World Council For Youth And Diplomacy Inc

INSPIRED BY THE 2012 RIO+20 RESOLUTION, "THE FUTURE WE WANT", THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING A UNITED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, A BETTER FUTURE, AND A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD THROUGH THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS). THE ORGANIZATION HAS IDENTIFIED 10 GOALS FROM THE 17 SDGS AS KEY FOCUS AREAS RELATED TO YOUTH AND EDUCATION TO GUIDE THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION. UN HIGH LEVEL OFFICIALS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANT ROLE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PLAY IN ADVOCATING FOR THE SDGS IN THEIR COUNTRIES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO BRINGING ABOUT THE FUTURE WE WANT TO HELP ALL OF US ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE TOGETHER. AS SUCH, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO CREATE A MODEL UN TO BE FULLY INCLUSIVE, ALLOWING EQUAL PARTICIPATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL COUNTRIES CREATING A GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR YOUNG LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE SOCIAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH A COMMITTED SECRETARIAT LED BY SENIOR OFFICERS AND BRILLIANT YOUNG ENTHUSIASTS, THE ORGANIZATION, WORKING ACTIVELY WITH NGOS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE, WILL PROMOTE AND EDUCATE STUDENTS IN LEADERSHIP, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AND CONSENSUS-BUILDING. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO MEET AS YOUTH, BUILD LONG-STANDING FRIENDSHIPS, AND LEARN EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS ALONG WITH GAINING A NEW LEVEL OF ACADEMIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES DISCUSSED AT THE UNITED NATIONS. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THEIR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH THIS ACTIVITY TO GO ON AND BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.A MODEL UN IS AN INCREDIBLE WAY TO TRAIN FUTURE WORLD LEADERS, AND IS AN EXPERIENCE ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE. OUR CORE VALUES ARE INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY. THIS FLAGSHIP MODEL UN CONFERENCE IS THE FUTURE WE WANT MODEL UNITED NATIONS WHICH WILL BE HELD YEARLY IN NEW YORK CITY. WITH 2,600 DELEGATES ANTICIPATED FROM 136 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, THE ORGANIZATION IS THE MOST UNIQUE MODEL UN IN THE WORLD TO BE FULLY INCLUSIVE, ALLOWING EQUAL PARTICIPATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL COUNTRIES. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE ORGANIZATION IS PROUD TO BE THE ONLY CONFERENCE FREE OF CHARGE HELD IN NEW YORK, WITH THE MOST AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION PACKAGES AND HOUSING SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE. THE ORGANIZATION IS FULLY ENGAGED TO ENSURE THAT THIS CONFERENCE FEATURES REALISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE UN AGENDA. THE CONFERENCE SHOULD BE A SMOOTH EXPERIENCE FOR ALL GROUPS TO REGISTER AND ATTEND THE EVENT, ALONG WITH EXPERT STAFF FROM ELITE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO LEAD THE DELEGATES THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.AT THE CONFERENCE, DELEGATES FROM 136 COUNTIES (SOME SELECTED DIRECTLY BY THEIR GOVERNMENT TO ATTEND) WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE MOST PRESSING UN TOPICS AND HEAR FROM EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD ON THESE TOPICS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ATTRACT SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT PERSONALITIES IN THE REALM OF THE WORLD POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY. PARTICIPANTS WILL ENGAGE IN HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEES AT THE UN HEADQUARTERS WITH THE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL GOVERNMENTS AND UN AGENCIES. EACH COMMITTEE WILL BE OPENED BY AN EXPERT BRIEFING ATTENDED BY UN OFFICIALS, DIPLOMATS AND PUBLIC FIGURES OF THE ACADEMIC WORLD. THE CONFERENCE IS JUST THE STARTING POINT: STUDENTS DON'T SIMULATE THE UN, THEY ENGAGE IN ACTUAL DEBATES THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE UN AGENDA. THE LAUNCH OF THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR INITIATIVE SIGNIFIES THAT THE RELATIONSHIP EXTENDS BEYOND THE CONFERENCE. IT IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY OFFERED TO YOUNG ASPIRING DIPLOMATS TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SDGS AT LOCAL LEVELS, POST CONFERENCE.THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO HOST A WORKSHOP IN BANGKOK, THAILAND. THIS WORKSHOP AIMS TO GATHER STUDENTS FROM THE FIVE CONTINENTS OFFERING A HIGHER-LEVEL ATRIUM OF CONFRONTATION AND DEBATE BETWEEN CULTURALLY-DIVERSE LEADERS, WITH THE UN BUILDING AS BACKDROP. BANGKOK REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM IN WHICH OVER 25 UN AGENCIES, 140 NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, 15 INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND OVER 80 EMBASSIES ARE OPERATING. A MODEL UN IN BANGKOK OFFERS PARTICIPATING STUDENTS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CONFRONT WITH A NEW CULTURE. THE AMAZING CHARM OF BANGKOK AND ALL THE SURROUNDING AREAS ATTRACTS EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 18 MILLION TOURISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUTH VOICES FROM A PLETHORA OF BACKGROUNDS, IN NOT ONLY UNDERSTANDING, BUT IMPLEMENTING THE SDGS AND THE 2030 AGENDA, AT ALL LEVELS OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE PROGRAM STARTS WITH 3 DAYS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING, LED BY AND EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD. IT WILL THEN END WITH A 2-DAY MODEL UN SIMULATION. PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNITED NATIONS, THE SDGS AND THE 2030 AGENDA, CLIMATE CHANGE, PUBLIC SPEAKING AND LEADERSHIP, ALL WHILE ENGAGING IN SEVERAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN A VERY INTERACTIVE WAY.THIS ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE AIMS TO GUIDE PARTICIPANTS IN DEVELOPING THEIR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS WHICH WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THEIR DECISION MAKING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING ABILITY. WE ENSURE THE YOUTHS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO THE UN AGENDA AND CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SHAPING THE FUTURE WE WANT. THE DELEGATES WILL GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE WORKINGS OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BY ASSUMING THE ROLES OF UN REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL BODIES AND NATIONAL CABINETS.THE WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN MODEL UN OR HAVE INTEREST IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND THE UNITED NATIONS. DELEGATES MUST BE ENROLLED IN A HIGH SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY. HIGH SCHOOL DELEGATES MUST BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND 19, AND UNIVERSITY DELEGATES MUST BE ABOVE THE AGE OF 17. HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS ARE REQUIRED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AT LEAST ONE FACULTY ADVISOR. PARTICIPANTS WILL PAY A FEE TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP AND MODEL UN. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO INTENDS TO BUILD A PLATFORM TO UNITE ALL MODEL UN ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS WORLDWIDE FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND COORDINATION. ONCE FULLY ESTABLISHED, BEING AFFILIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION, MODEL UN ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS WILL BENEFIT FROM A WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCE AT MODEL UN CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS BY ENSURING THAT THE GUIDELINES OF THE UN ARE PROTECTED AND EVERY YOUTH CAN BENEFIT FROM A COORDINATED EFFORT, TO ACHIEVE THE 2030 SDG AGENDA. A PASSIONATE GUARDIAN OF UN PRINCIPLES, THE ORGANIZATION COMMITS TO SUPERVISING QUALITY IN MODEL UN CONFERENCES GLOBALLY, THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH UN REGULATIONS, TO MONITORING THE CONDUCT AND ETHICS OF MODEL UN ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO MAKING MODEL UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. A CORE PRINCIPLE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMMING IS A COMMITMENT TO SUBSTANTIVE EXCELLENCE. AS A GLOBAL NGO COMMITTED TO EDUCATING YOUTH THROUGH MODEL UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMS AND CONFERENCES, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO BRING TOGETHER FUTURE GENERATIONS OF LEADERS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE TO GAIN FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY RESOLUTIONS AIMED AT BRINGING ABOUT THE FUTURE WE WANT, AND TO SUBMIT THESE RESOLUTIONS TO RELEVANT UN AGENCIES AND WORLD LEADERS FOR CONSIDERATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A BETTER WORLD BY SERVING THE UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.