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Uniting Youth Through Arts, Culture, Sports, and

Travel for the Development of the Post-2015 Agenda
August 6-8, 2014
UN Headquarters, NYC
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Lead Endorser
Her Excellency Madame Ambassador Simona Miculescu &
The Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations
Other Permanent Missions to the
United Nations Endorsing YA@UN
Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile,
Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Finland, Iraq, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Hungary, Madagascar, New Zealand, Rwanda, Senegal,
Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, and Switzerland
Partners and Supporters
UN Oce for Partnerships
UN Department for General Assembly and Conference Management
United Nations Foundation
Global Partnerships Forum
The Resolution Project
The International Youth Council
SPORTS195
Microsoft
PepsiCo
Produced and Directed by Friendship Ambassadors
Foundation (FAF)
The foundation presents this event as part of its annual service and
contribution as a formally associated NGO with the United Nations
Department of Public Information. The Annual Youth Assembly at the
United Nations is a registered trademark of Friendship Ambassadors
Foundation, Inc.

FAF is a nonprot, tax-exempt organization that

creates and leads transformative cultural exchanges, building
friendships that advance mutual understanding and global peace.
Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc.
299 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone: +1-203-542-0652 | Fax: +1-203-542-0661
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As I am at a meeting at the UN I am reminded of how much work has gone
into the preparation of this very special Youth Assembly at the United
Nations. All summer long, the dedicated team led by Beatrice Cord on
the program side, and Yanyu Li and Victor Izquierdo on the logistics side,
has donated service to your community. Their work will better enable
you to discover, learn, network, and utilize what you learn here in your
communities and for everyones communities within the UNs new, Post
2015 Agenda. For that, I am grateful and awed by their service in the name
of every delegate here.
They will demonstrate ways in which youth leaders can develop new
strategies for global development alongside the UNs Post 2015 Agenda in
areas such as culture, travel, and sports. As Executive Director of Friendship
Ambassadors Foundation for twenty years, I have witnessed culture raise the
consciousness of people and move them to action on behalf of their weakest
brethren; I have been a part of cultural tourisms empowerment, where
respectful, locally owned and managed travel is driven by an industry that
employs women and youth in greater numbers and at higher positions of
power than in any other eld in the world.
Service to others is the rent we pay for our existence on earth...And now
is the time for you to begin to pay rent for being allowed to live in this
great world we share. I urge you to use these days well, remain open, and
attentive. Have a good time with this new and mind-expanding information;
meet new colleagues - and join the International Youth Council, your alumni
organization. And most of all, leave here with the promise to do good things,
better, and together. Remember, YA delegates: you are among the very best
world-shapers. You can make the world a better place, one community at a
time. Go for it!
Welcoming Address from:


We believe that youth have the power to change the world and empowering
them to do so is what FAF is committed to achieve through the Youth
Assembly.
We engaged in this journey with FAF because we both think that the
mission of the YA@UN lies in engaging youth in a global dialogue on
important matters regarding their future and moreover in empowering
youth by providing them with the necessary tools to become active actors
in the post-2015 development agenda, thus shaping a brighter and more
sustainable future. Through a partnership between the UN, the civil
society and the private sector, this years YA@UN will take a step forward
and present initiatives that will perpetuate the role of youth in creating
positive social change. We are looking forward to sharing these initiatives
with our delegates and help them become ambassadors of change in their
Our Team
Our Advisors
Ramona Todoca (Graphic Design)
Lisa Winning (Outreach & Partnerships)
Shauna Sweeney (Media & PR)
Nicole Rapista (Speakers Outreach)
Hung Vo (International Youth Council Liason)
Welcome from
the Youth Assembly
Project Director,
Patrick Sciarratta:
Yanyu Li
Finance & Logistics
Lynanne Bopp
Missions Outreach Intern
Seraphina Mallon
Artistic Coordinator
Victor Izquierdo
Registration Manager
Uyen Huynh
Program Assistant
Caroline Hiner
Artistic Coordinator
Kathryn Gorman
Social Media Intern
Victoria Mule
Logistics Intern
Eliza She
Logistics Intern
Jeanina Casusi
Logistics Intern
Beatrice Cord
Co-Chair of the
Youth Assembly
Andreea Bordei
Partnerships &
PR consultant
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Morning Session: Arts and Culture in Development
YA and Resolution Project Registration
Doors open to UN CB Conference Room #3
Security and Announcements
Opening Musical Oering
Sophia Angelica, Actress & Singer
Youth Assembly Welcome:
Patrick Sciarratta, (Opening Session Ociant)
Executive Director, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation
H.E. Ambassador Simona Miculescu
Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations &
Lead Endorser of the Summer Youth Assembly
Gabriela Szabo, Romanian Minister of Youth and Sport
Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary General's Envoy for Youth
Yvonne Thomas, Senior Manager, Microsoft Citizenship and Public Aairs
Youth Driving Change on Gender Inequality
Moderator:
Beatrice Cord, Youth Assembly Co-Chair
Panelists:
Ravi Karkara,
Global Advisor, World Conference on Youth 2014 &
Expert Adviser, Children and Youth UN-Habitat/UNMC
Gerardo Porteny Backal, He for She Campaign Consultant
Resolution Fellow Presentation
Oliver Libby, Chair and Co-Founder of the Resolution Project, introduces Resolution
Fellow Jean Paul Laurent, Founder of Unspoken Smiles Global Initiatives
Keynote Address
Dr. Melissa Michaels, Founder, Golden Bridge
Announcements
Beatrice Cord, Co-Chair of the Youth Assembly at the United Nations
Delegates #001-275 to Cafeteria
Delegates #276-550 to Cafeteria
REGISTRATION
OPENING SESSION
9:00 9:20 am
9:00 am
9: 15 am
9:20 9:30 am
9:30 9:40 am

9:45 - 9:55 am



9:55 - 10:10 am
10:15 - 10:30 am
10:35 - 10:45 am
11:00 - 11:20 am
11:20 - 11:30 am
11:35 - 11:50 am
11:50 - 12:00 pm
12:00 - 12:30 pm
12:30 - 1:15 pm
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Conference Room 3 Conference Building, UN Headquarters
UN Headquarters, NYC
Summer 2014
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Travel for the Development of the Post-2015 Agenda
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MID-DAY Hands On Sessions and Workshops
Call to Order, Announcements and Introduction (CB Conf. Rm. 3)
UN Foundation and International Youth Council Alumni Discussion
Mission Visits for assigned delegates
Afternoon Session
Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions
Beatrice Cord, Co-Chair of the Youth Assembly at the UN
Eliane Sussman,
Director of Operations, Global Sustainable Development Foundation
Sergio Fernndez de Crdova, Global Entrepreneurs Council, United Nations
Global Partnerships Forum Panel: Innovation and Partnerships
Moderator:
Amir Dossal, Founder & Chairman, Global Partnerships Forum (GPF)
Panelists:
Julia & Maria Meyers, Founders, PrettyPurposeful
Erin Bernhardt, Creative Activist
Derreck Kayongo, Top 10 CNN Hero of 2011 for launching The Global Soap Project
Dragos Preda, Chief of Sta, Romanian Ministry of Youth and Sports
Joshua Collins, Managing Director, Ashoka Catapult Incubator (TBC)
Closing Key Note Address
Allison Wu, Young Social Entrepreneur
Closing Musical Oering
The Current :||: NYC A Capella
Q&A, Wrap Up, Announcements:

Patrick Sciarratta, Project Director of the Youth Assembly at the UN
Beatrice Cord, Co-Chair of the Youth Assembly at the UN
1:10 1:15 pm
1:15 2:45 pm
1:30 2:45 pm

2:45 - 2:50 pm
2:50 - 3:00 pm
3:00 - 3:15 pm
3:20 - 4:35 pm
4:40 - 4:50 pm
5:00 - 5:10 pm
5:15 - 5:30 pm







Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Continued
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Morning Session: Sports, Leisure, and Travel for Development
Check-In & Registration, UN Lobby
Call to Order, Announcements and Introduction (CB Conf. Rm. 3)
Beatrice Cord, Co-Chair, Youth Assembly at the United Nations
Intercultural Dialogue
Moderator: Patrick Sciaratta, Project Director, Youth Assembly at the UN
Sam Sussman, Co-Director, EXTEND
Shani Perez, Director, Kids Creating Peace
United Nations Foudations and +SocialGood PANEL
Introductory Address:
Ann de la Roche, Ocer-in-Charge & Chief of Operations of UNOP
Moderator:
Asif Khan,
Senior Associate, Global Partnerships and Public Aairs, United Nations Foundation
Panelists:
Melissa Hillebrenner, DIrector, Girl Up
Liz Wing, Senior Campaign Ocer, Nothing But Nets
Tillmann Heidelk, President, Young European Leadership
Multiculturalism and the Arts in Mental Health PANEL
Moderator:
Katrina Martinez, Youth Representative, UNDPI
Panelists:
Justine Lucas, U.S. Country Director, The Global Poverty Project
Mahroo Moshari, Director, Manhattan Multicultural Counseling
Jenny Kai, Student
Deon T. Jones, Student
Creating Positive Change Through Sports
Moderator:
Simon Hill, EVP & Director of Global Initiatives, SPORTS195
Panelists:
Erika Lawler, Olympic Medalist & U.S. Ice Hockey Player
Wayne Barrett, World's Third Ranked Middleweight Kickboxer
Patrick Jacobsen, American Grand Prix Motorcycle Racer
Announcements
Lunch Break
Delegates #001-275 to Cafeteria
Delegates #276-550 to Cafeteria
9:00 am
9: 15 am
9:20 - 9:40 am
9:45 - 10:30 am
10:40 - 11:10 am

11:15 - 12:00 pm
12:00 - 12:05 pm
12:00 - 12:30 pm
12:30 - 1:15 pm
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Conference Room 3 Conference Building, UN Headquarters
UN Headquarters, NYC
Summer 2014
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Travel for the Development of the Post-2015 Agenda
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MID-DAY Hands On Sessions and Workshops
Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions (CB Conf. Rm. 3)
YouthChangers Workshop
Become YouthChangers Build your Community through Sports
Film, A Prayer for Rain (Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium)
Mission Visits for assigned delegates
Afternoon Session
Announcements and Introductions
Beatrice Cord, Co-Chair of the Youth Assembly at the UN
Resolution Social Venture Challenge Forum (CB Conf. Rm. D)
All eligible SVC participants will showcase their social venture proposals to other
Youth Assembly attendees and Resolution judges.
April Cuenca, Founder, Fliptrip PH
Travel + Social Good Presents: When Travel Makes Good-
A Conversation with Agents of Change
Moderator:
Gilad Goren, Founder, Only Six Degrees
Panelists:
Andrew Horn, Social Entrepreneur
Kate Otto, Global Health Consultant
Steve Larosiliere, Founder & President, Stoked Mentoring, Inc.
Taylor Conroy, Founder, Change Heroes
Networking Break
SPORTS195 Presentation
Rob Petty, CEO, SPORTS195
Closing Keynote Address
Jessica Matthews, Co-Founder, Uncharted Play
Closing Thoughts and Musical Oering:
Leora Friedman, Co-Founder, Music is Medicine
Final Announcements
Patrick Sciarratta, Project Director of the Youth Assembly at the UN

WORKSHOP
1:15 1:20 pm
1:20 2:45 pm
1:20 - 2:45 pm
1:30 - 2:30 pm

2:45 - 3:00 pm
3:00 5:20 pm
3:00 - 3:15 pm
3:20 - 4:30 pm






4:20 4:30 pm
4:30 5:00 pm
5:10 - 5:30 pm
5:30 - 5:40 pm

5:40 - 5:50 pm
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Continued
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Summer 2014
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Travel for the Development of the Post-2015 Agenda
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Morning Session: Setting the Way Foward- Understanding YOUR Role in the New
Post-2015 Development Agenda
Check-In & Registration, UN Lobby
Call to Order, Announcements and Introduction (CB Conf. Rm. 3)
Beatrice Cord, Co-Chair of the Youth Assembly at the United Nations
Opening Keynote Speaker
Jake Schwartz, CEO and Founder, General Assembly
Microsoft YouthSpark Video
Resolution Social Venture Challenge Finals (CB Conf. Rm. D)
Selected teams will be invited to present their project to a panel of judges
and answer questions about their new social venture proposals.
Microsoft YouthSpark Panel:
Interactive discussion with Microsoft YouthSpark participants
Moderator:
Yvonne Thomas, Senior Manager, Microsoft Citizenship and Public Aairs
YAG: What Does it Mean to be a Global Citizenship? PANEL
Moderator & Panelists: TBA
Announcements
Lunch Break
Delegates #001-275 to Cafeteria
Delegates #276-550 to Cafeteria
9:00 am
9: 10 am
9:20 - 9:45 am
9:45 - 9:50 am
10:00 - 1:00 pm
10:00- 11:00 am
11:10 - 11:50 am
11:55 - 12:00 pm
12:00 - 12:30 pm
12:30 - 1:15 pm
Friday, August 8, 2014
Conference Room 3 Conference Building, UN Headquarters
UN Headquarters, NYC
Summer 2014
Uniting Youth Through Arts, Culture, Sports, and
Travel for the Development of the Post-2015 Agenda
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MID-DAY Hands On Sessions and Workshops
Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions (CB Conf. Rm. 3)
YAG Advocacy Toolkit Workshop
Afternoon Session:
Announcements
Introductions
Patrick Sciaratta, Project Director of the Youth Assembly at the UN
Youth Making Grassroot Changes
Ashley and Paige Alenick, Donate a Toothbrush

Humanicy
H.E. Ambassador Toriello
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic
of Sao Tome & Principe to the UN

Continuing the Youth Conversation from Past, Present, and Future
Conferences
Moderator:
Prateek Awasthi, Programme Analyst, UNFPA
Panelists:
Jeery Hunes, Conference Co-Chair, UN DPI Conference
Natalia Saavedra, Youth Representative, UN DPI Conference
Chris Dekki, Colombo Declaration on Youth UN
Pablo Angulo, WFUNA
Closing Keynote Address
Chernor Bah, Chairperson, Youth Advocacy Group
for the Global Education First Initiative
Resolution Social Venture Challenge Awards
Closing Thoughts and Musical Oering:
Patrick Sciarratta, Project Director of the Youth Assembly at the UN
Isa Pereira, Singer

WORKSHOP
1:15 1:20 pm
1:20 2:45 pm

2:45 - 3:00 pm
3:00 - 3:05 pm
3:05 - 3:15 pm
3:20 - 3:30 pm

3:35 - 4:20 pm

4:25 - 4:45 pm
4:50 - 5:05 pm
5:05 - 5:20 pm
Friday, August 8, 2014
Continued
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Summer 2014
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Special Acknowledgements:
Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN and Ms. Elisabeta David | Romanian
Minister of Sports and Youth | UN Conference Services and UN Security | UN Women |
Global Partnerships Forum & Mr. Amir Dossal | Alexandra Andrianova & Website
Rebranding Team | Mr. Dan Bena | Mr. Lauren Walters & 2 Degrees Food | New York
Academy (NYA) | Central New York Diplomatic Youth Fellowship (DYF) | Education As-
sociation for China Tomorrow (EACT) | NGO Multinational Georgia for Strenghthening
Democratic Values | NY Fairleigh Dickinson University & All Our Amazing Moderators,
Speakers, Panelists and Workshop Leaders
Special Initiatives:
FAF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Deena Merlen, Board President
Jacqueline Shapiro, Vice President
David Hill, Treasurer
Trevor Wilmot, Secretary
Alexandra Andrianova
Karim Babay
Edward Christian
Richard Crystal
Genevieve Gimbert
Jason Scorza
Audie Serrano
FAF LEADERSHIP
Patrick Sciarratta, Executive Director
Yin-Chu Jou, Artistic Director
Beatrice Cord, Program & Outreach Manager
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Travel for the Development of the Post-2015 Agenda
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...and continuing
our long term
collaborations with:
Partnerships
Proudly introducing our new ocial partnerships with: