at the University of Warwick runs a competition for students aged between 15 and 17 (UK years 11 and 12). They established the competition to engage with talented school students and to give … Continue reading →
YOUNGO is the Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Â . It consists of many youth-led organizations, groups, delegations, and individuals working in climate change-related fields. YOUNGO runs various Working Groups focusing each on specific aspects … Continue reading →
The United Nations Association Youth Platform (UNA-YP) is a collaborative national project bringing together all youth UNAs, Model United Nations (MUN) societies, and other relevant youth clubs, societies, and organisations across the United Kingdom. It has three aims National Youth … Continue reading →
In November 2020 the United Nations Association Coventry Branch ran the world’s first Young People’s Peace Essay Competition the winners of which were announced during Coventry Peace Festival. Young people aged up to 25 submitted their essays of up to … Continue reading →
This article is based on one originally published by EN24.news on 24 April 2020. During a tele-conversation called “Multilateralism in the Time of COVID-19” organised by the UN Office in Geneva as part of UN75, students told the heads of … Continue reading →
Everyone, everywhere is entitled to the protection and promotion of his or her human rights, from the right to education and health, to rights at work. To bring youth voices to the forefront of action and policy responses, the Global … Continue reading →
Hello! We’re Amy and Ella Meek, aged 15 and 13, and the founders of Kids Against Plastic! Not long ago we came across the UN’s Global Goals and got inspired to do our bit for the planet, and after finding out about the negative effect … Continue reading →
UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) joined a schools strike held in many countries on Friday 15 February 2019 because they felt that, facing a lethal ecological crisis, the young generation must take direct action where the older generation has failed. … Continue reading →
Their website https://ukscn.org/ says UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) was set up by a small group of under-18s who are taking to the streets to protest the government’s lack of action on the Climate Crisis. We are partnering with many … Continue reading →