In this episode we re-visit to the Opening or High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly 80th Session in New York. EU Youth Delegate Veronika Novotna had a conversation with Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport. EU Commissioner Micallef’s mission is to work on creating more space in the society for young people to be influential, and with more responsibility in the European societies. The main question is how can this be achieved when international institutions still struggle to take youth voices seriously? Another important question is why arn’t youth representatives consitlted and invloved in policy decision making processes? Veronika also asked EU Commissioner Micallef how can politicians and youth work together to achieve meaningful youth participation in global and local level. Children’s rights are also part of the converstation. Th hear what other issues Veronika riased with Commissioner Micallef listen to the full episode!
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In this episode we re-visit to the Opening or High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly 80th Session in New York. EU Youth Delegate Veronika Novotna had a conversation with Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport. EU Commissioner Micallef’s mission is to work on creating more space in the society for young people to be influential, and with more responsibility in the European societies. The main question is how can this be achieved when international institutions still struggle to take youth voices seriously? Another important question is why arn’t youth representatives consitlted and invloved in policy decision making processes? Veronika also asked EU Commissioner Micallef how can politicians and youth work together to achieve meaningful youth participation in global and local level. Children’s rights are also part of the converstation. Th hear what other issues Veronika riased with Commissioner Micallef listen to the full episode!
Episode 31 - Talks on Youth Engagement with Niel Swanepoel, EU YSB Member from Namibia
Who Rules the World
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Episode 31 - Talks on Youth Engagement with Niel Swanepoel, EU YSB Member from Namibia
The new episode features Niel Swanepoel, a Namibian youth activist and digital policy expert currently serving on the EU-Namibia Youth Sounding Board, and studying international relations in Washington, DC. Previously, Niel served as a South African Youth Delegate to the G20, developing youth-focused policy recommendations for G20 Heads of State. Giulia and Niel discuss EU Youth Engagement initiatives, the UN Youth Action Days and Summit of the Future, and the possibilities of October EU Global Gateway High-Level Youth Event in Brussels "Engage, Empower, Connect".
Who Rules the World
In this episode we re-visit to the Opening or High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly 80th Session in New York. EU Youth Delegate Veronika Novotna had a conversation with Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport. EU Commissioner Micallef’s mission is to work on creating more space in the society for young people to be influential, and with more responsibility in the European societies. The main question is how can this be achieved when international institutions still struggle to take youth voices seriously? Another important question is why arn’t youth representatives consitlted and invloved in policy decision making processes? Veronika also asked EU Commissioner Micallef how can politicians and youth work together to achieve meaningful youth participation in global and local level. Children’s rights are also part of the converstation. Th hear what other issues Veronika riased with Commissioner Micallef listen to the full episode!
