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Comment by Saji Prelis on May 20, 2013 at 8:30pm

The Global Youth Movement

By Paul Stephens | May 17, 2013

At a recent event hosted by the U.S. State Department titled “The Next Level of Diplomacy: Youth and Global Engagement,” the discussion revolved around the promise and peril of the world’s burgeoning youth population. In particular, the panel of Farah Pandith, the department’s special representative to Muslim communities, Zeenat Rahman, special adviser on global youth issues, and Kathy Calvin, president and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, focused on the urgent need to engage young people in global affairs.

Panelists speaking at "The Next Level of Diplomacy" event, hosted by the U.S. State Department in April. From right to left: Zeenat Rahman, Special Adviser for Global Youth Issues; Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the UN Foundation; and Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities. Photo credit: UN Foundation.
A roomful of enthusiastic young people peppered the panel with questions about how to harness the energy of their peers, make certain that the voices of young people are heard in the halls of power, and ensure that the potential and power of young people is not ignored.

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