SDGs

Jayathma Wickramanayake delivers her first public remarks as Youth Envoy at the commemoration of World Youth Skills Day at UN Headquarters.
Jess Walker

INTERVIEW: Meet the new UN Youth Envoy, Jayathma Wickramanayake

11 August 2017
Global

Hailing from Sri Lanka, the second-ever United Nations Youth Envoy is no stranger to rolling up her sleeves to get things done.

Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

INTERVIEW: ‘Act now,’ or by 2030, millions could be graduating from schools without even basic education, warns UN envoy

20 April 2017
Global

The ground-breaking, United Nations-backed International Finance Facility for Education is vital to ensure that half of the world’s children don’t miss out on the basic schooling needed to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).