Global leaders failing to take climate action
Global leaders failing to take climate action In the past weeks we have all witnessed a climate tragedy as Australia struggled...
Advocating for a better environment in Madagascar
Advocating for a better environment in Madagascar Madagascar is one of the world’s poorest countries. People struggle to work, access health...
World YMCA stands in solidarity with Australia
We stand in prayers and solidarity with our Australian friends. Australia is being ravaged by devastating and deadly wildfires. Thanks...
COP 25: Time For Action is Now!
COP 25: Time For Action is Now! By Emmanuelle Makunga YMCA France I'm Emmanuelle Makunga, volunteer, board member of YMCA France and communications...
YMCA Kosovo support Albanian families after deadly earthquake
On 26 November, an earthquake severely hit Durres in Albania. Around 50 people died and more than 900 were injured....
COP25 will not be held in Santiago
Yesterday, YMCA received news of the Government of Chile’s decision, on account of the ongoing civil unrest, to withdraw from...
Civil society action for people and nature
NATURE IS IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY Nature provides us with the food we eat, the air we breathe and the...
International Day of Peace 2019
As we join the UN Youth Climate Summit, it’s important to remember that we also mark the International Day of...
Project EnYronment: making our YMCAs more environmentally friendly
Emma and Tora from YMCA Sweden participated in the "Participatory Sustainability Visions and their Implementation" workshop at YMCA175. This started...
YMCA of Grand Bahama – Hurricane Dorian
Late Sunday, 1 September, Hurricane Dorian made landfall at the island nation of the Bahamas. Dorian is now the slowest-moving...
Youth Climate Summit
The United Nations is holding the first-ever Youth Climate Summit, opening with a dialogue between Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and 16-year-old Swedish...
YMCA Ethiopia and the Green-Print Campaign
For 20 years, YMCAs in Ethiopia has been synonymous with young volunteers participating in summer activities on climate action, greening...