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2023 Activity Highlights: Young Leaders in Action
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Key Highlights for 2023
- Held 4 training sessions with participants from over 20 domestic and international universities.
- The International Organizations Career Development Training Program is designed based on real needs of projects from government departments, multilateral government organizations, international non-governmental organizations, and international research think tanks. The training and practice tasks are conducted through mentor-led, project-based, and group-participatory interactive learning and project practice. It helps participants build a comprehensive knowledge framework of global governance, familiarize themselves with the operational mechanisms of international organizations, understand international human resource management, and grasp career development paths within international organizations.
- Organized 7 Young Leader International Dialogues (in Geneva, Bangkok, Deyang, Changsha, Dubai), with youth representatives from over 30 countries across five continents.
- The “Young Leader International Dialogues” are supported by the United Nations Youth Leadership Program and its partners. China Youth Pioneers, together with international young leaders who have participated in the leadership program globally, engage in equal dialogue and exchange of ideas with peers, experts from international organizations (bilateral and multilateral), NGOs, and the private and academic sectors. The discussions focus on global hot topics such as climate change and green development. These dialogues foster mutual learning, promote consensus on development, and inspire cross-sector cooperation and innovation, with the goal of driving a green future through youth actions.
- Collaborated with 15 international organizations to carry out various activities.
- Through seminars, research participation, and field investigations, participants gained in-depth understanding of the role international organizations play in global governance. They also explored pathways for youth involvement in global governance through direct dialogues.
Collaborating International Organizations
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
International Trade Centre (ITC) - International Labour Organization (ILO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Asian Infrastructure
- Investment Bank (AIIB)
- Global Fund
Part 1: Youth Footprints – Review of Training Programs
February 2023 Winter Training Program
May 2023 Tsinghua University Training Program
July 2023 Summer UN Sustainable Development Goals and Youth Leadership
Training Camp at Northwestern Polytechnical University
August 2023 Geneva Training Camp
Part 2: Youth Voices
August 2023, Geneva, Switzerland – International Youth Dialogue:
Seminar on Youth Participation in Global Governance
August 2023, Deyang, China – International Youth Dialogue: Human and Environment Coexistence, Green Energy for the Future
September 2023, Bangkok, Thailand – International Youth Dialogue:
Green Skills and Green Technologies for Promoting the Circular Economy
October 2023, Changsha, China – International Youth Dialogue:
Creating a Low-Carbon Society, Leading a Green Future
December 2023, Dubai, UAE – International Youth Dialogue: "Harmonious Coexistence, Mutual Beauty:
Youth Innovation for a Shared Green Future
December 10, 2023, Dubai, UAE – International Youth Dialogue:
Climate Change and Solar Radiation Management
December 10, 2023, Dubai, UAE – International Youth Dialogue: Climate Change and Cross-Cultural Communication
Part 3: Youth in Action
February 2023 – United Nations Youth Leadership Program Supports Tsinghua University’s "Fire Seed Plan" for UN SDG-themed Research in Macau
July 2023 – United Nations Youth Leadership Program Supports Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School Research Team's Field Study on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Rural Revitalization in Rangtang, Sichua
December 2023 – United Nations Youth Leadership Program Supports Tsinghua University, Xiamen University, and North China Electric Power University Youth Pioneers’ Research on COP28 in Dubai
Youth Leaders interviewing fellow Youth Delegates
Youth Volunteers Participating in the Asian Development Bank Event
Youth Volunteers Participating in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Event
Youth volunteers participate in the AIIB Family Sports Day even
Part 4: Support from Participating Experts
Nikhil Seth
Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), interviewed by Youth Pioneers.
Grethel Aguilar
Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), interviewed by Youth Pioneers.
Group photo of Erik Solheim, Former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Irina Bokova, Former Director-General of UNESCO, and youth representatives during the dialogue.
Safar Parvez
Chief Representative of the Asian Development Bank in China, with youth representatives.
Fabrizio Hochschild
Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General, presents certificates to outstanding trainees.
Janosz Paztor
Former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, with youth representatives
Wang Shaoqi
Former Deputy Director-General of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organization, with outstanding trainees of the Tsinghua University training program.