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"The best think tank imaginable" - Meghan Markle

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    #OYW2018 lineup: 9 Counsellors you don't want to miss

  • #OYW2018 lineup: the business & advocacy leaders coming to The Hague

    • #OYW2017 SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS

    Look back at some the best moments from the One Young World 2017 Summit in Bogotá, Colombia. From 4-7 October, over 1,300 delegates from 190+ countries came together to tackle and devise solutions to the world's most pressing issues.

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    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND NEWS

    Why young leaders and collaboration are key to a more peaceful world

    Gharsanay Amin, recipient of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Enterprise for Peace Scholarship writes about the role she thinks young people should take in challenging extremism, and explains why she's looking forward to attending #OYW2018.

    September 12

    COP21’s architect, Christiana Figueres, to attend #OYW2018

    The woman who rebuilt the global consensus on climate change and helped make history as an architect of the Paris Agreement is heading to The Hague for One Young World’s 2018 Summit.

    September 12

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    Credit Suisse’s chief impact investor, Marisa Drew, to attend #OYW2018

    One of the most powerful women in global finance, who is pioneering ways to help investors to make the world a better place, has been unveiled as the latest world-class business Counsellor headed to One Young World’s 2018 Summit.  

    September 10

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    In Order to Live: Journey to Freedom from North Korea.

    In Order to Live: Journey to Freedom from North Korea.

    Needing Inspiration? One Young World's top 5 speeches.

    Needing Inspiration? One Young World's top 5 speeches.

    Meghan Markle on ending slavery in Eritrea.

    Meghan Markle on ending slavery in Eritrea.

    What you can do this Mental Health Week

    What you can do this Mental Health Week

    What millennials wanted to know from Richard Branson

    What millennials wanted to know from Richard Branson

    Tackling misogyny in a part of the world where it's dangerous to be a feminist

    Tackling misogyny in a part of the world where it's dangerous to be a feminist

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    ONE YOUNG WORLD IN THE NEWS

    One Young World is the forum for young leaders from every country in the world and provides a platform for their stories to be told in international, regional and local media.

    'You can't bomb an ideology'

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    'Terror survivor's call for open speech on extremism'

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    'Innovation in Oman: the use of aquaculture technology to alleviate poverty'

    BBC World Service

    Radio Broadcast

    'A journey to peace starts with inclusiveness'

    China Daily

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    'El mensaje de Juan Manuel Santos y Kofi Annan a los jóvenes del One Young World'

    El Espectador

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    'El vendedor de tortas que ahora apoya a víctimas del conflicto'

    El Tiempo

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    'World's biggest 'Junior Davos' youth summit will return to London next year '

    Evening Standard

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    'An Epic Adventure (On Horseback) Shows That Disability Is Everyone's Business'

    Forbes

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    'Emma Watson: Launching A Gender Equality Movement Opened A ‘Pandora's Box’ Of Abuse'

    Huffington Post

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    'One Young World, le “davos des jeunes” qui veut changer le monde'

    Les Echoes

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    ''I loathe these people. I'm sick of them': Bob Geldof condemns Myanmar's Suu Kyi for 'becoming one of the great ethnic cleansers' and tears into Putin and Trump at world summit''

    Mail Online

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    'Big business should not be a dirty word for young people - Davos proves we need young leaders '

    Newsweek

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    'Black Lives Matter activist Deray Mckesson was only surprised by one thing when he was sued by police officers—their anonymity'

    Quartz

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    'Annalynne McCord on Weinstein allegations'

    Sky News

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    'Making war is easier than making peace': in conversation with Colombia's President Santos'

    The Guardian

    Podcast

    'This video of a Rwandan genocide survivor sharing his story of forgiveness will inspire you'

    The Irish News

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    'Kofi Annan on Facing the Future Together'

    Vanity Fair

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    'Over One Thousand Activists Met in Colombia for the World's Largest Youth Forum for Global Peace'

    Vice

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