As the Secretary General of the World YMCA, Carlos Sanvee is the representative and the spokesperson of our organisation. You will find on this page all his official communications.
Read his official statements
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WHO Youth Council: Dr. Chedom of YMCA Cameroon advocates for health of young people
The overall health of young people seems to be declining, said YMCA Cameroon’s Dr. Sonia...
31/01/2023 -
Visiting Geneva, Peter Nasir of the EJ YMCA discusses peace, Vision 2030
Peter Nasir, CEO of the East Jerusalem YMCA, visited World YMCA headquarters in Geneva on ...
11/01/2023 -
84th World YMCA Executive Committee Meeting: ‘Let’s make Vision 2030 happen’
YMCA Vision 2030 moved forward. Old friends reunited, and new friendships were formed. And...
01/11/2022 -
Resilience in today’s world
What does it mean to be resilient? World YMCA General Secretary Carlos Sanvee provided h...
27/10/2022 -
New President Soheila Hayek visits World YMCA in Geneva
New World YMCA President Soheila Hayek of Lebanon, the first global YMCA leader from the M...
01/09/2022 -
‘A new narrative’: Vision 2030 as an invitation for YMCA global alignment
‘Narratives can be false and fearful, and they can be hopeful’, said World YMCA Secret...
12/04/2022 -
Protecting human dignity is the foundation of peace
If peace is to prevail in the world, we must hold sacred the protection of human dignity a...
09/03/2022 -
We’re going to ‘Ignite’ and take the Movement forward
In his 2022 New Year message, World YMCA Secretary General Carlos Sanvee gives two answers...
03/01/2022 -
By God’s grace, the hope of the world is in young people’s hands
This year YMCA Baden in Germany (CVJM Baden) is celebrating its 125th anniversary. It has ...
13/10/2021 -
Standing in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
‘Devenons des Afghans maintenant’ Standing in solidarity with the people of Afghanista...
19/08/2021 -
Living out our faith
An Easter message to the worldwide YMCA Movement from Carlos Sanvee, World YMCA Secretary ...
30/03/2021
See his video messages
President Patricia Pelton and Secretary General Carlos Sanvee present the Vision 2030
Youth-Led Solutions Summit Future of Work opening message
(date)
Youth-Led Solutions Summit Climate Action opening message
(19 October 2020)
2020 New Year message
In the media
- Carlos Sanvee, Secretary General of the World YMCA, talks about commonalities among mental health of young people across the world.
- Blog post on the YMCA Germany website (in German)