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Exposing Greenwashing: A Call for Transparent Sustainibility

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

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?

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...

Third Culture Kids: A Rising Phenomenon

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

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...