Meet the newest UN Youth Representatives
Along with a growth in representatives this year, the program has also grown to include two new NGOs.
Global PreLUsion shows first year students the world
Moments after arriving on campus, 25 first year students dove into the “global waters” as they began Lehigh’s three-day Global PreLUsion Program. Less than 24 hours later, they were sitting across the table with the second-most senior diplomat in the German Consulate in New York City.
Connecting students to world leaders
Vasyl Volodymyrovych Myroshnychenko, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia, met with Lehigh students over Zoom on Sept. 7 to speak about the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.
33 Lehigh Students and Faculty Awarded Prestigious Fellowships and Scholarships
The awards will give them the opportunity to enhance their educational and professional experience through overseas study and research.
EU Ambassador to the UN Visits Lehigh, Engages with Students
Ambassador Skoog’s three-hour visit also included a Greening of the UN Missions certificate ceremony from the Office of Sustainability and a luncheon with students and staff. He also offered to help enable more EU member states to undertake the Greening of the UN Missions review.
2022 Boren Scholar in Morocco
Dan Rudiak '23 was one of the 2022 Boren Scholars in Morocco studying language. Boren Scholars participate in programs that have a serious language component, with a majority of the coursework happening overseas.
University News
Lehigh Team Certifies EU Mission as Sustainable
Lehigh’s partnership with the UN began in 2004 when Lehigh became the sixth university in the world to gain Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status with the United Nations (UN). This designation gives the university rare access to the world’s largest intergovernmental organization.
European Union’s Ambassador to UN Visits Lehigh
Olof Skoog’s visit to campus Monday was part of Lehigh’s annual UN Ambassador Speaker series.
UN Youth Representatives Speak for the Voiceless on the Global Stage
By Timmy Dillard, LU/UN Communications intern
Two Lehigh undergraduate students recently spoke at high-level events held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. As Youth Representatives, they represent two UN-accredited Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) - located in Nigeria and Armenia - serving as the only voice these organizations have at the UN.
20 Lehigh Students to Present at the UN Commission on the Status of Women
By Timmy Dillard, LU/UN Communications Intern
Eighteen Lehigh UN Youth Representatives will amplify the voices of seven Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) by presenting at a major United Nations conference. The United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will hold its 67th annual two-week session in early March. For many Lehigh students in the UN Youth Representative Program, this is an opportunity to advance the missions of the partner NGOs they serve by providing a voice and representation at the UN and beyond.