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,...
Join YMCA at COP26 for an exclusive film premiere of youth-led climate change solutions
We will showcase six youth-led solutions on climate action from across the globe, inside the Green Zone on Friday November...
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...
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...
‘Young people must stay on the podium’ (International Youth Day statement)
Young people can be instrumental in defining and delivering a post-Covid policy reset 15% of the world’s population – some 1.2...
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....
Restoring democracy in Myanmar
Global YMCA movement joins the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs in calling for a peaceful restoration of democracy in...
YMCA calls for COVID-19 vaccine to be freely and equally available to all
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of billions of people in every corner of the world, and drastically curtailed...
Launch of “Global Youth Mobilization for Generation Disrupted”
World YMCA and five other youth organizations join WHO in launching global mobilization to respond to disruptive impacts of COVID-19...
The World YMCA marks the 165th Anniversary of the signing of The Paris Basis
Geneva, 19 August 2020. This week marks the 165th anniversary of the moment when, on 22nd August 1855, representatives from the...
Respect for human rights should be a priority in Belarus
Respect for human rights should be a priority in Belarus On 9 August 2020 Belarus organised presidential elections, which the European...
YMCA mourns loss of YMCA Argentina leader
YMCA mourns loss of YMCA Argentina leader It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of...