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HONORARY CHAIR | H.E. Ms. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UN
Office in Belgrade DIRECTOR & TREASURER | David Hill, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc. YOUTH CHAIR
| Jolly Amatya, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc.
STAFF | Yanyu Li, Operations Manager | Victor Izquierdo, Registration Manager | Jeanina Casusi, Communications Specialist
Shan Cheema, Program Specialist | Yumna Khan, Youth Development Specialist | Jolly Amatya, Youth Chair, 2017
Winter Youth Assembly Diana Bosch, Logistics Coordinator
The Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations is a project of Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc. (FAF).
The Foundation presents this event as part of its annual service and contribution as an NGO formally associated with the United Nations
Department of Public Information, with ECOSOC and UNESCO Consultative Status. FAF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that creates and
leads transformative cultural exchanges that aim to build friendships and advance mutual understanding and global peace.
10:15 - 10:20 a.m. video: UNRocks Music Groups Strong UN, Better World
10:20 - 10:50 a.m. H.E. Ms. Simona Miculescu, Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations Office in
Opening Remarks Belgrade; Honorary Chair, 2017 Winter Youth Assembly at the United Nations
Deena Merlen, Esq., Board Member, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc.
Jolly Amatya, Youth Chair, 2017 Winter Youth Assembly at the United Nations
10:50 - 11:30 a.m. H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st United Nations General Assembly
United Nations H.E. Mr. Ib Petersen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations
Welcome H.E. Ms. Gillian Bird, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
video: Dr. David Nabarro, Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Climate
Change
11:30 - 11:55 a.m. Aaron Benavot, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO
Quality Education
11:55 - 12:20 p.m. Vinicius Pinheiro, Special Representative to the United Nations and Director, ILO-New York
Poverty
12:20 - 12:45 p.m.
Responsible Jamil Ahmad, Deputy Director, UN Environment
Consumption &
Production
12:45 - 1:00 p.m. Announcements
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Lunch Break
AFTERNOON SESSIONS UN CONFERENCE ROOMS
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. The Resolution Social Venture Challenge Forum conference room e
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Option A: Quality Education for People and Planet (UNESCO GEM Report)
First Sessions conference room 3
Option B: Reaching Higher Heights: The SDGs and Higher Education (SDG Academy)
conference room 11
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Option C: Sustainable Approaches to Addressing the Global Education Crisis
4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Option A: Youth Plan of Action Deliberations: Goal 4 - Quality Education (SDSN)
Second Sessions conference room 3
Moderator: T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Visiting Professor of Law and Huo Global Policy
Initiative Research Fellow, Columbia Global Policy Initiative
Gregory Maniatis, Co-Director, International Migration, Global Policy Initiative; Senior Advisor
to the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for International Migration; Senior
European Policy Fellow, Migration Policy Institute (Invited)
Firas Kayal, Senior Policy Advisor, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Sarah Case, Director Policy and Planning, International Rescue Committee
Lamya Agarwala, Student Advocate, International Refugee Assistance Program; Chair, IRAP-NYU Board
Option C: Girls Club Toolkit: Microfinance, Livelihoods & Youth (BRAC USA)
conference room 12, un headquarters
11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Option A: Youth Plan of Action Deliberations: Goal 1 No Poverty (SDSN)
Fourth Sessions grand ballroom, intercontinental new york barclay
4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Option A: Youth Plan of Action Deliberations: Goal 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Sixth Sessions (SDSN) grand ballroom, intercontinental new york barclay
7:00 - 7:10 p.m. Oliver Libby, Chair and Co-Founder, The Resolution Project
Resolution Social George Tsiatis, President and Co-Founder, The Resolution Project
Venture Challenge
Awards
7:10 - 7:55 p.m. Moderator: Ravi Karkara, Senior Advisor Strategic Partnership and Advocacy To the Assistant Secretary-
Integrated Nature of General/Deputy Executive Director, UN Women
the SDGs Fionna Smyth, Senior Advocacy Adviser, Sustainable Development Goals, UN Women
Shannon OShea, Agenda 2030 Partnerships Manager and Team Leader, UNICEF
Mitchell Toomey, Director, UN SDG Action Campaign
Sergio Fernndez de Crdova, Co-Founder & Chairman, PVBLIC Foundation
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Important Note: Applicable only to Youth Assembly Delegates who have signed up for Permanent Mission
Visits
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations
U.K. Mission to the United Nations
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Zambia to the United Nations