YMCA adds in-person COP26 documentary film preview with Rhys Lewis performance
Join YMCA for an evening of youth-led climate discovery as part of an exclusive YMCA film screening and COP26 special...
COP26- Carrying the dreams, aspirations and voices of young people from Africa
By Cedric Dzelu Cedric is a graduated Change Agent of the World YMCA with over 11 years of experience in youth empowerment,...
Discovering the COP26 venue
By Shakil Karim Shakil is an international consultant with experience in community relations, youth advocacy and organisational change management. People are shouting...
First day at COP26 – setting the scene
By Silke Bölts Being a member of the World YMCA’s Resource Group on the Environment since 2015, Silke has served as...
Pre-COP26 Youth4ClimateConference: a youth perspective
By Mohammed Zhairi, Palestinian Delegate Mohammed Zhairi, 16-years-old, lives in Ramallah, Palestine, and is part of YMCA East Jerusalem’s Youth-Led Solution...
YMCA champions youth-led solutions for climate action at COP26, Glasgow
Monday 25 October 2021 The voice of the world’s oldest and largest youth organisation, encompassing 120 countries and reaching more than...
YMCA at COP26
Youth voices for climate action Six YMCA projects to feature in global film premiere 14,000 people – and counting – have been...
For a better global biodiversity agreement
The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will be held in Kunming, China...
Resource Group on the Environment meets
The World YMCA Resource Group on the Environment (RGE) is an international resource group for young people from the YMCA movement...
Y USA leads the way on climate action youth led solutions
Y USA was at the forefront at the first global YMCA Youth-Led Solutions Summit in October 2020, which focused on...
Launch of 35 Youth-Led projects on Climate Action
YMCA’s Youth-Led Solutions Initiative has selected 35 youth-led climate action projects in 20 countries for funding worth a total of...
World YMCA Annual Report 2020
The Annual Report charts both the immediate and the long-term practical and strategic response (‘Resilience’, ‘Recovery’, ‘Reimagination’) to the COVID-19 pandemic....