The UN Youth Delegate Program

From providing a voice for battered Nigerian women, to striving for peace between Israel and Palestine, Lehigh graduate and undergraduate student delegates passionately share the vision of the United Nations’ Non-Governmental Organizations  (NGOs).

The Youth Delegate Program provides a select group of Lehigh students with the opportunity to serve as “proxy” delegates for geographically disparate NGOs.  Without the student delegate representatives, these NGOs would not be able to maintain such a high-level of visibility at United Nations' Headquarters.  The students regularly attend UN workshops, briefings, conferences, and sessions relevant to their NGO’s cause.  A report is then generated for the NGO with summaries, critical details, or UN action.  The students provide these services at absolutely no cost to the NGO represented.

The students representing these NGOs are some of the most active student leaders on Lehigh's campus, and come from a variety of backgrounds at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

• For students: Applications are posted on the webpage every March and outline selected criteria including academic/GPA requirements.
  

• For NGOs interested in student representation: please contact Dr. Bill Hunter at wdh3@lehigh.edu.
  

Center for Women’s Studies and Intervention, Nigeria