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 and human rights,...
Meet Andrew Corley, YMCA Change Agent now CEO of the Sioux Y in South Dakota, USA
Meet Andrew Corley, a former YMCA Change Agent who is now one of the youngest CEOs of a local Y:...
World YMCA and YMCA Europe stand with YMCA Ukraine and YMCA Russia
Over the past weeks our colleagues at the YMCAs in Ukraine and Russia have deeply appreciated the messages of concern,...
February 2022 Newsletter
Read our February 2022 Newsletter Dear friends, Visiting Ethiopia last week, I saw yet again some of the pressures and constraints that...
Betsabé Véliz Merino, new President of YMCA Peru
Betsabé Véliz Merino, 29, is the youngest elected President of a national YMCA. She is a true example of what...
Loris Tarazi Joins Global Youth Mobilization Board
Loris Tarazi is a youth volunteer and Board member at the East Jerusalem YMCA, and a graduated Change Agent (Cohort...
YMCA supports marginalized ethnic minority communities in Hong Kong
COVID-19 has accelerated the use of digital technologies, in the YMCA and the world over. But remote learning does not...
African YMCAs’ Subject to Citizen programme unlocks the potential of young people
Adama Kamara, 28, lives in Montserrado County Monrovia, in Liberia. She has enrolled in the 5th Cohort of YMCA Ambassadors...
Standing in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
‘Devenons des Afghans maintenant’ Standing in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan by Carlos Sanvee, Secretary General, World Alliance of YMCAs I find...
Advocating for a just, equal and inclusive world
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) took place online from 15 to 26 March 2021. Some...
Young people representing YMCA at the ECOSOC Youth Forum
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum is an annual initiative where young people can contribute to policy discussions...
YMCA Ethiopia stands up for peace in Tigray
YMCA Ethiopia was established in 1951, with a vision of empowering young people for the renaissance of Africa. It operates...