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Italy’s Participation in the “UN Youth Delegate” Programme
The Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI), as the Italian Association for the UN and as a founding member of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), has promoted and implemented, in all its phases, the “Italian Youth Delegate to the United Nations” Programme, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, since 2017, when the first edition was launched.
SIOI manages the publication and dissemination of the call for applications to access the selections and all aspects of public relations concerning the UNYDP Programme.
SIOI selects, therefore, every year, following a complex selection process, two Italian students, a young woman and a young man, prepares them to undertake this important role through tailored training, and follows the designated delegates with reference to both international initiatives and those organized nationally in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Permanent Representation of Italy to the United Nations.
The uniqueness of the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme – Italy lies in its strongly institutional character. The Youth Delegates, in fact, work closely with the Permanent Representation of Italy to the UN and with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation within the framework of institutional relations maintained by SIOI, which is one of Italy’s oldest diplomatic training schools and, in its capacity as the Italian Association for the UN, promotes the founding values of the United Nations among young people.
The recognition of the positive impact of the Programme has been very significant every year, and the Youth Delegates of each edition have been able to represent our country in the world, enhancing the contribution of young people in promoting the values that SIOI strongly advocates, in a sort of continuity of experience gained with future Delegates but also and above all with the generations to come.
