A UN for the future

A conversation with Swiss Youth Representative, Flora Chiper   This episode with Flora Chiper, Swiss UN Youth Representative for 2023-2025, explores the role of Youth Representatives and their current work, vision and hopes for multilateralism. Flora Chiper is multicultural and multilingual and brings a scientific perspective to the team of Swiss youth reps. She is currently a postgraduate student at the University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine Tissue Engineering Group and was previously at Harvard Medical School researching cartilage regeneration using stem cells. Flora advocates for a more data-driven decision making, long-term thinking and for more meaningful inclusion of youth in the multilateral system. Resources: UN Youth Delegate Programme: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/youth/un-youth-delegate-programme#:~:text=The%20roles%20of%20a%20youth,attending%20meetings%20and%20informal%20negotiations. Conseil Suisse des Activités de Jeunesse : https://www.sajv.ch/en/projects/youth-rep Youth: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/youth Our Common Agenda: https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda SDG Report. Towards a Rescue Plan for People & Planet: The-Sustainable-Development-Goals-Report-2023.pdf (un.org) Where to listen to this episode  Apple podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy YouTube: Content    Speaker: Flora Chiper, Swiss Youth Rep Host: Amy Smith, UN Library & Archives Producer: Amy Smith Editing & social media: Mengna Chen, Amy Smith Photo: © Jos Schmid Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva