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...
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...
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...
The Next Generation Fellows met with the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, H.E Amina Mohammed today to discuss what they have been hearing from their peers all across the world during consultations for Our Future Agenda. Kicking off the event Ms Mohamed...
Throughout May and June the Next Generation Fellows, supported by alumni of the Future Leaders Connect programme, will be hosting a series of national conversations as part of their ongoing consultation with young people around the world. These...
In early 2021 we facilitated a ‘Big Brainstorm’. This was a two-week series of virtual events targeting young thinkers and activists. They were invited to conduct research and engage in open space discussions. At the final ‘Big Pitch’ event, young people from over 40...