News - Meaningful Youth Participation

1. Meaningful Youth Participation in Practice – The Rabat Process and Nigeria’s local YACs

   In May 2025, the Ambassador for Youth, Education, and Work,  Jurriaan Middelhoff visited Nigeria. Throughout this activity-filled ...

   News item | 07-07-2025 | 10:50

2. Interview with Emma van Nieuwenhuizen, Dutch UN Youth Representative Human Rights and Security and Delegate to the ECOSOC Youth Forum

   Between 15 and 17 April, the ECOSOC Youth Forum took place in New York, providing a platform for young people to the United ...

   News item | 19-05-2025 | 13:36

3. Interview with Yasmine and Damilola from the Youth Advisory Committee

   Between 2^nd and 9^th of November, the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) visited the ...

   News item | 13-11-2024 | 14:06

4. ‘Voix des Jeunes au Mali’: Giving voice to youth amidst Mali’s development challenges

   Recently, the Residency of the Dutch Embassy in Mali opened its doors to over twenty-five young people from different regions of ...

   News item | 03-10-2024 | 10:29

5. Saying Goodbye to the First Local Youth Advisory Committee

   At this moment in time, more than 20 Dutch Embassies have a local Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) that advises them on local ...

   News item | 02-07-2024 | 09:34

6. Interview with Nora Ait Boubker, Chair of the UNESCO Youth Committee in the Netherlands

   Youth at Heart is all over the world, both within the work of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and beyond. This interview ...

   News item | 12-06-2024 | 18:19

7. Youth at Heart at the World Bank

   With the Youth at Heart strategy, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is at the forefront when it comes to meaningful youth ...

   News item | 12-06-2024 | 18:04

8. Interview with Daisy Kandole, former member of the Youth Advisory Committee

   Youth at Heart is all over the world, both within the work of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and beyond. This interview ...

   News item | 08-05-2024 | 13:07

9. The local Youth Advisory Board of Mozambique: some experiences

   The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs is grateful for the advice and collaborative efforts from our International Youth Advisory ...

   News item | 03-05-2024 | 09:00

10. Equipping girls as role models and change makers

    The Dutch embassy in Mozambique runs a program that perfectly aligns with the Youth at Heart strategy, and something we would ...

    News item | 08-03-2024 | 09:00