National
See also the information on the National Youth Affairs web page
Peak Youth Organisations in other states/territories:
Tasmanian
OCYA works with other Tasmanian Government agencies on youth related programs, policy and legislative initiatives. See information on the websites of:
United Nations Youth Association (UNYA)
UNYA is a nationwide organisation, with a National Executive and Office-Bearers, as well as a Division in each State and Territory. It is a volunteer, non-profit, youth-for-youth organisation (all members under the age of 25). UNYA doesn’t receive any core funding. Presently, its major national events do not receive any project funding.
At a Tasmanian level, UNYA:
- Runs a four-day residential State Conference in National Youth Week, generally with about 60 young people;
- Teaches about international law and diplomacy in Legal Studies and Modern World History classes in colleges around the State;
- Runs a Model Security Council competition, generally attracting about 40 participants;
- Creates policy on various issues: for instance, civics education;
- Runs a community radio show on international affairs each Saturday at 1pm on Edge Radio 99.3fm;
- Has about 30 active organisational members.
At a national level, UNYA:
- Runs national events with delegates selected from Divisions, such as the UNYA National Youth Conference recently held in Hobart;
- Organises and runs international activities, including taking school-aged and tertiary student delegations to Europe, New Zealand and the US to participate in a historical/culture tour and in international Model United Nations events;
- Produces an academic journal of articles written by young people;
- Lobbies Government on youth participation issues, human rights, disarmament and other international affairs/social justice issues;
- Undertakes regional engagement programmes focussed on teaching regional Australians about the UN;
- Endorses the Youth Representative for the Australian Delegation to the UN, New York, who forms an official part of Australia’s mission.
More information on UNYA Tasmania can be found at http://www.unyatas.org.au, and on the organisation nationally (and generally), at http://www.unya.asn.au.
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