
09/25/2025
An incredible day of learning, collaboration, and action! 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 opened with a keynote from 𝗗𝗿. 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗨𝗡 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀, who reminded us that 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
• Scaling the World Programme of Action for Youth
• Practical strategies for peace and security
• MGCY Workshop on youth leadership and advocacy
• Ensuring full and meaningful youth participation
• Hands-on Change Making Workshop (University of San Diego)
• Youth perspectives on AI ethics and technology
• Closing with networking in Central Park—because real change starts with connection.
I’ve done Day 2 inspired and motivated to push for 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩.