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First Person: Felipe Paullier, the youngest ever senior UN official, charged with giving a voice to young people around the world

·December 26, 2025·5 min read

“When you study history in high school, you learn about the origins of the United Nations, and it was always the organisation that I connected with, in terms of the values it promotes. However, I never thought I would have a direct role in the organisation. During my time working...

From Tbilisi courtyards to virtual rooms, young women reimagine peace across divides

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·December 16, 2025·4 min read

In a region long overshadowed by conflict narratives, a new kind of leadership is emerging – quiet, insistent, and unmistakably women-centred. At the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) meeting under way in Riyadh, a Youth Forum took place on Monday featuring, among others, young women from the South Caucasus. They...

Defying the odds: Young entrepreneurs vow to take their chances and build the industries of tomorrow

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·November 27, 2025·2 min read

With a 90 per cent failure rate for startups, you could forgive young people if they concluded that founding a company, particularly at such a turbulent time for the global economy, would be too risky an option. “But there’s a 10 per cent chance of improving people’s lives,” retorts business...

‘Tidal wave of emotion’ secures win for young Turkish writer in UN competition

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·September 21, 2025·1 min read

Her standout entry was powered by a “tidal wave of emotion”, said the UN postal agency’s Director General Masahiko Metoki. The postal service, formally known as the Universal Postal Union (UNU), organized the competition in partnership with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)....

More young lives lost in Ukraine, as UN chief repeats call for a ‘just, comprehensive and sustainable peace’

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·August 19, 2025·2 min read

The development came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders arrived in Washington on Monday to meet President Donald Trump, who held talks on a possible peace deal to end the war with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Alaska last Friday. Responding to questions at...

Young people take the lead for a more sustainable future

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·August 12, 2025·2 min read

Observed each year on 12 August, the Day draws attention to the rights, contributions and challenges of young people everywhere. This year’s theme, “Local youth action for the SDGs and beyond,” emphasises how grassroots youth engagement is vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and shaping more just, inclusive...

Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future

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·July 5, 2025·2 min read

However, this creates challenges by limiting land access for the next generation and diminishing their voice in agricultural policymaking. Without land assets, young people struggle to secure the resources needed to become agricultural producers themselves. Between 2005 and 2021, the number of youth employed in agrifood jobs declined by 10...

No green without blue: Young ocean explorers set sail for a sustainable future

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·June 10, 2025·7 min read

In the old town of Nice, the 98-meter-long, three-masted barque arrived last week at Port Lympia, where UNOC3 is now under way. Built in 1914 and owned by Norway since 1921, the Statsraad Lehmkuhl – named for former Norwegian minister Kristofer Lehmkuhl – was refitted last year with state-of-the-art ocean...

Absent faces, destroyed homes – young students paint the pain of Gaza

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·May 8, 2025·4 min read

Their paintings and drawings range from a portrait of an esteemed Palestinian poet and family members killed in conflict, to a sky blackened by thick smoke – and a child crying in front of his mother’s corpse. The poignant images are currently on display at UNRWA’s Remal School in Gaza...

Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns

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·March 4, 2025·1 min read

Data from gender-based violence service providers in Sudan reveals the scale of the horror: more than 220 reported cases of child rape since the start of 2024. “Children as young as one being raped by armed men should shock anyone to their core and compel immediate action,” said UNICEF Executive...

Interview: Young Palestinians in East Jerusalem shut out of UNRWA training centre

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·February 20, 2025·6 min read

Agency chief Philippe Lazzarini said that Israeli forces and personnel from the Jerusalem local authority “forcefully entered” the Kalandia Training Centre and ordered its immediate evacuation. “At least 350 students and 30 staff were present and impacted. Tear gas and sound bombs were fired,” Mr. Lazzarini explained. The development comes...

Ukraine: UNICEF alarmed over incessant attacks devastating young lives

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·February 2, 2025·1 min read

“I’m devastated by the ongoing attacks hitting heavily populated areas and killing and injuring many people, including children,” said Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine, in a statement on Saturday. In Poltava, a missile strike on a residential building reportedly injured three children, while at least four others were reportedly...