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Beyond Souvenirs and Selfies – Rethinking the Impact of Mass Tourism on local Culture and the Environment
How can we transform travel from mass production, overconsumption and waste to a sustainable cultural meeting without exploiting the local area and people? I have been travelling around Japan by train the last couple of weeks and have reflected a lot on my role as a...
Exposing Greenwashing: A Call for Transparent Sustainibility
As the climate crisis intensifies, the need for sustainable solutions has never been more urgent. However, with companies and industries continuing to center profit it provides another challenge for consumers to navigate between genuine environmental efforts and false...
Meet Bilan: Introducing the new head of UNYA
In 2023 after starting her bachelor's at Aalborg University, Bilan joined the United Nations Youth Association in the Aalborg branch. She was drawn to the organisation as she further wanted to expand her international profile, which is one thing that UNYA offers....
Activists by necessity not by choice
Photo by: Bilan Yusuf Our journalism team, at UNYA, previously published an article on the phenomenon known as youthwashing, where we delved into a few examples and techniques used by organizations and brands to appear ‘youthful’. This article is a more positive...
Beyond Slogans: For the youth! By the youth?
“Your voice matters” - institutions and organisations often highlight and loudly advertise youth participation with catchy slogans or images. However, these initiatives sometimes lack genuine substance. Are young people truly involved and their opinions taken into...
Women First, Athletes Second
Disclaimer: This author is keenly aware that by using specific language such as “women’s sports”, “Women’s World Cup” and “female athletes”, this article is indirectly contributing to the differentiation in men and women in sport. This differentiation is also made in...
The pop of non-political pop culture – To ban or not to ban Israel from the Eurovision?
Disguised in glitter and festive colors we find the true agenda of the world of today. The art has been used to proclaim the biggest sentiments of human life: Love, sadness, and loss… and maybe politics? But where do we draw the line? What is a political forum and how...
Third Culture Kids: A Rising Phenomenon
Many people may not even know that they fall under that category, or that the people around them could be Third Culture Kids (TCKs). Third Culture Kids is a relatively new term that was coined during the 1950s and is a growing phenomenon in an ever-increasing...
Greenland’s Strive for Independence
In early June of 2023, after six years in the process, Greenland unveiled a draft constitution for a future, entirely independent, Greenland. The draft mainly maps out what kind of state Greenland would become, should Greenlanders decide to establish their own...