Young Leaders for development
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Science and gender equality, and especially gender equality in science are both vitally important if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Despite recent efforts, many women and girls are still excluded from participating fully in scientific fields. According to a study conducted in 14 countries, the probability of female students graduating with […]
by Courtney Gehle
Skills building time During these past years as a youth advocate, I have learned to tell stories about the issues relating to my advocacy and why I am passionate about what I do. But for the EDD, I never knew there was more room for improvement. At EDD, I learned innovative ways of telling my […]
by Esenam Amuzu
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 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
HeForShe, a global movement that has revolutionised our approach towards the collective goal of gender equality is on its way to more than 1.4 million commitments from across the world. EDD Young Leader, Vandinika Shukla, India sits with Yannick Glemarec, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women in a cross-generational dialogue to understand the role of men […]
by Vandinika Shukla
EDD Young Leader 2017 Silvia Flores, Peru interviews Daniel Franks, Programme Manager, ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme.
by Silvia Flores
EDD Young Leader 2016, Vandinika Shukla, India in a cross-generational dialogue with Eduardo Matoko, Assistant Director-General, Africa
Department, UNESCO.
by Vandinika Shukla
Suman Kumar, EDD Young Leader, Nepal interviews Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations on the role of youth in achieving the SDGs.
