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Kupakwashe’s Insights – Middle East Experience 2019

20 April, 2020

By Kupakwashe Matangira

Never-ending wars, religious tension, poverty and corruption- is this the Middle East’s cursed fate? During his presidency, George W Bush asked “are the people of the Middle East somehow beyond the reach of liberty? Are millions of men and women and children condemned by history or culture to live in despotism?” Whilst on the Middle East Experience delegation (MEE), myself and 15 of the most incredible people from around Australia spent the start of 2020 trying to answer these very questions. … Read more ›

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“It’s been such an honour to represent you” 2019 Youth Representative Farewell

18 April, 2020

The time has come for Kareem El-Ansary to say goodbye as your Youth Representative to the UN.

“When I started in this role, I couldn’t have imaged the extraordinary journey that awaited me. Being Youth Rep is a singular privilege that is hard to describe.… Read more ›

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Procrastination – a story of weeds

17 April, 2020

By Cassie Sneikus

During a procrastination-fuelled clean, I found my old Nintendo DS Lite sitting in a forgotten drawer. I tried to kickstart it about 25 times, fondly remembering that I had to carefully insert the Animal Crossing game chip into the device on a certain angle so it would work.… Read more ›

National

Read our 2018-19 Annual Report

06 April, 2020

UN Youth Australia is a national youth-led non-profit organisation that aims to educate and empower young Australians on global issues. We educate over 7,000 young Australians each year across every state and territory, with a focus on conferences, competitions and international tours for secondary school students.… Read more ›

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COVID-19 is affecting us all, but we’re all in this together

27 March, 2020 By Dylan Storer

It’s quite the understatement to say that we don’t currently live in very uncertain and challenging times. The COVID-19 Pandemic has affected every element of life all around the world, and here in Australia.

For me, a first-year university student, the pandemic has undoubtedly had an impact.… Read more ›

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Media Release: UN Youth Australia’s response on COVID-19

22 March, 2020 An update on COVID-19 and our responses. UN Youth Australia has been regularly monitoring and acting upon developments surrounding COVID-19. Over the weekend, UN Youth Tasmania made the decision to cancel their State Conference as a precautionary measure to prevent any possible health consequences.… Read more ›

Tasmania

State Conference 2020: The Role of Development in the 21st Century

02 January, 2020

By Stewart Jackson

 

I am Stewart and I’m really looking forward to convening UN Youth Tasmania’s State Conference this year.  I am passionate about UN Youth’s ability to help young people understand important issues, be confident in expressing their own opinions, and be able to make their voices heard.… Read more ›

Tasmania

Registrations for Tasmanian State Conference 2020 have now open!

17 October, 2019

“State Conference 2019 was one of the most influential, educational, and positive experiences I’ve ever had the privilege to be a part of” – Tess, 16.

Registrations for UN Youth Tasmania’s State Conference 2020 are now open.

State Conference brings together young Tasmanians between grades 9-12 from across the state to meet other like-minded, passionate Tasmanians, learn from educational content, and have their voices heard in discussions on issues most important to them.… Read more ›

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Coming Out: A Repeated Cycle of Correcting and Clarifying Peoples Assumptions

14 October, 2019

By Nell

When I was 7 years old, my mum left my dad for a woman.

I was young so it took me years to realise that the woman she was living with was her partner, and even once I realised I didn’t tell any of my friends until I was 12.… Read more ›

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Gideon’s Hot Take: How GMOs Can Feed The World

03 October, 2019

By Gideon Daley

So some of you might have heard of a little thing called climate change? You’ve probably watched on the news how climate change will cause more frequent crazy weather events like bushfires and floods, or how it’s causing sea waters to rise so much that small islands in the Pacific like Kiribati are under threat of sinking entirely.… Read more ›