Representing young people at the United Nations.

The Australian Youth Representative Program elevates the experiences of young people across Australia by creating spaces for them to explore, discover, and understand the issues most important to them and their communities.

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Every day, young people's experiences, opinions and knowledge are misrepresented within our global society

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We created the Youth Representative Program as a centre of truth-telling, driven by young people

Since 1999, the Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations embarks annually on a Listening Tour, Australia’s largest face-to-face consultation of young people aged 12 to 25. Listening Tour Consultations bring together young people from across Australia’s diverse and varied communities to share their visions, challenges, and perspectives on current domestic and international issues and opportunities.

The Youth Representative leads these consultations as interactive, activity-based discussions to identify how local and global issues affect young people in their unique contexts and environments.  

Sharing Australia's Youth Experiences at the United Nations

Australia’s youth experiences and perspectives shared during the Listening Tour are analysed and reported on to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, the Australian Government, and the Australian and International Community.

Each September, the Youth Representative delivers an address to the Third Committee as a representative of Australia. They join the Australian Mission to the United Nations (New York Office) to be the youth voice and advisor in debates, negotiations, and strategy work around topical global issues, particularly those impacting young people.

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Gavin Choong
Age 23, Victoria

Meet Gavin Choong!

2024 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations

Gavin in Action

Attend a Listening Tour Consultation!

If you are a young person looking to organise a consultation for your group, or an organisation looking to host a consultation, please fill out an Expression of Interest (EOI) through this form (click here).

Mailing List

We would love to take you along on our journey. By signing up to our mailing list, you will receive monthly updates from the Youth Representative themselves, as well as exclusive promotional videos and graphics that you can share to help further the reach of our program and involve more of your community.

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You can tell us a bit about yourself, your opinions on several topical issues and life across Australia, your top issues and why, and your message to the United Nations. We take your anonymous responses and voice them to the United Nations and Australian community, including decision-makers in government.

Get in touch!

Need to contact Gavin, the Program or UN Youth Australia? Fill in a contact request form and our team will be back in touch with you!

 

Media Enquiries
For media enquiries, please contact us at communications@unyouth.org.au.

Contacting about a consultation
If you wish to organise a consultation, please refer to this page or contact us at listeningtour@unyouth.org.au.

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