Young Leaders for development
Goal 16. Peace, justice & strong institutions
A small room with 60 people, many standing, was the setting of the first-ever youth-led panel in the history of the European Development Days took place. ‘The Role of Young People in Peace Processes’ sought to highlight why and how young people impact peace processes, and brought forward youth voices from across the world, […]
by Leonardo Párraga
Peace is a state of mind many monks want to achieve. Peace is that long-term objective that many countries have been pursuing for years. Nonetheless, this larger peace, the peace of a country, the chance of having a community that is thriving and achieving its full potential seems to easily slip away. The big question […]
by Leonardo Párraga
Young people are talented, knowledgeable and ambitious, and are making a difference every day in all fields of work and as leaders in their communities. There are about 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24, the largest youth population ever. With their dynamism and imagination, young people are transforming the social […]
by Richard Dzikunu
EDD young leader Elsa Zekeng reports on the SAVE march 2017 organised by the young soldierz, London
by Elsa Zekeng
Development and aid workers should realize that in our effort to provide solutions to poverty, we always give face to these numbers Most of the time, people who work in the development sector encounter the words “sustainable”, “resilience”, and “development”. These buzzwords are not new; in fact, these have been the selling point of most […]
by Reuben James Barrete
Anne-Sophie Dubrux and Herlinde Baeyens, the Belgian UN Youth Delegates for Sustainable Development share how young people across the world can engage with the SDGs especially ahead of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development happening now at the UN Headquarters in New York.
by Young Leaders
The European Development Days stand on the strong pillars of multiculturalism and synergy between grassroots solutions and international development policy. And the Young Leader program is the perfect microcosm of that.
by Vandinika Shukla
Information illiteracy can be an inequality problem when only a minority of people are active citizens.
by Odessa Primus
In times where hate speech is finding its way back to polarizing politics and leaders who find their power in dividing and creating enemies are gaining more followers, the importance of peace-building is on the rise. However, before continuing, it is important to be on the same page when it comes to peace. Johan Galtung, one […]
by Leonardo Párraga
My participation in the European Development Days 2016 could be summarized in three levels: institutional, inter-institutional, and individual.
by Reuben James Barrete
We must stand in solidarity with the ongoing struggles in Africa and fight for the same rights in these countries, for we as South Africans have seen its power within our own country.
by Shakira Choonara
Breaking the glass ceiling for more female voices in parliaments.
by Vandinika Shukla
The European Commission has just announced the names of the fifteen inspiring young people from around the world who will enrich the debates at the 2019 European Development Days (EDD). These Young Leaders, aged between 21 and 26, have been chosen from among 404 applicants from 99 countries for their exceptional skills, expertise and active […]
by Reuben James Barrete
EDD18 – Buzz – Taffan Ako Taha – Time to act! – High-level panel on Women, Peace and Security – 3
by Young Leaders
Odessa Primus, EDD Young Leader and founder of the Go Think Initiative interviews Cecile Riallant, Head of UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative.
by Odessa Primus
by European Commission
Faith Tendai Munyati, Young Leader 2016 was speaker at the High Level Panel Harnessing the potential of migration and forced displacement for development.
by Faith Tendai Munyati
Reuben James Barrete, Young Leader 2016 was speaker at the High Level Panel Working together in fragile states for better effectiveness.
by Reuben James Barrete
by Marouane Bakit
Governance is a high priority in development cooperation. Donors work with emerging economies to help fight corruption, encourage citizen’s voices, promote gender equality and ensure accountability.
by Edgleison Rodrigues
On 28 May 2015 the Joint Research Centre hosted the 15 Future Leaders for a workshop titled “Visions for the World in 2035”. The workshop took place in the EU Policy Lab that operates with a multidisciplinary team drawing on expertise in future oriented thinking, behavioural insights and design for policy approaches.
by Marion Osieyo
In a global and interdependent world, promoting global citizenship is essential to enable citizens to understand that their individual and collective actions have a global impact.
by Marion Osieyo