Statements
UN Youth of Finland is a politically non-aligned national youth organization whose task is to inform about the UN's activities and goals and to involve young people in working to achieve the goals. In addition, UN Youth of Finland takes a stand, participates in the social debate and provides young people with a channel to make an impact in Finland and internationally.
UNYF’s statement regarding Finland in the Human Rights Council
23.02.2023
Finland has done an admirable job of focusing on the rights of women and girls in its human rights work. However, youth as a whole and youth r...
UNYF stands against selective solidarity for victims of war
28.03.2022
The Russian government’s unprovoked attack against Ukraine has permanently changed the security landscape in Europe, caused vast destruction, ...
Joint Statement on Russian State’s Attack on Ukraine
28.02.2022
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the horrifying attacks our world is witnessing. Our thoughts are with all those killed and injured,...
Comment for Finland’s term on the UN Human Rights Council
08.02.2022
Photo: UN Geneva, Human Rights Council – 35th Session (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The UN Youth of Finland thanks the Ministry for Foreign a...
Finland to strive for the strongest and most ambitious climate change act
01.09.2020
We demand that Finland’s Climate Change Act (609/2015) should be renewed to match Finland’s ambition to be a global leader in the fight agains...
UN Youth: Strong WHO is in everyone’s interest
17.04.2020
UN Youth of Finland condemns the decision of the US President Donald Trump to cut the US funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and re...