Building youth skills is a universal way to build the community and yourself
The blend of education in International Cooperation and Development, and Journalism drove Aleksandra Andjelic (Serbia) to volunteer for social action. She started as an intern at the New Delhi office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Then, Alexandra worked as a part of the corporate communications team at a prominent Eastern European firm, after which she chose to become a UN Volunteer.
Alexandra seized the opportunity to serve as a national UN Volunteer Youth Engagement Officer with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Serbia. The assignment sparked her will to contribute to UNICEF’s mission, especially as a young person herself. Now, as she finishes her assignment, Aleksandra describes her experience as crosscutting and most enriching.
We need united people, now more than ever
"There is another pandemic taking place: the pandemic of inequalities. People around the world are experiencing socioeconomic inequalities which undermine their life chances and opportunities."1
Even before the pandemic, millions of people took to the streets to make their voices heard. Rising inequalities were a common factor for these public displays, and minorities such as persons with disabilities, indigenous communities, refugees, and migrants, among others, were the hardest hit groups.