25 June 2018, London: One Young World, the global forum for young leaders, today announces that Amal Clooney will host a far-reaching discussion with Kofi Annan, the Seventh Secretary General of the United Nations, to mark his 80th birthday at this year’s Summit.
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We are delighted to announce that longstanding One Young World Counsellor, Carole Stone CBE, will again sponsor a young leader to participate in the One Young World Summit – this year in London – through The Carole Stone Foundation. Carole believes that connecting people, exchanging ideas and building friendships around the world is essential to help make a fairer society.
This year’s iteration of the Carole Stone Foundation Scholarship seeks to support a young leader who is making an impact for SDG15: Life on Land.
It has been almost 5 years since I became a part of the wonderful One Young World (OYW) community. I still remember every touching and exciting moment I experienced at OYW Johannesburg back in 2013. Since then, I have wondered, how can I better myself to be a part of the improved society I want to see? Truthfully, I believe that I am on my way.
Written by Jennifer Wronski
Attending the One Young World (OYW) 2017 Summit left me feeling empowered and determined to find a way to bring about change within my organisation by leveraging the purpose of our brands to bring meaningful change to those who need it most.
Three students from the University of Belgrade are on their way to One Young World’s 2018 Summit in The Hague after solving a series of business challenges to win a global competition that attracted more than 50,000 entrants.
Nearly four years ago, at the One Young World (OYW) 2014 Summit in Dublin, North Korean delegate speaker Yeonmi Park shared her journey of escape from North Korea, cutting into the emotions of the OYW community. Since then, her story has gone viral, with the video of her speech being shared nearly 1.5 million times and gathering over 82 million views online.
It has hosted Hollywood stars including Christian Bale, Lena Dunham and Spike Lee, and next week the globally-renown BUILD live interview series is to turn its attention to One Young World.
BUILD, which has an international audience of millions, focused on One Young World in two shows which highlighted its work with young leaders in the fields of social entrepreneurship, fair trade, LGBT rights and women’s empowerment.
Written by Aaron Mok*
June 5th marks World Environment Day, a global platform hosted by the United Nations that aims to spread awareness on the world’s most pressing environmental issues and to encourage stakeholders on a local, global, and national level to take action.
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