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 June 30, 2022

Tag: youth

UK Young Ambassadors: Why the UK needs UN Youth Delegates

Thursday, 23 June 2022 by Maurizio Cuttin

As many of you might be aware, in early 2022, the UK Young Ambassadors began exploring the possibility of a UN Youth Delegate Campaign. For those that don’t know what this is, the campaign idea focused on re-establishing a UK-UN Youth Delegate program, thus allowing young people across the UK to once again have their

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors
Tagged under: commonwealth, delegate, European Youth Forum, international, uk young ambassdors, UN, UNYD, young people, youth, youth voice

Lobbying for votes at 16 at Parliament

Thursday, 23 June 2022 by Kaden Pradhan

Political freedom, parity, and equality are fundamental concepts that underpin a true democracy. This means giving every citizen of a nation the unqualified right to cast a vote on who they believe should be representing them on a local, regional, and national scale. In many cases, however, the youth are treated as an exception to

  • Published in APPG on Votes at 16, Blogs, UK Youth Parliament, Votes at 16
Tagged under: campaigning, lobbying, UK Parliament, Votes at 16, Votes at 16 Coalition, young people, youth, youth voice

Search begins to identify next charity leaders

Monday, 20 June 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council is seeking out the next leaders of social and political change in the UK. The youth-led charity is looking for people aged 16-25 who are motivated by a belief in the work of the British Youth Council to achieve our vision of a world where all young people are respected and

  • Published in Members Area, News
Tagged under: Board of Trustees, Charity, governance, leaders, Trustee, young people, youth, youth charity, youth sector, youth voice, youth-led

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

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors, Votes at 16
Tagged under: uk young ambassdors, Votes at 16, voting age, young people, young voters, youth

British Youth Council reignites campaign for a lower voting age

Tuesday, 19 April 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council is renewing its efforts to lobby politicians for a lower voting age of 16 as part of a 3-year partnership with The Body Shop. Together, they will develop a Votes at 16 manifesto, calling for all political parties to incorporate full voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds in all national elections

  • Published in News, Press, Votes at 16
Tagged under: elections, The Body Shop, uk elections, Votes at 16, Votes at 16 Coalition, young people, youth, youth voice

UK Youth Parliament calls on young people to have their say

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

Young people across the UK can now participate in the UK Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark ballot, the largest survey of young people in Europe. The month-long campaign will see volunteers and Members of Youth Parliament canvasing for the views of young people. The annual ballot, which has taken place since 2011, gives young people

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: ballot, consultation, have your say, Make Your Mark, mental health, survey, UK Government, UK Youth Parliament, young people, youth, youth voice

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,

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors
Tagged under: Switzerland, uk young ambassdors, young people, youth, youth voice

Youth Select Committee disappointed by government’s punitive approach to knife crime

Thursday, 17 June 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council’s Youth Select Committee has expressed disappointment at the government’s continued punitive approach to knife crime. In response to the Youth Select Committee’s knife crime report, the government have laid out their plans to combat the knife crime epidemic. Responding to the report, the government stated it was ‘determined to tackle the

  • Published in News, Press, Youth Select Committee
Tagged under: Government, knife crime, UK Government, youth, Youth Select Committee, youth voice

New opportunity for young people to combat barriers to employment

Monday, 02 November 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

Youth Futures Foundation has announced a new partnership with the British Youth Council to put young people’s voices at the heart of all the not-for-profit’s activities. They are inviting charities and organisations working with young people who face barriers to employment to encourage them to apply.  Eleven young people will form the Future Voices Group,

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: employment, Future Voices Group, young people, youth, Youth Futures Foundations, youth voice, youth-led

The British Youth Council calls on supporters to join the 2.6 Challenge

Friday, 24 April 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on the charity sector, with the cancellation of thousands of events and the loss of billions in income through fundraising events. The Virgin Money London Marathon alone, which should have taken place on Sunday 26 April, is the world’s biggest one-day fundraising event, which raised more than

  • Published in Challenge Events, News
Tagged under: 2.6 Challenge, fundraiser, Fundraising, young people, youth, youth voice
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