1. Youth Assembly at the United Nations
YA+12: On the Road to Actions
August 3-6 • Emerging Global Leaders Seminar at Fairleigh Dickinson University
August 7, 8, and 9, 2013 at UN General Assembly Hall, NYC
Build Your Own Experience: YA at the UN, NYC, FDU, Pace, and more …
 Global Youth Leadership Experience + Action Weekend
 Global Youth Leadership Experience
 Ivy League Youth Leadership Experience
 Conference + Action Weekend Experience
 Ivy League + Conference + Action Weekend Experience
 Basic Conference Experience

2. What is the Youth
Assembly?

3. Global Youth Leadership Experience + Action Weekend
Day 1- Day 4: Saturday – Tuesday, August 3-6
Emerging Global Leaders Seminar at Fairleigh Dickinson
University – Certificate-Based Course
Travel to the beautiful Florham campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University
(FDU) for the Emerging Global Leaders Seminar (EGLS).
Led by FDU faculty and FAF Executive Director Patrick Sciarratta, EGLS is
an intensive certificate-based mini-course which includes hands-on
workshops, panel discussions, evening culture events, site visits to a
Fortune 500 company and a major community development
organization.
Day 5- Day 7: Wednesday - Friday, August 7-9
Youth Assembly at the United Nations
The Summer Youth Assembly at the United Nations is focus on youth led
development toward the achieving the eight UN Millennium
Development Goals. During the three days at the United Nations,
participants experience plenary sessions, workshops, round table
discussions, networking, renowned speakers, expert workshop
facilitators, and UN Staff participation in sessions. Activities mostly take
place in the UN General Assembly Hall and also include a guided tour of
UN, visit to a Permanent Mission of UN, MDG Campaign Night and
Culture Night Dinners, and a Farewell Party Dinner Cruise along
Manhattan island.

4. Global Youth Leadership Experience + Action Weekend
Day 8 – Day 9: Saturday – Sunday, August 10-11
ACTION WEEKEND in New York City
Put into ACTION, all that you learned during the YA - and with other
Global Youth leaders in an AMAZING, once-in-a-lifetime
experience. Take part in a special volunteer service campaign in
Manhattan, organized in cooperation with the NYC Mayor's Office;
witness a life changing arts program and discuss it together,
afterwards: learn how cultural exchange can affect real paradigm shifts
in how we see the world – and each other (event and aprés-show
discussion to be revealed closer to the date). Then kick back at some
of the hottest clubs in the nation with members of the International
Youth Council, the active, global alumni association of the Youth
Assembly.
Day 10: Monday, August 12
Departure!
Take with you meaningful experiences and friendships, transfer to the
airport and catch the flight home with bags full of memories …
For more information about this package, please contact:
Ms. Yanyu Li, Program Coordinator
Email: Yanyu@faf.org │ Phone: 1(203) 542 0652

5. Recent Speakers at the YA
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6. Global Youth Leadership Experience
Day 1- Day 4: Saturday – Tuesday, August 3-6
Emerging Global Leaders Seminar at Fairleigh Dickinson
University – Certificate-Based Course
Travel to the beautiful Florham campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University
(FDU) for the Emerging Global Leaders Seminar (EGLS).
Led by FDU faculty and FAF Executive Director Patrick Sciarratta, EGLS is
an intensive certificate-based mini-course which includes hands-on
workshops, panel discussions, evening culture events, site visits to a
Fortune 500 company and a major community development
organization.
Day 5- Day 7: Wednesday - Friday, August 7-9
Youth Assembly at the United Nations
The Summer Youth Assembly at the United Nations is focus on youth led
development toward the achieving the eight UN Millennium
Development Goals. During the three days at the United Nations,
participants experience plenary sessions, workshops, round table
discussions, networking, renowned speakers, expert workshop
facilitators, and UN Staff participation in sessions. Activities mostly take
place in the UN General Assembly Hall and also include a guided tour of
UN, visit to a Permanent Mission of UN, MDG Campaign Night and
Culture Night Dinners, and a Farewell Party Dinner Cruise along
Manhattan island.

7. Global Youth Leadership Experience
Day 8: Saturday, August 10
Volunteerism in New York
Stay on after the YA for a day of Service and Volunteer Program
arranged through New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Office.
It will be a major NYC effort to allow people better enjoy NYC. Our
delegation will help in several ways: PUTTING THE YA INTO ACTION!
Day 9: Sunday, August 11
Departure!
Take with you meaningful experiences and friendships, transfer to
the airport and catch the flight home with bags full of memories …
More than 100 Participants already signed up For more information about this package, please contact:
for this package. Limited spaces available. Ms. Yanyu Li, Program Coordinator
Sign up today with Ms. Yanyu Li. Email: Yanyu@faf.org │ Phone: 1(203) 542 0652

8. Support for YA Youth:
The Resolution Project
• An bi-annual opportunity to submit a social
venture to The Resolution Project’s Social
Venture Challenge at the YA (BA student level, only).
• The Challenge encourages and rewards Youth
Assembly participants for building teams or
submitting individual plans for actual social
ventures that can make a real impact on global
development today
• The Challenge provides a grant of up to $3,000
and 2 years or more of professional mentorship
for the winning Resolution Fellows and their
ventures – through launch.

9. Recent Resolution Fellows
Awarded Cash and Mentorship During
the Youth Assembly at the UN

10. Ivy League Youth Leadership Experience
Day 1: Sunday, August 4 - Arrival & Orientation
Day 2 - 3: Monday - Tuesday, August 5-6
Ivy League Colleges Exploration
Join YA delegates on an exciting site inspection visit to some of the best
universities in the world: Yale, Harvard, MIT and Brown. Campus tours,
‘Open House’ meetings with Administration officials, and local touring
in New Haven and Boston.
Day 4 – 6: Wednesday – Friday, August 7-9
Youth Assembly at the United Nations
The Summer Youth Assembly at the United Nations is focus on youth
led development toward the achieving the eight UN Millennium
Development Goals. During the three days at the United Nations,
participants experience plenary sessions, workshops, round table
discussions, networking, renowned speakers, expert workshop
facilitators, and UN Staff participation in sessions. Activities mostly take
place in the UN General Assembly Hall and also include a guided tour
of UN, visit to a Permanent Mission of UN, MDG Campaign Night and
Culture Night Dinners, and a Farewell Party Dinner Cruise along
Manhattan island.
Day 10: Saturday, August 10 - Departure
For more information about this package, please contact Ms. Yanyu Li : Email: Yanyu@faf.org │ Phone: 1(203) 542 0652

11. Testimonials...
"I urge you to see your time (at the YA) as a call to
action. The world needs each and every one of you to
do your part in transforming our world and building a
more sustainable and equitable future for all."
– U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki‐Moon
"It is a great pleasure to send greetings to Friendship
Ambassadors Foundation's Youth Delegates. I can't
thank you enough for demonstrating your commitment
to making a difference, and I encourage each of you to
continue to give back to others.”
– Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City
“If you saw the impact you have had on the youth (and
young at heart) attending the Assembly
you would have to shade your eyes from the brightness
of hope. We applaud you for your good work.”
– Paulette Schatz, UNDP Kabul‐Afghanistan

12. Conference + Action Weekend Experience
Day 1: Tuesday, August 6 - Arrival & Orientation
Day 2 - 4: Wednesday – Friday, August 7-9
Youth Assembly at the United Nations
During the three days Youth Assembly at the United Nations,
participants experience plenary sessions, workshops, round table
discussions, networking, renowned speakers, expert workshop
facilitators, and UN Staff participation in sessions. Activities also
include a guided tour of UN, visit to a Permanent Mission of UN,
Campaign Night, Culture Night, and Farewell Party (cruise dinner
around Manhattan island).
Day 5-6: Saturday – Sunday, August 10-11
Action Weekend in New York City
Put into ACTION with other Global Youth leaders in an AMAZING, once-
in-a-lifetime experience. Take part in a special volunteer service
campaign organized in cooperation with the NYC Mayor's Office;
witness a life changing arts program and discuss it together,
afterwards: learn how the arts can change lives and affect real
paradigm shifts in how we see the world – and each other. Then kick
back at some of the hottest clubs with members of the International
Youth Council, the active, global alumni association of YA.
Day 7: Monday, August 12 - Departure
For more information about this package, please contact Ms. Yanyu Li : Email: Yanyu@faf.org │ Phone: 1(203) 542 0652

13. Testimonials...
“This Youth Assembly offers a timely opportunity
to learn from and inspire each other. I urge you
to see your time here as a call to action.”
- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
"I miss everyone there! It was so fantastic. I
got SO much out of it.” - Jillian Thomsen, Australia
"Simply Fabulous!, the youth assembly set the
tone for a future set up for humanity. It was most
amazing for me meeting youths of my age, who
have done so much ….” - Aduragbemi Ogunbanke, Nigeria
“Now I feel that I am not alone and
change is possible.” - Anon., YA Participant
“The YA has brought a significant change to my life. I
always thought about impossibilities. I thought that I
can't achieve things on my own. But now, I feel inspired. I
feel motivated … this conference has empowered me to
go for my dream.” – Daniel Henry Smith, Liberia

14. Ivy League + Conference + Action Weekend Experience
Day 1: Monday, August 5 - Arrival & Orientation
Day 2: Tuesday, August 6
Ivy League Colleges Exploration
Join YA delegates on an exciting site inspection visit to some of the best universities
in the world: Yale, Harvard, and MIT. Campus tours, ‘Open House’ meetings with
Administration officials, and local touring in New Haven and Boston.
Day 3 – 5: Wednesday – Friday, August 7-9
Youth Assembly at the United Nations
The Summer Youth Assembly at the United Nations is focus on youth led development toward the
achieving the eight UN Millennium Development Goals. During the three days at the United
Nations, participants experience plenary sessions, workshops, round table discussions,
networking, renowned speakers, expert workshop facilitators, and UN Staff participation in
sessions. Activities mostly take place in the UN General Assembly Hall and also include a guided
tour of UN, visit to a Permanent Mission of UN, MDG Campaign Night and Culture Night Dinners,
and a Farewell Party Dinner Cruise along Manhattan island.
Day 6: Saturday, August 10
Volunteerism in New York
Participate Service and Volunteer Program arranged through New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg’s Office. It will be a major NYC effort to allow people better
enjoy NYC. Our delegation will help in several ways: PUTTING THE YA INTO ACTION!
Day 7: Sunday, August 11 - Departure
For more information about this package, please contact Ms. Yanyu Li : Email: Yanyu@faf.org │ Phone: 1(203) 542 0652

15. Basic Conference Experience
Day 1: Tuesday, August 6
Arrival & Orientation
Day 2 – 4: Wednesday – Friday, August 7-9
Youth Assembly at the United Nations
The Summer Youth Assembly at the United Nations is focus on youth
led development in successfully achieving the eight UN Millennium
Development Goals. During the three days at the United Nations,
participants experience plenary sessions, workshops, round table
discussions, networking, renowned speakers, expert workshop
facilitators, and UN Staff participation in sessions.
Activities also include a guided tour of UN, visit to a Permanent
Mission of UN, Campaign Night, Culture Night, and Farewell Party
(cruise dinner around Manhattan island).
Day 10: Saturday, August 10
Departure
Take with you meaningful experiences and friendships, transfer to the
airport and catch the flight home with bags full of memories …
For more information about this package, please contact Ms. Yanyu Li :
Email: Yanyu@faf.org │ Phone: 1(203) 542 0652

16. Your 2013 Welcome to the United Nations!
'What could be a better message of hope and inspiration than the fact that young
people are acknowledged by the UN as full partners in designing, implementing, and
evaluating the policies and programmes affecting their lives? I was once sitting in the
same setting as you, not sure if I could really influence policies. The Secretary-General
and the UN send a clear message with my appointment that all youth can contribute
and nothing for youth should be done without youth involvement.” – Ahmad
Alhindawi, Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Youth, UN, Jan 2013
"Participation in public decision-making is usually limited to exercising the right to
vote. Your participation in the Youth Assembly indicates otherwise. Your presence here
at the UN indicates that you have taken an interest in participating in some way in
making the world we share a better place for all.
"We hope you will be inspired by the example of Ahmad Alhindawi who just a short
time ago was participating in this Assembly and wondering whether he would ever have
an opportunity to influence politics. You (too) can make important contributions” –
Maher Nasser, Director of Outreach, Department of Public Information, UN, Jan 2013
Friendship Ambassadors Foundation is a 501c3 not for profit, tax-exempt organization,
affiliated with the United Nations Department of Public Information, with Consultative Status at UNESCO ● www.faf.org