UN Youth Australia is a national youth-led organisation which seeks to educate and empower young Australians on global issues and foster an understanding of the work of the United Nations , human rights and International relations in young Australians. The organisation is fully operated by volunteers who have left high school and are under the age of 25, over 15,000 young people participate in UN Youth Australia’s programs, activities and events each year.
20-576: The United Nations Association of Australia ( UNAA ) is the official non-profit, non-government , membership-based, organisation in Australia working on behalf of the United Nations core body to promote its overall aims and ideals, and equally seeking to build support for the UN's programs, activities, and agencies. The UNAA official mission is "to inform, inspire and engage all Australians regarding
40-644: A European tour focusing on international relations, modern history, and organisations in Europe relevant to global politics. In July UN Youth Australia runs the Pacific Project which, in partnership with Destination Dreaming , arranges for secondary school students to visit development projects, meet diplomats, see NGO operations first hand, and have a chance to experience life in East Timor . Also in July,
60-659: A consultative status with ECOSOC as a member of the World Federation of United Nations Associations . UN Youth also works closely with The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the annual Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations program. UN Youth is a federated organisation overseen by the Board of Directors which appoint a National Executive, with divisions in each state and territory overseen by independent executives. Each division
80-907: A member of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) . The organisation also works closely with the Australian Government , especially the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) and Australian parliamentarians. The UNAA is governed by a National Board and an Executive Team who take day to day responsibility for strategy implementation. Its national president is Dr Donnell Davis elected in November 2023. Previous Presidents included Dr Patricia Jenkings, 2023, Mario D'Elia 2019, Major General (Ret'd) Michael G. Smith AO 2016, Australian Senator Russell Trood, 2012 and Australian Politician Robert Hill . The UNAA also works to support various initiatives of
100-433: A national academic network, a federal parliamentary group, divisions in every state and territory, a Young Professionals network, a Youth network, and a national office of volunteers. The UNAA Media Peace Awards , established in 1979, were awarded on UN Day (24 October), to recognise Australian journalists and media organisations "who had excelled in their promotion of human rights and issues". Justice Kirby referred to
120-633: A public speaking competition. Participants in these conferences are students from secondary schools across Australia. The conferences are held in Australian capital cities designated on a rotational system. National Conference is a week-long educational conference for students in year 9 to 12, held in a different capital city each year. Each State and Territory division of UN Youth Australia, UN Youth New Zealand and some international organisations send delegates to National Conference. UN Youth Australia and its State and Territory divisions organises one of
140-699: Is run independently and collaborate to organise national events and programs. UN Youth Australia is run entirely by a team of over 1,000 volunteers aged under 25. UN Youth Australia holds three annual national events: the UN Youth National Conference, the National Finals of the Evatt Competition, a UN Security Council Competition named after Dr H.V. Evatt , and the National Finals of the Voice Competition,
160-433: The United Nations which focus on key international affairs topics such as (but not exclusive to): The UNAA hosts over 150 events a year across Australia; hosts public awards ceremonies on a variety of social, media, and environmental topics; drives celebratory UN observance day activities; operates development projects overseas and generally acts as a key link between the UN and the Australian public. The UNAA group includes
180-579: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 260801734 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:01:30 GMT United Nations Youth Australia UN Youth Australia is affiliated with, but is not a division of or run by, the United Nations Association of Australia which has
200-608: The award as the Australian Media Peace Prize in his address at the 1981 presentation of the prize. These Awards, later known as the UNAA Media Awards , or simply UN Day Media Awards , are no longer being presented, with the last being the 2018 awards, presented in 2019 by SBS journalist Sarah Abo. In 1980, future Prime Minister Bob Hawke won the award. In 1983, the film Women of the Sun won
220-510: The award. Film producer Darren Dale has won the award twice. A 2015 finalist was an IQ2 debate at The Ethics Centre , for "its role in stimulating public awareness and understanding". The debate achieved prominence in the media owing to an address by journalist Stan Grant on "racism and the Australian Dream". The UN Day Honour award was established by UNAA (NSW) as part of their United Nations Day (24 October) celebrations,
SECTION 10
#1732791689792240-531: The day that the UN Charter came into force in 1945. The award recognises "individuals or organisations in Australia that have made a significant contribution to the aims and objectives of the UN, for example in promoting peace, respect for human rights, equal opportunities, social justice and environmental sustainability". Recipients include: The UNAA’s Victorian division hosts student Model United Nations (MUN) Conferences in high schools and universities around
260-849: The establishment of the World Environment Day Awards. During the International Year of the Tree (1982), the UNAA and the Nursery Industry Association of Australia founded an environmental organisation, Greening Australia , to protect, restore, and conserve Australia's native vegetation. The UNAA works closely with United Nations specialised agencies and departments such as the UNDPI , UNIC , and UNHCR , and has consultative status with ECOSOC as
280-714: The judges. In addition to domestic conferences, UN Youth Australia also operates six international tours. Each year in January, a delegation of secondary school students tours the United States , meeting US and UN officials in Washington, D.C. and New York . Also in January, UN Youth Australia sends a delegation of 16 secondary school students to visit the United Nations Office in Vienna as part of
300-570: The largest high school tournaments in Australia: the National Evatt Competition which is a UN Security Council Model United Nations competition named after the distinguished Australian politician, diplomat and jurist Dr H.V. Evatt . Voice is a public speaking competition for students in years 7 to 10. Student are asked to pitch a solution to a social, economic or political problem, and then answer impromptu questions from
320-631: The organisation sends a delegation of secondary school students on the Aotearoa Leadership Tour which promotes interculturalism and engagement between indigenous and non-indigenous young Australians through a tour of New Zealand focusing on Māori culture and Maori- Pākehā relations, organised in close collaboration with UN Youth New Zealand . In 2015, UN Youth Australia began the Middle East Experience program, in which secondary school delegates tour 2 countries in
340-532: The region. In 2019, UN Youth Australia launched the Emerging Leaders Program, in which 16 secondary students from all over Australia tour Japan, South Korea and China. Divisions of UN Youth Australia also coordinate events in their State or Territory, such as annual State Conferences and divisional rounds of the Evatt Competition, Voice Competition, educative school visits and speakers forums. Each year since 1999, UN Youth Australia works with
360-412: The state. These day-long conferences aim to increase student awareness of the United Nations, its processes, values, and the complex issues brought before the UN and the international community, while developing a sense of civic responsibility as future global citizens. The UNAA Young Professionals (UNAA YP) network involves and inspires young professionals throughout Australia in international affairs and
380-401: The work of the United Nations around the world, through fund-raising, awareness-raising, and advocacy campaigns. United Nations Youth Australia (UNYA) is a youth led organisation, born out of the organisation in the 1970s. Its members are aged below 25 years. UN Youth Australia is not a division of, or run by, the UNAA. Non-government Too Many Requests If you report this error to
400-490: The work, goals and values of the UN to create a safer, fairer and more sustainable world". It has division offices in every State and Territory of Australia , with the national office run out of Canberra . The UNAA was established in 1946 and in the following decades, the association and its state divisions grew and expanded their programs. In 1979 the Victorian division established the annual Media Peace Awards, followed by
#791208