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Excited and honoured to have been selected as a UN Women UK delegate for the upcoming #CSW68 from the 11-22 March. The theme this year is centred around empowerment and gender equality by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions @UN_Women

🌍 Representing Luxembourg at Model NATO at the FCDO 🇱🇺 Yesterday, I had the incredible opportunity to take part in the annual @MYBISA Model NATO Conference at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Engaging in crisis-driven discussions in the historic Locarno Room was a challenging and rewarding experience, reinforcing the importance of diplomacy and multilateral cooperation. Huge thanks to @MatthewAlanHill, @LJMU & my peers for the preparation! This experience has deepened my passion for international security. #ModelNATO #FCDO #BISA #InternationalSecurity #BISAFCDOModelNATO

Are You Truly Involving Young Voices, or Just Ticking a Box? ✅ It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times, and sadly, it happens more often than we realise. Young people and underrepresented individuals are invited to panels, projects, and discussions, but instead of feeling heard, they leave feeling like a token ... just a tick-box, present for show rather than a true contributor. 🙁 I recently spoke with the CEO of a youth-focused organisation, and we both agreed: This is a major issue that needs to be addressed! I’ve been in rooms where I was the only young person, and felt like decisions had already been made before I even stepped in. Instead of feeling valued, I left wondering: Was I genuinely involved, or just there to ‘represent’ youth on paper? 📝 To organisations and event organisers—if you truly want to engage young people, ask yourself the following? 💡 🚨 Are we offering young people real decision-making power, or just giving them a seat for show? 🗣 Do we create spaces where young voices are heard and their ideas shape the conversation? 🌍 Are we involving young people from diverse backgrounds, or only selecting the same voices? 🔄 How do we ensure young people stay engaged beyond a single meeting or event? ❓ If young voices are missing, what barriers exist and how can we remove them? 💡 It’s great to have inclusion officers, but do the young people actually feel truly included and valued? These are questions I ask myself before joining any project. Do I feel like my opinion will matter, or am I just ticking a box? But it’s not just about one-off events. Are you thinking long-term? Are you reaching out to local youth councils, schools, or youth centres to ensure that young voices are continually involved, not just in a single discussion, but throughout ongoing projects? Are you staying up to date with how young people engage and what they need, ensuring sustainable relationships and encouraging meaningful engagement over time? It’s about building those lasting connections that truly make a difference.🤝 If you’re reading this and thinking, “Maybe I haven’t fully involved young voices in decision-making,” it’s time for reflection. Having a young person in the room isn’t enough, we should be shaping the conversation, not just sitting through it. With young people present is it catered so they can engage fully and not full of jargon? ⁉️ So, if you’re leading an organisation or planning an event, ask yourself how you can genuinely bring young people into the heart of decision-making, making sure they feel seen, heard, and valued, not just in one meeting, but consistently. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Have you ever felt like just a ‘tick-box?' 🧠 #YouthEngagement #YoungVoicesMatter #BeyondTokenism #InclusionWithImpact #NextGenLeaders #YouthInLeadership #RealRepresentation #Participation #InvestinYouth #SustainableEngagement

A fantastic 2024 awards evening. It was great to celebrate awards from a range of subjects and wider participation areas. The key notes speech from Hamra Hanif Ali (ex Head Girl at Waterhead & Oldham Youth Mayor) was a real inspiration to all our students who attended.

@coverpoint8 100% agree!! It was the most awful thing to see and the pressure they are put under in such extreme heat too. It made me feel so sad that because of where I was born I was treated better even though we were the same ethnicity. Yet they continue to work so so hard 😕

being treated like animals, living in culturally homogenised concrete jungles surrounded by ostentation. The complete lack of character wears you down. I nearly got arrested on more than one occasion for standing up to sickening racism towards migrant workers (2/5)

No one’s ready for this conversation but having done my time in the Gulf, I couldn’t think of a worse place to live. It’s amazing hearing the adhaan, earning tax free money and being closer to the equator. Just not when it’s at the cost of witnessing migrant workers (1/5)

@ChauhanZahid Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. May Allah grant Afsheen Jannatul-Firdaus and give your family sabr during this time. My deepest condolence.

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ

My first time visiting @gmchamber for the 5th PAK-UK Business Opportunities Conference with @RcciOfficial A unique event exploring and highlighting opportunities for both cities where companies can diversify or increase their presence. @bevcraig @k4shf

@k4shf @Youth_Mayor @OldhamCouncil @HamraHanifAli From all at #OldhamHour we welcome the new youth mayor and thank you @HamraHanifAli for being a great role ambassador for your town for the last 12 months. 👏

@SFL2326 sooo cute

Opening up my emails to start some work and a student sent me this wonderful poem 🙏🏻💙 Life outside of work has been tough recently and this has made my day.

It was a real pleasure to witness Charlotte's installation on Wednesday as Oldham's new @Youth_Mayor @OldhamCouncil Congratulations to @HamraHanifAli on completion of her successful year. Two accomplished and inspiring young women @OldhamCouncil @GMLO_UK #HighSheriffs

Congratulations to #Charlotte the new @Youth_Mayor for @OldhamCouncil . I have no doubt you will be an inspiration for many young people in borough . Thank you to out going youth Mayor @HamraHanifAli for her services to Oldham.

@HannanAli1_ @cityliveryclub @GoldsmithsCo @citypolicychair @citylordmayor @CityandLivery @cityoflondon stoppp are you twins ?

Tonight was Youth Mayor making. A huge thank you to outgoing Youth Mayor, @HamraHanifAli, for all her hard work over the past 12 months. Please all.welcome Charlotte Clasby, Youth Mayor for the municipal year 2023/24.

Thank you to all the lovely messages everyone is sending I really appreciate it. I’ve had so much fun this year and very blessed to have been Youth Mayor ❤️

That’s a wrap! I’ve had such an incredible year thank you to all those who have made my youth mayor year special❤️This is just snapshot of some of my favourite memories and moments.I’m sad to finish but excited to continue to champion youth voice with whatever comes next for me🥹

Congratulations to #Charlotte the new @Youth_Mayor for @OldhamCouncil really proud of @HamraHanifAli for such a inspiring year as #loveoldham 1st Citizen 👏👏👏👏thanks for the mention in your closing speech 😉still be on my invite list #OldhamHour @Harry1Catherall

Today was an interesting event especially listening to the students figure out what is essential hygiene and what isn’t. I was surprised to find out that a lot of adults still rinse their mouth with water/mouthwash after brushing. (Bonus point if you can find me😅) @Oldham_Hour

Brilliant @BoENorthWest CEO Business Breakfast this morning @OfficialOAFC 👍great input by Ken Clark with some fantastic discussion from #loveoldham Businesses 👏👏👏#oldhamhour @jkennedysmith @muzahidukhan @oldhament_trust @OldhamCouncil

> has affected businesses, employment rates, the housing crisis etc. It was intruguing to see how the rates had fluctuated so drastically for some yet so low for others compared to the predicted. #oldhamhour #BankOfEngland #BuisnessBreakfast

Today was a huge learning experience for me at ‘The CEO and the Strategic Partners Business Breakfast’ at @OfficialOAFC events Centre. The discussion with the Bank of England- Ken Clark was really interesting especially as a young person to see how changes in the economy >