First Emirati youth nominated for United Nation's International fellowship

Jawaher Almehairi, a 24-year-old member of the Dubai Youth Council represented UAE's younger population recently at the UN Youth Assembly 2017. She claims to be one of the National foremost to the arrangements this year and the first Emirati to get nominated for an International Fellowship by one of the UN projects.
More than 1,000 people including youth leaders, delegates, ambassadors and other important International organisation representatives from more than 85 countries were part of this program. The assembly was for the youth actions towards the sustainability development goals 2030.
" It had discussions linked with the quality education, poverty, refugee crisis, climate change, digital era, social media and youth can bring change to the world.The 2017 Winter Youth Assembly at the UN is an opportunity for the young people, under the topic 'Realising the 2030 Agenda: Youth in Action", noted Jawaher Almehairi.
She added, "As future leaders and active agents of change, arriving at the UN made me learn real world skills and carry prominent roles to home to implementing the sustainable development goals announced by the UN in September 2015. It is a global gathering where youth are empowered and responsible development is nurtured".
As an ambitious youth and a person who aims to be an International leader, Jawaher, mentioned a very notable statement while talking about how seriously every youth to engage in implementing the change and work hard, the statements reads, "The Change Start from us, To help our governments achieving their promises, we have to start being the actual action of what they have promised. My educational background and contributions allowed me to be nominated by one of the United Nations Projects to an international youth fellowship which I consider it as an honour and privileged representation making me the first Emirati nominated for such opportunity".

She also suggested at the Assembly, if there can be an international platform led by organization such as UN and monitored closely by them, in which youth can bring the issues from one country and the experts of the issue filed and selected number of youth representatives and have a discussion on the topic in this platform, debate, and brainstorm and come with notable and measurable outcomes. This kind of exercise can help in boosting up the youth individuals, knowledge sharing, and youth empowerment. And to understand that ideas and solutions are not limited with any age.
Jawaher Almehairi was attended and supported by the UAE Embassy in New York throughout her trip, she said "when I reached there, because of the Trump ban the protests were going on the streets all over, I was well attended and helped by the UAE Embassy".
HOW WAS SHE SELECTED?
After filling the application form on the UN website she went through the round of an online test. On the basis of her contribution and work done towards the development of the youth in UAE she was selected. According to her achievements and answers in the online tests were reviewed carefully and finally she got the invitation letter for it.

Jawaher Almehairi's Profile

1) Languages known
 · Arabic
· English
· French
· Urdu
· Italian
· Russian - learning
 
2) Achievements & Certificates
 
· Participant as UAE's Youth delegate in Youth Assembly at United Nations 2017 (February )
· One of the participants in the Stress test for UAE's Energy Strategy 2050, as a public voice representative - 2017
· Member of Young future Energy leaders program 2017 - Present
· Certified Innovation Strategist from Global Innovation Institute - 2016
· Certificate for representing UAE's Youth in UNDP regional workshop in Kuwait about youth efforts towards achieving agenda 2030 - 2016
· Certificate for representing UAE's Youth in GCC's workshop in Damam about the security in the eyes of the youth - 2016
· A contributor member from the Youth councils to UAE's first Youth Strategy - 2016
· Member of Dubai Youth Council 2016 - Present
· Member United Nations Youth Leadership Program 2016 - Present
· Member of Country's Ambassador program 2015- Present
· Paper Publication in Innovation Arabia conference- Health and Environmental section
· UAE's Ambassador in Italy - for Expo Milano 2015
· President of Emirates Aviation University Student Council for two years (2012, 2013).?
· Sheikh Majid media Award (2010).
· Shell Award - better Environment (2010)
· Certificate for the first place in Physics Olympics for the year 2009-2010, state level
· Certificate for the first place in Chemistry Olympics for the year 2009, state level
· Awards for high academic achievements as the first of the batch for 13 years
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