We believe everybody has a right to learn. The upcoming Transforming Education Summit offers a chance for us to redesign our education systems so they are fit for a rapidly evolving 21st century world, but to be truly transformative, it must be shaped and led by children and young people.
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The Unlock Declaration
A dozen major international youth-led and youth-focused organizations have joined forces to put their collective power behind a shared commitment to cooperation in the interests of the next and future generations. The Unlock Declaration has been signed by leaders of...
Unlock the Future
“We need our leaders to put on their big boy pants…” Hilda Nakabuye, the founder of Fridays for Future Uganda pulled no punches at the virtual Unlock the Future event, co-hosted by the Next Generation Fellows to coincide with the 76th United Nations General Assembly....
Our Common Agenda Launch
Warning that the world faces a stark choice between breakdown and breakthrough, Secretary General António Guterres today presented his vision for the future of international cooperation - Our Common Agenda - to the United Nations General Assembly. For the Next...
Next Generation Fellows meet UN leaders
In March and April the Next Generation Fellows met the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanyake and Assistant Secretary-General Volker Türk to gather their perspectives on how best to capture the attention of world leaders in making...
Girl Up Summit
Next Generation Fellow Valeria Colunga addressed the Girl Up Leadership Summit this week as part of a session exploring the impact youth activists have had on global advocacy. The session was opened by the President of the United Nations Foundation, Ambassador...