YPH

The OCIC Youth Policymaker’s Hub (YPH) convened in January for our 2023 Retreat. Following a dinner get-together, the next day we were joined by…

In March 2023, several delegates from OCIC’s networks travelled to New York to participate in the United Nations 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67)…

One winter morning in 2022, I was fixing my usual breakfast: yogurt, fruit, coffee, maybe an egg or two. I reached for the blueberries in my fridge – the tiny printed label read…

Almost eight years ago, the United Nations (UN) established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. During this time all UN Member States…

Growing up, I was raised to believe in the healing powers of water. If I got a scrape, I was told to go soak it off in the ocean to prevent infection…

As a young activist seeking change, oftentimes common world issues seem too complex, almost impossible to deal with. And, that’s true, they are…

At the start of the OCIC Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH) program, I was still green to the policy space. Having experienced barriers to entry, I wished to…

Prior to submitting my application to be a part of the second cohort of Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH), like many people during this pandemic…