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 May 21, 2022

Tag: uk young ambassdors

UK Young Ambassadors attend European discussions in Budapest

Wednesday, 04 May 2022 by Sylvia Cullen

On April 21st, Sylvia, Tom and Maurizio traveled to Budapest for the Spring COMEM preparatory BICC meeting. COMEM is the European Youth Forum’s Council of Members meeting which happens bi-annually and focuses on things such as member admission and policy motions. BICC is the name of the subgroup of youth councils that the British Youth

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UK Youth Ambassadors: We support votes at 16

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 by Elif True

As international ambassadors, we have seen incredible progress in countries around the world in giving young people the right to vote. Even within the UK, in Wales and Scotland, young people aged 16 and above have been granted voting rights in local elections and referendums, enabling them to influence key decisions that affect their lives

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UK Young Ambassadors: Reflections from Brussels

Thursday, 17 March 2022 by Maurizio Cuttin

From 5th-6th March 2022, I attended a special consultation session of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) in Brussels. The meeting was centered on the issue of statutory reforms, which given a change in Belgian law, required changing. As a result, the YFJ convened a special consultation with members to discuss the changes proposed by the

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UK Young Ambassadors respond to war in Ukraine

Wednesday, 02 March 2022 by Maurizio Cuttin

As international representatives of the British Youth Council we are extremely concerned by the events currently unfolding in Eastern Ukraine. After weeks of escalation and failed attempts to return to diplomacy, Russian President Vladimir Putin – as of the early hours February 24, 2022 – authorised a “military operation” into the Eastern Donbass region of

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Gathering with young people from across Europe to discuss a sustainable future

Thursday, 09 December 2021 by Maurizio Cuttin

On 3rd November, UK Young Ambassadors Sylvia, William and I headed to Bern to attend the Swiss National Youth Session to be held on 3-8th of November. The session itself was a special one, marked by the 30th anniversary since the first Youth Session took place back in 1991. Focused on the issue of sustainability,

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My first European Youth Forum Council of Members meeting as a UK Young Ambassador

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 by Sylvia Cullen

In October 2020, I was elected as a UK Young Ambassador and Representative of the British Youth Council at the European Youth Forum. Not quite the news I was expecting during my first weeks at university, but I was delighted to be elected. What is the European Youth Forum? The European Youth Forum is the

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Reflections on being UK Young Ambassador to EU Youth Dialogue Report

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 by Nikki Hall

Coming to the end of my role as UK Young Ambassador for EU Youth Dialogue, I have begun to reflect on journey. EU Youth Dialogue allows young people to interact with policy makers at an European level. The 7th Cycle of EU Youth Dialogue had three main themes. These were based on three EU youth

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Leading the new normal

Tuesday, 29 September 2020 by Tom Matthew

Over the next two months, I will be posting blogs to provide further context to the five points which form my manifesto for board member of the European Youth Forum. This is blog one, detailing my first manifesto point: lead the new normal. Lead the new normal What does it mean to “lead the new

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Attending the Commonwealth Youth Senior Officials Meeting as UK Young Ambassador

Tuesday, 28 January 2020 by Thrinayani Ramakrishnan

On 13-14th January, I attended the Commonwealth Youth Senior Officials Meeting 2020 (Europe and Canada region) and had the honour of representing the views of UK Young people at the event. The meeting was held at the beautiful Marlborough House in London – headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth

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Representing young people in Amiens, France

Monday, 13 January 2020 by Tom Matthew

In November Lucia and I travelled to Amiens in France to represent the British Youth Council at the Council of Members Extraordinary Meeting (COMEM). It was an opportunity to come together with all the members of the European Youth Forum to discuss policy and campaigns. On Thursday evening, Lucia went to the announcement of the

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