World Assembly Of Youth
The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) is the coordinating body of national youth councils and organisations of over one-hundred national youth organizations from around the world. It was founded in 1949 in London, England.
WAY is modeled after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations. WAY has general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and works in close cooperation with several UN agencies including UNAIDS, UNEP, ILO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO.
WAY works for promotion of youth and youth organisations in programme areas such as: youth employment, environment, human rights, democracy, population, health, drugs, community development and leadership training.
Miss Ediola Pashollari is WAY's current Secretary General.
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World Assembly of Youth
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