The Western Sahara Conflict: A “Hidden” Crisis with Global Consequences

The Western Sahara Conflict: A “Hidden” Crisis with Global Consequences

by unya_aalborg | Mar 14, 2025 | Aalborg, Denmark, Journalism, United Nations, United Nations Youth Association

Who has heard about the Western Sahara Conflict? In all honesty, the conflict does not seem to have a pole position when it comes to the media agenda. Nevertheless, the Western Sahara conflict remains one of the most protracted territorial disputes in the whole world....
Beyond Souvenirs and Selfies – Rethinking the Impact of Mass Tourism on local Culture and the Environment

Beyond Souvenirs and Selfies – Rethinking the Impact of Mass Tourism on local Culture and the Environment

by Johanne Malene Hansen | Sep 28, 2024 | Aalborg, Denmark, Journalism, sustainable tourism, tourism

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

Exposing Greenwashing: A Call for Transparent Sustainibility

by Johanne Malene Hansen | Sep 22, 2024 | Aalborg, climate action, Denmark, United Nations

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

by Emilie Andersen | Sep 19, 2024 | Aalborg, Denmark, leadership, United Nations, United Nations Youth Association

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...

Activists by necessity not by choice

by Maja Christiansen Cawthra | Sep 16, 2024 | climate action

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...
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