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World Conference On Youth 2014 In Colombo

In, 2000 when world leaders met in New York to sign the Millennium Declaration which enshrined the Millennium Development Goals, I was only eight years old. My generation grew up and came of age with the MDGs. Little did I know...
by Senel Wanniarachchi
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Human Rights

Putting Youth At The Centre Of The Human Rights Agenda

Youth form a crucial constituency for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and  – to overcome their growing disenfranchisement – he should lead in the development of a specific framework that sets out and champi...
by Yemurai Nyoni
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Politics

Voting Without Democracy?

Youth participation is a trendy topic today. If you want to be considered an active youth, you are supposed to vote. Still, I believe it is proof of courage to dare say out loud that you do not vote. The reasons why I do not vo...
by Luciana Grosu
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India: The New America

As the Indian elections come to a close and we elect a man who outdid Tupac by using holograms for election speeches, Narendra Modi, a man who was once a street side tea seller, is now our Prime Minister. It seems like he achie...
by Apratim Vidyarthi
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Africa

Youth and Environmental Volunteerism

It is clear that the world now faces multiple environmental challenges that if not addressed wholly and timely, will explode to a state of irreversibility. Some people may even argue that it has already reached a point of no re...
by Daniel Wasonga
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Africa

Changemaker of the Week: Sophia Said, The Advocator

Sophia’s beginnings as an advocator for change began at a very early age. At just seven years old, Sophia and her siblings were living on the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, for two years before she was given refuge by the Shalo...
by Jessica Trevis
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Changemaker of the Week

Changemaker of the Week: Wacky Rymel and Beat The Streets

Faced with the high crime rate of his local community, an estate in Hackney, East London, 16 year old Wacky Rymel grabbed an opportunity with two hands. Dancing since the age of 6, Wacky felt that much of the gun and knife crim...
by Jessica Trevis
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