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IYLA USA 2014: August 18th
![]() New YorkGroup photo with bright faces | ![]() New YorkTomorrow we look forward to our finale event at the United Nations! See you then! | ![]() New YorkJulia A. Maciel Gonzalez of the Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the UN, thanks Ambassador Palitha for his work to encourage youth leadership |
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![]() New YorkJohn Dickson, chairman of Global Young Leaders Academy (GYLA), recognizes the peace-building work of the Sri Lankan Mission to the UN | ![]() New YorkOur young leaders greatly appreciated this warm reception by a nation of people we may have hardly known of before. | ![]() New YorkSri Lankan officials have held leading positions in anti-terrorism efforts and in the United Nations departments |
![]() New YorkAmbassador Palitha Kohona personally delivered a presentation on Sri Lanka ranging from the tourism promotion effort to the increase in the 'happiness rating' of its citizens over the past few years. | ![]() New YorkAmbassador Palitha Kohona and Leonard Faustino of the Philippines discuss with a similar background of living in an island nation | ![]() New YorkAmbassador Palitha Kohona greets our delegates and shares about his island nation of the tip of India |
![]() New YorkThe Sri Lanka Mission to the UN invited us for a special reception, where we were personally greeted by Ambassador Palitha Kohona | ![]() New YorkDecorations outside a UN mission | ![]() New YorkIYLA delegates with staff of the Norway Mission to the UN |
![]() New YorkIn the afternoon, participants split into groups to visit various UN Missions, including Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Hungary, Malaysia, and the Netherlands. | ![]() New York"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." -Emma Lazarus (engraved on the Statue of Liberty) | ![]() New YorkOur young delegates continued to explore the great city of New York, walking along Wall Street, crossing the Hudson on Stated Island Ferry, and visiting the famous Times Square. |
![]() New YorkSeveral participants shared that the time spent reflecting at this memorial on the challenges facing the world was one of the most meaningful experiences in this program so far. | ![]() New YorkAn immense loss to families from around the world, the 9/11 attacks are a stark reminder of why change is necessary now, not in a distant future. | ![]() New YorkQuiet and reflective, our young leaders from around the world traced victims’ names engraved in the stone surrounding the monument. |
![]() New YorkParticipants visited the memorial site of the 2001 attack on New York City’s World Trade Center. | ![]() New YorkColossal buildings welcomed us on this Monday morning as we entered the heart of New York City |
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