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Jayathma WICKRAMANAYAKE

United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth , United Nations Office of the SG's Envoy on Youth

Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake was appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth in June 2017 at the age of 26. She is the youngest senior official in the UN and the first woman to hold this position. In this role, Jayathma works to expand the UN’s youth engagement and advocacy efforts across all four pillars of the organization’s work — sustainable development, human rights, peace and security, and humanitarian action — and serves as a representative of and advisor to the Secretary-General. Originally from Sri Lanka, Ms. Wickramanayake has worked extensively on youth development and participation, including playing a key role in transforming the youth development sector in her home country.  Previously, she advocated for global youth development on an international level including as the first ever Sri Lankan Youth Delegate to the United Nations and as the youth lead negotiator and member of the International Youth Task Force of the World Conference on Youth 2014.

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🗓️  DU 3 AU 11 SEPTEMBRE 2021
📍 MARSEILLE - FRANCE
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Vendredi 03 Septembre 14:15 - 16:00
H8 - 10 Alpilles
Sommet mondial de la jeunesse: un regard vers l'avenir
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Samedi 04 Septembre 09:00 - 10:30
H9 - B 1 Auditorium - Mercantour
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