This letter confirms that Ms. Sonia Hukil has been selected to participate in the UNCTAD Youth Forum taking place during the 14th session of the UNCTAD conference in Nairobi, Kenya from July 17-22, 2016. Over 3,000 youth applied and Ms. Hukil is among the 250 best young leaders chosen to discuss topics like education, jobs, and government accountability and to help draft a Youth Declaration. The letter requests consideration to help fund Ms. Hukil's travel expenses and serves as confirmation of her registration for the UNCTAD conference and for immigration purposes.

1. CONFÉRENCE DES NATIONS UNIES SUR
LE COMMERCE ET LE DÉVELOPPEMENT
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE
ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
CABINET DU SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL
DE LA CNUCED
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S
OFFICE
Téléphone: +41 22 917 1234
Courriel : unctad14@unctad.org
Ref : UNCTAD Youth Forum
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Genève 10
6 June 2016
To whom it may concern,
This is to confirm the selection of Ms Sonia Hukil as a participant in the UNCTAD Youth
Forum, a new initiative that will be launched during the fourteenth session of the Ministerial Conference
of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 14), to be held in Nairobi,
Kenya from 17 to 22 July 2016.
During the UNCTAD Youth Forum, youth from around the world will gather to debate about
education, more and better jobs, and government accountability, and work on the preparation of a Youth
Declaration that will be presented to thought leaders of UNCTAD 14 with the aim to promote youth
issues in the international agenda.
Over 3000 applications were submitted to UNCTAD and the participant is among the 250 best
young future leaders selected to come to Nairobi.
It would be appreciated if serious consideration can be given to the request of the participant in
the efforts to secure funding to cover their travel expenses for their trip to Nairobi. This will be an
irreplaceable opportunity for the participant to take part in a unique experience that will allow them to
exchange views with fellow youth and world leaders, and help start to shape the world we want.
This letter also allows the participant to register to the UNCTAD 14 Conference in Nairobi, and
serves as part of the immigration requirements to indicate that the purpose of the travel of the participant
is to participate in UNCTAD 14.
Should you wish to find more information about the UNCTAD Youth Forum and the
UNCTAD14 conference in general, please visit http://unctad14.org.
Yours sincerely,
Arlette Verploegh
Programme Officer
Office of the Secretary-General
UNCTAD