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On 23-27 June 2014, YEE was part of making history in global environmental collaboration. The groundbreaking first-ever United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) was taking place in the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya. A representative of YEE was among the 1200 participants convened for the event from around the world. Other participants included government delegates from 160 different countries, but also members of different civil society groups, the private sector, media and others concerned about the environment. 

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The World Conference on Youth took place on 6-10 May 2014 in Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo Sri Lanka. It brought together over 1500 young people from all over the world and had an aim to produce a joined outcome between states and youth: the "Colombo Action Plan".

The day before the opening of the Conference there were some pre-trainings during which the participants were introduced to the POST-2015 agenda and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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May was an important month for the political agenda in Europe not only because of the European Elections from 22-25th of May but also because the European Parliament in Strasbourg hosted the European Youth Event (EYE) on 9-11th May. An event where more than 5000 young people from Europe participated to have a say on how they would like to see a better Europe.

I was very happy to be able to be part of the International Young Nature Friends (IYNF) delegation going there. There were five main topics discussed upon in the EYE 2014: sustainability, youth unemployment, digital revolution, future of the European Union and European values. Therefore the event managed to tackle most of the pressing issues now in Europe, which are different from each other and in the same time interlinked.

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