United Nations Youth Australia
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| Motto | Young Australians leading global change |
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| Founded | 1970 |
| Type | Charity and Company limited by guarantee |
| Focus |
Youth empowerment International Relations United Nations |
| Headquarters | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
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Key people
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National President: Jessica Herne Board Chair: Sophie Corea |
| Affiliations |
World Federation of United Nations Associations via United Nations Association of Australia |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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United Nations Youth Association of Australia / United Nations Association of Australia Youth |
UN Youth Australia is a national youth-led charity that aims to build the people’s movement for the United Nations through the education and empowerment of young Australians. Operated by volunteers ages 24 and under, it is part of the global network of United Nations Youth Associations. Each year, over 15,000 secondary school students participate in UN Youth Australia's range of peer-to-peer education programs and events.
UN Youth Australia is a federal organisation overseen by the National Executive and Board of Directors, with divisions in each state and territory overseen by independent executives. Each division is run independently and collaborate to organise national events and programs, such as the National Conference and the National Finals of the Evatt Competition.
UN Youth Australia promotes the ideals and the work of the United Nations. While these aims are similar to that of conventional United Nations Associations in advocating the United Nations Charter and educating young people about the structure and functions of the United Nations, the organisation also seeks to provide young Australians with a global education that gives them a deep knowledge of the social and political problems confronting the world and the skills to address them.
UN Youth Australia is run entirely by a team of over 1,000 volunteers, all aged 16-25.
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, 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.
UN Youth Australia and its state and territory divisions organises one of the largest high school tournament 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.
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