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Lead EndorserHer Excellency Madame Ambassador Simona Miculescu &

The Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations

Other Permanent Missions to theUnited 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 Office 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 nonprofit, 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

[email protected] | www.faf.org

YA 2014 HASHTAG #youthassembly

Live Streaming via http://webtv.un.org

UN Headquarters, NYCSummer 2014



As I am at a meeting at the UN I am reminded of how much work has goneinto 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 everyone’s 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 tourism’s 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 field 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 YouthAssembly.

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 year’s 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 AdvisorsRamona Todoca (Graphic Design)

Lisa Winning (Outreach & Partnerships)

Shauna Sweeney (Media & PR)

Nicole Rapista (Speakers Outreach)

Hung Vo (International Youth Council Liason)

Welcome fromthe Youth AssemblyProject 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 Sheff

Logistics Intern

Jeanina Casusi

Logistics Intern

Beatrice Cord

Co-Chair of theYouth 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 Offering

Sophia Angelica, Actress & Singer

Youth Assembly Welcome:

Patrick Sciarratta, (Opening Session Officiant)

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 Affairs

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


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, 2014Conference Room 3 – Conference Building, UN Headquarters


Uniting Youth Through Arts, Culture, Sports, and

Travel for the Development of the Post-2015 Agenda



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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, Officer-in-Charge & Chief of Operations of UNOP

Moderator:

Asif Khan,

Senior Associate, Global Partnerships and Public Affairs, United Nations Foundation

Panelists:

Melissa Hillebrenner, DIrector, Girl Up

Liz Wing, Senior Campaign Officer, Nothing But Nets

Tillmann Heidelk, President, Young European Leadership

Multiculturalism and the Arts in Mental Health PANELModerator:

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



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 pm12:30 - 1:15 pm

Thursday, August 7, 2014Conference Room 3 – Conference Building, UN Headquarters






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 PresentationRob Petty, CEO, SPORTS195

Closing Keynote Address

Jessica Matthews, Co-Founder , Uncharted Play

Closing Thoughts and Musical Offering:

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, 2014Continued






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Morning Session: Setting the Way Foward- Understanding YOUR Role in the

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 Affairs

YAG: What Does it Mean to be a Global Citizenship? PANEL

Moderator & Panelists: TBA

Announcements

Lunch Break



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 pm12:30 - 1:15 pm

Friday, August 8, 2014Conference Room 3 – Conference Building, UN Headquarters






MID-DAY Hands On Sessions and Workshops

Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions (CB Conf. Rm. 3)

YAG Advocacy Toolkit Workshop

Afternoon Session:

Announcements

IntroductionsPatrick 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 FutureConferences

Moderator:

Prateek Awasthi, Programme Analyst , UNFPA

Panelists:

Jeffery Huffines, 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 Offering:

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, 2014Continued






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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 A

sociation for China Tomorrow (EACT) | NGO Multinational Georgia for Strenghthenin

Democratic Values | NY Fairleigh Dickinson University & All Our Amazing Moderator

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 ChristianRichard 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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