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Representing Grassroots Youth at the United Nations

DMUN Foundation PROJECT
Representing Grassroots Youth at the United Nations by DMUN Foundation

credits

Title
  • Representing Grassroots Youth at the United Nations
Entrant
  • DMUN Foundation

About This Project

Summary

The DMUN Foundation holds over 60 participatory and observer statuses in international organizations and treaty bodies because it is an international NGO. We sought to utilize this status to enable marginalized youth, particularly from least developed, landlocked, and small island developing countries, to participate in international meetings and negotiations. The Foundation provides training, in-kind support for transportation and accommodations, and the necessary access to participate.

Goals & Objectives

We sought to ensure that grassroots youth and youth organizations, particularly from marginalized and underrepresented communities, could contribute their lived expertise to international organizations like the United Nations so that its decisions accurately reflect the voice of the world's youth.

Results & Impact

Our program supported over 419 young people, more than 80% from the Global South, to participate in international negotiations. They collectively submitted 318 written comments and inputs and delivered 152 speeches, winning over 47 textual changes to decisions, treaties, and resolutions.

the team

Jaewon Choi
  • Executive Director
  • DMUN Foundation
Myelle Rodgers
  • Director, Division for Policy Coordination
  • DMUN Foundation
Richard Lin
  • Chef de Cabinet, Office of the Executive Director
  • DMUN Foundation
Harshan Manigandan Vidya
  • Deputy Executive Director, Programs
  • DMUN Foundation
Konnor Fortini
  • Chef de Cabinet Adjoint, Office of the Executive Director
  • DMUN Foundation
Lily YangLiu
  • First Deputy Executive Director
  • DMUN Foundation
Shanna Melamed
  • Assistant to the Executive Director and Coordinator for Intergovernmental Partnerships
  • DMUN Foundation
Benjamin Dron
  • Assistant to the Executive Director and Alternate Coordinator for Intergovernmental Partnerships
  • DMUN Foundation
Gaon Lee
  • Assistant to the Executive Director
  • DMUN Foundation
Caleb Lee
  • Director, Governmental Engagement
  • DMUN Foundation