IYLA USA 2014: August 18th, 2014

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IYLA USA 2014: August 18th

New York Group photo with bright faces	New York Tomorrow we look forward to our finale event at the United Nations! See you then!	New York Julia A. Maciel Gonzalez of the Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the UN, thanks Ambassador Palitha for his work to encourage youth leadership
New York John Dickson, chairman of Global Young Leaders Academy (GYLA), recognizes the peace-building work of the Sri Lankan Mission to the UN	New York Our young leaders greatly appreciated this warm reception by a nation of people we may have hardly known of before.	New York Sri Lankan officials have held leading positions in anti-terrorism efforts and in the United Nations departments
New York Ambassador 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 York Ambassador Palitha Kohona and Leonard Faustino of the Philippines discuss with a similar background of living in an island nation	New York Ambassador Palitha Kohona greets our delegates and shares about his island nation of the tip of India
New York The Sri Lanka Mission to the UN invited us for a special reception, where we were personally greeted by Ambassador Palitha Kohona	New York Decorations outside a UN mission	New York IYLA delegates with staff of the Norway Mission to the UN
New York In 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 York Our 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 York Several 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 York An 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 York Quiet and reflective, our young leaders from around the world traced victims’ names engraved in the stone surrounding the monument.
New York Participants visited the memorial site of the 2001 attack on New York City’s World Trade Center.	New York Colossal buildings welcomed us on this Monday morning as we entered the heart of New York City

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