Civic Engagement

Becoming an ‘Adaptive YMCA’ for the 21st Century

World YMCA published a blueprint for the entire YMCA Movement to navigate through and out of the Covid pandemic today,...

18/12/2020

‘Be the change you want to see’, said World YMCA President Patricia Pelton, quoting Mahatma Gandhi, as she congratulated 130...

17/12/2020

Geneva, 15 December 2020. The Big Six – the world’s six largest youth organisations – have called on governments and...

15/12/2020

“No alternatives to peace and reconciliation” World YMCA and YMCA Europe continue to call for peace in the ongoing conflict in...

20/10/2020

On Tuesday 4 August 2020, a massive explosion destroyed thousands of homes and buildings in Beirut, killing 178 people and...

03/09/2020

“Roof for Roots”, the YMCA Europe Roots for Peace Award 2020 Winner Project was implemented by YMCA Georgia at Camp...

01/09/2020

Recently, I had the pleasure to represent the World YMCA in the SAP Purpose Network Live event, which was organized...

26/08/2020

Respect for human rights should be a priority in Belarus On 9 August 2020 Belarus organised presidential elections, which the European...

16/08/2020

The UN theme for International Youth Day 2020 is ‘Youth engagement for global action’. The theme becomes all the more real when...

12/08/2020

On Tuesday 4 August 2020, a massive explosion destroyed thousands of homes and buildings in Beirut, killing at least 200...

11/08/2020

12th August is the day when the world officially celebrates young people! And in 2020 it does so in unprecedentedly...

11/08/2020

On behalf of the Y’s African American CEOs, thank you for attending the Unlearning Systemic Racism Town Hall. Recordings from...

09/07/2020