UK Young Ambassadors

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Rounding off our #InternationalYouthDay celebrations, meet William Awómọyì, the second UK Young Ambassador to the Commonwealth. Follow the link to find out more about the brilliant work William does: nya.org.uk/ukya/

It’s #InternationalYouthDay, so allow us to introduce Maurizio Cuttin, one of the UK Young Ambassador’s to Europe. Follow the link to find out more about Maurizio's work: nya.org.uk/ukya/

Happy #InternationalYouthDay! Meet Jasmine Brittan, one of the UK’s Young Ambassadors to the Commonwealth. Follow the link to find out more about the brilliant work Jasmine does: nya.org.uk/ukya/

It’s #InternationalYouthDay! Today we’re celebrating the power of young voices shaping our world. Follow the link to find out more about the brilliant work Zara does: nya.org.uk/ukya/

An emotional day to say the least! 🇬🇧🇪🇺 The door is open. More work to be done, but a huge rhetorical shift from the UK Government.

BIG NEWS: UK to explore rejoining Erasmus+ announced at today's UK-EU Summit. @natyouthagency has a formal seat on the UK Advisory Group for the UK-EU agreement renewal and pushed hard for young people (via @bycLIVE) to regain access to international youth work opportunities and dialogue via @EUErasmusPlus. There is much more work to do before the UK rejoins E+. The UK can't rejoin E+ until 2027 anyway, so there's time to work together to get this right.

Fantastic news for young people coming out of today’s EU-UK Summit 2025 as a commitment in principle is agreed for the UK to re-join the Erasmus+ programme, the international programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe. NYA advocated tirelessly for access to Erasmus+ through our seat at the table on the UK/EU negotiations with UK Young Ambassador @CuttinMaurizio representing BYC, spearheading the push in NYA’s space on the group. Find out more here: ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

I have an announcement 🤭 As I return from another successful meeting of the Joint Council on Youth of the @coe, I am delighted to announce that, this May, I will be running for re-election to the @ACoY_CoE as @bycLIVE’s candidate. 🗳️ Looking forward to the campaign ahead!

RT @natyouthagency: The National Youth Agency, as the custodian of the British Youth Council, is pleased to announce that it is nominating…

Delighted to have co-authored this op-ed with Baroness Bull! 🤩 Thanks for the feature, @HugoGye & @singharj!

👇 Be sure to read our UK Young Ambassador @CuttinMaurizio's joint @theipaper op-ed with Baroness Bull on Erasmus+ 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Maurizio is one of our Young Ambassadors representing the UK internationally: “I am deeply honoured to be recognised for my international work advocating for youth rights and improving access to cross-border learning and exchange opportunities for young people.”

Congratulations to Maurizio Cuttin who has received the Diana Award – the highest accolade a young person can receive for social action or humanitarian efforts. #2024DianaAwards #YouthVoice #YouthActivism #YoungAmbassadors

The Advisory Council calls for a commitment to guaranteeing young activists' access to rights and their safety. Read our full urgent statement: coe.int/en/web/youth/-…

Our member organisations are in Ghent for our General Assembly! Today, reps from CoE, EESC, COR, the Commission, and the Council joined us to discuss integrating youth organisations into 🇪🇺 decision-making. We work together to ensure youth voices shape Europe’s future 💪

The UK Young Ambassadors programme (representing young people in the UK overseas) was nominated for this year’s EmpowerEU Awards, the annual awards and meeting of EU delegations and EU citizens in the UK. This year’s awards featured a dedicated youth section, with other nominations including the Young European Movement, former members of the British Youth Council, the National Youth Council for the UK. The National Youth Agency is supporting the re-establishment of the National Youth Council of the UK alongside directly supporting the UK Young Ambassadors. The UK Young Ambassadors programme was previously a core initiative of the British Youth Council, alongside the UK Youth Parliament, the House of Commons Youth Select Committee, the "Make Your Mark" annual youth ballot on key issues, and the Young Mayors Network. Maurizio Cuttin, the senior UK Young Ambassador to Europe, attended the event to accept the nomination for his work in supporting Erasmus+ and youth mobility campaigns post-Brexit. The UK Young Ambassadors continue to advocate for young people in the UK to have access to the Erasmus scheme (as permitted for other non-EU states) and for the creation of a youth mobility scheme that would allow work-study visas for young people from the UK to EU countries, similar to existing agreements with Australia, Japan, and Canada. The Young European Movement won the award for its joint work with the UK Young Ambassadors on a petition advocating for young people to participate in the Erasmus scheme, as well as for its efforts in raising awareness of gender-based violence across the EU. In their acceptance speech, they recognised the vital role formerly played by the British Youth Council, the national youth council of the UK, in supporting this work as the apex youth organisation in the country. The awards ceremony followed a day of discussions with EU citizens living in the UK about the challenges they face, communication issues, and the key concerns they wished to raise at a national level, including combating misinformation online. The meeting was attended by MPs from the main political parties, as well as senior ambassadors from EU countries and the EU delegation in London.

📖 READ: 'The Importance of International Youth Work': UK Young Ambassador @CuttinMaurizio reflects on the importance of international youth work exchanges following his election as Vice-Chair of the Council of Europe's Advisory Council on Youth. 👇 nya.org.uk/the-importance…

Great to see so many accomplished candidates putting themselves forward! 🙌 Wishing the best of luck to all those standing, especially our very own UK Young Ambassador @willawomoyi, in his efforts to become CYC's next Vice-Chairperson for Policy & Advocacy! 🚀

I delivered a closing keynote for International Youth Day at Marlborough House on Monday. The message was simple, do not stray from the principles that bind us together. Unity, Equality, Democracy. Thanks to @commonwealthsec @natyouthagency @Official_CYC #lYD #CYC

Delighted to be spending this International #YouthDay 🌍 at Malborough House for a special celebration marking the Commonwealth Youth Council’s 10th anniversary! 🥳 @UKYA_live | @ComSecYouth| @natyouthagency