Date: 25/07/2011 Author: YMCA Europe
The President of the 65th General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. Joseph Deiss, has appointed the YMCA to deliver the speech on behalf of youth-led organizations in the opening ceremony of the High Level Meeting (HLM) on Youth on July 25th 2011, in the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States.
The Secretary General of United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, is one of four people sharing the first words of this important event.
Our Executive Secretary for Youth Empowerment, Romulo Dantas, is the person chosen to deliver the speech, and it will be a great opportunity for the YMCA to speak out on behalf of the youth of the world, and also a chance to profile and position the YMCA as a leading youth agency. Romulo has done an outstanding job in making this opportunity materialize, and we are happy and proud of this achievement. Thank you, Romulo!