Olga Elizarova, John Jal Dak, Mohamed Ndonga Christian are all a part of the newly selected cohort of the 2020 Yunus & Youth Fellowship programme, selected from over 1,000 applicants.
In honour of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Angela Edward will be interviewing a new dynamic Micronesian each day via her podcast, For Micronesians By Micronesians
Ali Mustafa addressed the United Nations as a Youth Representative, outlining how real change can only be obtained with the inclusion of marginalised youth.
Media Coverage
"Extend support for foreign students in Japan"
Featuring Karthik Rampalli
"Greta generation" in Japan
Featuring Robin Lewis
"Hussain Manawer is Painfully Honest for his Own Good"
Featuring Hussain Manawer
"8 Remarkable Young Leaders Around The World Inspiring Us Right Now"
Sandra Ajaja was selected as a member of the Commonwealth Youth Gender Equality Network (CYGEN), a youth-led, and focused network which actively promotes and supports the meaningful inclusion of youth voices on gender equality issues
Stephen Ogweno's research project - "The effect of eHealth on information awareness on non-communicable diseases among youths between 18 - 25 years in Nairobi county, Kenya, 2019" - was published in high-impact journal, The East African Journal of Health and Science.
Digital Speaking Engagements
16 April - Margianta Surahman was invited to join an online discussion facilitated by OYW Counsellor Jayathma Wickramanayake. Watch here
22 April - Salam Al-Nukta participated in a jointly chaired OECD and UN Women roundtable for Women Leaders on the topic of COVID-19 and the Future. Learn more
23 April - Amanda Nguyen and Sebastián Lanz Sánchez spoke on a Sexual Assault Awareness Month Town Hall organised by Rise, a multi-sector coalition of sexual assault survivors and allies. Watch here
30 April - Marek Kubik was a guest on the SunCast Media's podcast series, '251 - Can Batteries Win In Pay-For-Performance?'. Listen here
30 April - Fatima Al-Ansar was a panellist on a webinar hosted by the African Union, speaking on the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications on silencing the guns in Africa. Learn more
30 April - Noam Shuster, Achaleke Christian Leke and Emma Ingaiza were all featured on an episode of the Global Goals Cast. Listen here
2 May - Gregory Rockson took part in the video interview, hosted by Duke University, on the topic of how we can plan for financial sustainability in the COVID-19 era.
3 May - Shakira Choonara was a speaker during a Hague Talks online event: 'How can we make our voices heard in the time of the COVID-19 crisis?' Watch here
Ambassador responses to COVID-19
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