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RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT YOUTH SUMMIT AT THE UN DECEMBER 2013!

REPORT TO UNITED NATIONS RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP

Ariel Foundation International www.arielfoundation.org

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�3© Ariel Foundation International 2014"ISBN: 978-0-9889943-0-0""Report prepared and edited by Amin Khosravi and Smriti Sonam, Co-chairs of the Right to Development Youth Summit at the UN. ""Right to Development Youth Summit at the UN developed and facilitated by Dr. Ariel Rosita King.""This publication is dedicated to the memory of"Ambassador Jocelyn Bertin Radifera, Madagascar, AFI Board" ""Special Thank You to:"Iman Fadai, Youth Leader (UK)"Bat-Erdene Ayush, OHCHR, Chief Right To Development"Shyami Puvimanasinghe, OHCHR, Human Rights Officer, Right to Development"Ambassador  Tamara Kunanayakam, OHCHR Chair,  Working Group on Right to Development"Ambassador Joseph Huggins, Chair, Ariel Foundation International"Ambassador Molelekeng Ernestina Rapolaki, Vice Chair, Ariel Foundation International"The Little Ambassador, Ariana-Leilani ""Photography by Kevin Ackermann and Dr Ariel R. King""Front cover image, Summit delegates. From left to right: Marius Straub, Colin Shoemaker, Giordano Neuenschwander, Marcus Bonalumi, Amin Khosravi, Smriti Sonam, Dipti Kumar, Julius Yee, Sarah Crowe, Mshari Al-Kharashi, Payton Vaucrosson, Joseph Gaylord, Irina Simmen, Alex Roth, Larissa Rhyn, Shabnam Sharifi, Mahoney Turnbull, Nahal Haghbin, Rory Evans, Megan Smith, Yu You, Aroa Ordiz, Iman Fadaei, Dr. Claire Summerville, Dr. Ariel King (Summit participants not in photo: Kevin Ackermann, Omar Bawa, Salim Ghazanfari).""

www.youthsummit-un.org

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ON 4TH DECEMBER 2013, YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES FROM AROUND THE WORLD CAME TO THE PALAIS DE NATIONS IN GENEVA TO DISCUSS ISSUES IMPORTANT FOR THEIR GENERATIONS’ FUTURE.

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FACILITATED BY ARIEL FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL, THE YOUTH SUMMIT DELIBERATED ON ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE TAKEN FORWARD TO THE UN RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP

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CONTENTS""Context"" " " " " " " 7""Workshops Summary" " " " 8""25th RtD Anniversary " " " " 13""Moving Forward"" Vision & Ambitions" " " " 15"" Recommendations" " " " 16"" Next Steps" " " " " " 17""Delegates" " " " " " " 18

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CONTEXT "Young people account for a quarter of the world’s population (UNFPA). In many countries, young people constitute more than 50% of the population. Young people throughout history have been leaders and change makers. "Young people today are living through a remarkable age. Technology and information is changing the world. Knowledge, communication, products and services are accessible in ways that has never existed before. This has led to fertile conditions for inspiring youth awareness and action to contribute to solving local, national, regional and international problems. "Despite these positives, the world we live in is also one of unprecedented collective challenges. In addition to poverty, inequality and development, population growth, the environment, management of natural resources, food supply, human mobility, social cohesion pose significant threats to the wellbeing of all. "Many youth today have access to tools that enable them to express themselves effectively, creatively, authentically and across cultures. "

These tools are only getting richer and more widespread. "Lured by moral obligation and optimism for positive impact, young people believe in change for social good and are driven to get involved or take action. The growing creative, technology

and cultural sectors clearly demonstrate the abundance of youth leaders. These

leaders are also highly influential across society and are shaping the future for everyone, whilst in the process inspiring other young people to do the same. "This is why youth participation in the issues affecting the Right to

Development at the level of the United Nations is not only a historic

opportunity but also an opportunity that is wholly necessary. The UN High

Commission for Human Rights Office of Development staff have actively sought out opportunities to engage with youth, citizens and leaders of today and tomorrow. "It is for these reasons that Ariel Foundation International (AFI) facilitated the Right to Development Youth Summit at the UN. AFI believes passionately in the mutual benefit possible from youth engagement and involvement in UN work, policies and practices. It is the right thing to do and the time is now. "

We believe youth should take control of the future they want to see

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Workshops were designed to capture the voices of youth in four key areas: Education, Business for Development, Employment, Slavery & Trafficking

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EDUCATION""The workshop discussed the education challenges facing developing and developed countries in the following areas:""

"The outcome of the workshop discussion was to present the Right to Development Working Group with a series of principles and sub actions, representative of the voice of youth and our priorities.""ACCESS TO EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT!• Education must be made available to all regardless of race, religion, gender, nationality, ethnicity and background."• There is a need to ease the financial barriers for young people in pursuing higher education.""THE MAXIMISATION OF YOUTH POTENTIAL IS FUNDAMENTAL TO SOCIETAL PROGRESS !• Efforts should be made to promote the need and value of engaging with young people. Policy makers should, on all

levels, include the voices and opinions of youths. "• Greater facilitation of internships, apprenticeships and work experience is required across all sectors. "• There must be greater support for entrepreneurship and the need to promote an entrepreneurial culture. This must

be done to ensure greater integration within the educational system. Policy makers should accept entrepreneurship as an alternative to traditional internships and work experience programmes.""

EDUCATION NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIVE TO SOCIETAL NEEDS!• There must be greater dialogue between the public & private sector, education institutions and young people. "• All national platforms must be responsive towards the rapid global changes economically, socially and politically. ""ANY DISCUSSION AND DECISION-MAKING ON EDUCATION MUST ALWAYS DIRECTLY INVOLVE YOUTH!• Young people should be treated as equals at decision-making tables at all spatial levels (local, regional, national

and international).""

• Responding to demand for specific skill sets linked to development."

• Societal expectations and pressure that can exist to follow the path of traditional professions and its impact on students who wish to pursue paths in the arts and social sciences."

• Need to reform the perception of gender specific roles in many countries."

• The rigidness of formal educational curriculums, the focus on academic performance and their negative relationship in many cases to personal development.

• The impacts of ‘brain drain’ on a nation’s development."• The particular need for education systems to

encourage creativity and innovation in a highly technological and flexible 21st century."

• The critical role that entrepreneurship has to play in a nation’s development and in the global economy. With young people having strong advantages in this area."

• The issue of funding to access higher education and how this can present huge hurdles for many seeking to realise their potential.

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BUSINESS FOR DEVELOPMENT"""This workshop discussed the main trends in the business and economic climates around the world, concluding with a series of recommendations for action to be considered by the Right to Development Working Group.""INCREASING GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY!• Sharing good business and entrepreneurship practices already established in developing countries. "• Engaging local people to collaborate and make use of international resources for innovation. ""ETHICAL CONSUMERISM AND TRANSPARENCY OF SUPPLY CHAINS!• Regulation and monitoring of businesses who use resources or manufacture in developing countries. Sanctions to

encourage greater transparency of supply chains, so consumers can know exactly where the product has been sourced. "

• Imposing strict standards which businesses should adhere to and ensuring they are met, with the threat of sanctions. "

• Encouraging ethical consumerism, particularly amongst youth.""EMPOWERING YOUTH!• Nurturing talent, particularly amongst younger youth below the age of 17. Embracing enthusiasm and placing trust

in their ideas and confidence. Younger people do not fear failure in the same way as adults and there should be more expectations from youth. "

• More mentors for youth. The need to create a chain of support that is sustainable by ensuring those who have been mentored become mentors themselves later. "

• Greater education on ethical practice so young people do not repeat mistakes of previous generations.""SOCIAL ENTERPRISE!• Governments must provide a clear definition and educate people about social entrepreneurship and its possibilities.

Entrepreneurship needs to be incentivised in ways that can change its perceptions from something illusive or exotic to something accessible and achievable. "

• Increased access to finance structures."• Encouraging already established businesses to change direction towards social enterprise. "• More coaches and mentors that can support greater social entrepreneurship.""CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY!• Encourage government subsidies of products which are specifically aimed at being socially responsible and

environmentally friendly. "• Engaging investors/shareholders/company directors in peace and development discussions."

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EMPLOYMENT""This workshop discussed the global picture of employment today and the inconsistencies perceived in its existence worldwide. Identifying employment as one the key drivers for development, the discussion moved towards measures that should be taken to increase job availability worldwide. While quantity of jobs in the developed world was a key issue, the focal point of the workshop became the quality of jobs available today in developing countries and in the future. Issues confronted by youth worldwide, the unbalanced pay structure, complicated work life balance and labor exploitation were some of the few critical topics that took centre stage. Discussions on advantages and disadvantages of free trade and open immigration were also emphasised. ""The following themes for action emerged:!"• Access to good quality employment should be a key driver of development.""• The measures of development used in state policies need to broaden beyond GDP and other macro level

indicators.""• The need to better manage the impacts of free trade and open migration on society that can lead to negative

outcomes for development and social sustainability.""The workshop deliberated on the following recommendations:!"• Unionisation and labor standards must be strengthened, globalised and enforced.""• Free trade agreements and international organisations should link decent labor standards to trade, countering the

economic incentives inherent in exploitative labor.""• Working hours and wages should be better linked to productivity and, ideally, societal contribution.""• A need for a global understanding of development that places a greater emphasis on societal welfare and standards

of living, rather than on economic growth.""• Governance, both of firms and of states must allow a greater voice to workers. In addition, the poor and

unemployed should be given real representation in national governments.

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SLAVERY & TRAFFICKING""The workshop discussed the state of slavery and trafficking spread across the globe. The respective group was successful in identifying numerous factors which are main contributors towards perpetuation of these menaces.""Major Factors!

• Lack of education"• Widespread poverty"• Sad plight of womenfolk across globe"• Corruption"• Demeaning business ethics"• Unavailability of jobs""

The aim of this workshop was to do an intense analysis, indicate main causes and identify potential antidotes. The following represents the serious recommendations and actions from the workshop to be presented to the Right to Development Working Group for consideration.""EDUCATION IS KEY!

• Education is a key driver that can fight against these issues."• Lack of education makes people unaware of their most basic rights and hence makes them vulnerable."• There is a great need to make people aware of their legal rights that includes instructions on wages, working

hours and work culture.""AUGMENTING VOCATIONAL TRAININGS!

• Vocational trainings should be augmented on a larger scale."• Efforts should be made to provide vocational trainings to potential and past victims"• A positive choice in life can keep many potential victims away from being towed into slavery and trafficking. ""

REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING!• A greater impetus should be thrust in recovering the victims as well as reinforcing their competence by

providing essential tools that can help them in finding a job."• Empowering victims through co-operative societies and grass-roots businesses.""

RAISING AWARENESS IN SOCIETY!• More efforts should be put forward in raising awareness about human and legal rights."• Cultural sensitisation should be considered however it should not impair others basic human rights."• Greater efforts should be made to break down the social stigma against the victims of trafficking and slavery."• Need to reinforce greater cognisance at the grass root level.""

ENGAGING CORPORATES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO TACKLE THIS PROBLEM!• Corporates should be encouraged to engage victims under their umbrella."• Encouraging various co-operations, state bodies, law enforcement agencies, civil law, criminal law and unions

to work cohesively with a consistent approach to the problems.""

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CELEBRATING 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT

Youth Summit delegate Kevin Ackermann introducing the Youth Summit, the importance of youth participation and the power of social entrepreneurship. Presenting to a prestigious audience at the United Nations book launch celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development alongside Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, Navi Pillay, Craig Mokhiber, Mary Robinson, Tamara Kunanayakam and Ibrahim Salama.

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MOVINGFORWARD

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VISION AND AMBITIONS""""""Greater engagement with young people’s perspective is not only a moral and operational obligation for the UN on demographic grounds, but also a necessary obligation in reflection of the role young people play in 21st century society. Young people are intimately connected with many of the issues the UN is grappling with. Young people will also have to live with the solutions being devised at multinational, national and local levels. However, in considering and preparing for the role young people will play in the world’s future, it is important not to overlook that young people are already the change-makers, shapers and leaders of today. This is especially evident in the private and social innovation sectors. Greater engagement with young people at the UN level will only lead to greater youth ownership in the challenges and solutions of today and tomorrow. ""Young people are drawn to the prospect of sharing and contributing to making a difference and perceive the UN as an inspirational place where good things right for the world happen. Our ambition is to facilitate greater access to the UN for young people from around the world. We are open to how this manifests itself and want to be conducive to innovative and creative ways of achieving this. We find a Summit structure effective as a tool to bring young people together to the UN around specific themes. ""Young people at the UN will not only be inspired by the surrounding environment but will also bring inspiration and energy from their own experiences and passions. Engaging with the youth perspective on all fronts can bring so many valuable and unique insights to the UN, helping shape its work, policies and partnerships, helping build global movements around key areas for action. ""Currently with a focus on the Right to Development, we hope to broaden our influence to the entire scope of the UN system, working with and complimenting existing structures and initiatives that engage with young people, facilitating greater collaboration between interconnected themes. Outside of the UN, there are so many remarkable youth initiatives, organisations and movements. The Youth Summit at the UN has an opportunity to facilitate the coming together of all things good working towards giving young people a voice in important areas to the UN.

The vision of the AFI Youth Summit at the UN is to facilitate closer engagement between the United Nations and young people from around the world

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RECOMMENDATIONS"

The following recommendations are put forward to the Right to Development Working Group for consideration and approval:"""• Consider all actions/ recommendations from the Youth Summit workshops

and provide feedback to the Youth Summit Co-Chairs with information where the Working Group has or is doing work in these areas."

"• Identify themes/ specific areas where sub working groups engaging with

youth can bring value to the UN Right to Development. ""• Work with the Youth Summit Organisation Team to explore how we can

overcome barriers and enhance greater youth participation in the Right to Development’s work."

"• Support the continuation of the Youth Summit and accept our invitation to

be involved in the organisation of the Right to Development Youth Summit in 2014."

"• Right to Development should play an advocate role in supporting the Youth

Summit at the UN concept with other UN departments and working groups, bringing direct youth participation to other areas of the UN’s work."

"• Support a communication project that promotes the Declaration of the

Right to Development as an inspirational tool for young people to use.""• Have Youth Summit representation at Right to Development working Group

meetings.""• The Youth Summit platform should be used to communicate work

experience opportunities for young people at the UN. ""

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NEXT STEPS""• Present Report to the Right to Development Working Group in April and May

2014.""• Youth participation at the UN Social Forum in April 2014.""• Prepare for the next AFI Youth Summit in December 2014. Setting up

internal working groups in the areas of Strategy, Marketing/PR, Funding, Partnerships, Logistics & Protocol. ""

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DELEGATES""

Kevin Ackerman"Kevin has always been involved in hands-on neighbourhood activities that seek to realise long-term sustainable community development. Kevin’s world travels opened his eyes to the social dichotomies between working with the privileged elite as part of his Swiss banking job, and the poverty stricken whom he met in the developing countries he visited. It was the experience of meeting groups of sexually exploited women in Asia that particularly inspired him to change the direction of his career and seek to contribute to community development through social enterprise. Kevin is Founder of BACA Jewellery (empowering women through social enterprise) and an Advisory Board Member for International Business & Community Development PRIDE."

Mshari Al-Kharashi"Mshari completed his university studies in the UK before returning to his native Saudi Arabia to work in real estate development.

Omar Bawa"Omar Bawa, Jurist, 21, is the Founder, Chairman and Director of Sales and Marketing of Endignorance SA, a social enterprise that is developing an innovative social network (Goodwall) to address global challenges like climate change and poverty and maximise humanity's social impact. Omar has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Geneva, studied International Humanitarian Law at the IIHL in Italy and Intellectual Property Law with a scholarship at the WIPO Academy. Omar is also currently pursuing a Master in Corporate Law.

Marcus Bonalumi"Swedish and Italian, Marcus co-Founded a Humanitarian social network called goodwall.org and works with making the social sector more efficient and towards making 'doing good' more encouraged and present in the school curriculums to create well-rounded, socially conscious individuals, prepared to face all the issues of the world"

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Iman Fadaei"Iman graduated in Law before founding his company, The Positive Ideas Company Ltd, which creates social businesses that have a positive social impact. He continues to support capacity building projects for youth aged 11-14 within South East London. Iman also supports volunteering work at an institutional level, having represented the UK at international environmental conferences, served on national youth committees and acted as a governor of the United Kingdom Law Students Association.

Rory Evans"Rory is about to begin postgraduate study in Violence, Conflict and Development at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. His travels in South Asia inspired him to volunteer for the Tamil Information Centre, an NGO demanding an investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan Civil War. His ambition is to find full time employment in the development sector as an on-the-ground humanitarian aid worker.

Sarah Crowe"Sarah is a Law Student from Scotland, studying at the University of Glasgow. Her main interests are Human Rights and international law, as well as UK policy on Immigration and Asylum, with a particular focus on refugee integration in Scotland and UK human trafficking policies. Her ambitions are to work in the field of international human rights law as well as promoting the use of law as a tool for social justice and change in the UK. 

Joseph Gaylord"Joseph is an alumnus of Stonehill College and the Graduate Institute Geneva. His primary interests are political communications and decision making, especially incorporating online systems and new technology into policy discourse. He worked with the ITU's BYND2015 Summit, which drafted a crowdsourced statement on young and technology for the post 2015 agenda and with GovFaces, a company creating a platform for open political communication between citizens and politicians.

Salim Ghazanfari"Salim was born in Landau Germany and is a student at Townshend International School, due to graduate in 2015. Salim’s main subjects at school are History, Business, Sociology, Biology, English and German. As a Baha'i Salim has always wished to contribute towards a peaceful environment around the world and to help those who are in need. This is why Salim is very interested by the prospect of working at the UN in future.

�20"Nahal Naghbin"Coming from a Persian ethnic Background, a Canadian Nationality and a Chinese upbringing, Nahal has a Bachelors degree in Life Sciences and a Masters in Control of Infectious Diseases. Nahal is currently doing an internship at the Health Security and Environment Cluster in the World Health Organisation. What drives her interests in public health and infectious diseases are overarching root causes (poverty, conflict, poor infrastructure, hygiene and sanitation etc.) that ultimately infringe on human rights. As a Baha'i, Nahal hopes to infuse more spiritual qualities such as transparency, justice, compassion and kindness into her work, in line with a conceptual framework that is based on the oneness of humanity.  

Amin Khosravi"A British Citizen with Iranian and Algerian origins, Amin is an urbanist, design thinker and entrepreneur that believes in the power of multi-perspective thinking, storytelling, creative problem solving and disruptive ideas. After graduating from Manchester Business School, Amin went to work for the British Government in urban regeneration and development before setting up development consultancy Kamideas. Amin is also founder of the Mudejar Project (a platform that promotes and celebrates the fusion of cultures through creative expression to facilitate co-existence and conflict resolution), co-founder of One Hundred Meters Squared (an approach to influencing change by framing problems at human scale), and co-founded SPACE (Sustainability, People, Action, Creativity, Entrepreneurship)."

Dipti Kumar"Dipti is an aspiring lawyer, eager to further her studies in Physics and Philosophy. Dipti is passionate about improving access to education, as it is a vital tool for the emancipation of the underprivileged. A Malaysian national, Dipti is currently studying Law in London."

Giordano Neuenschwander"Giordano is currently studying Political Science, Economics and Chinese at the University of Zurich.

Larissa Rhyn"After completing high school at the Kantonsschule Zürcher Oberland, Larissa took a gap year and interned at a Private Bank and a Newspaper. Before starting university, she took the opportunity to improve her English and traveled to Australia. Larissa is currently studying Political Science and Contemporary History at the University of Zurich, whilst also working as a freelance journalist for a Swiss regional newspaper. Due to her interest in politics, Larissa has participated in the Youth Session of the Swiss Parliament.

�21"Alex Roth"Alex is a Political Science and Economics student at the University of Zurich. Being half Swiss, half Brazilian, Alex has not only become acquainted with different cultures and customs but also with different stages of development. This has drawn his interest to questions of justice and democracy.

Shabnam Sharifi"Shabnam is an Afghani national currently studying International Relations at Webster University Geneva. Shabnam has also previously studied in South Korea and is fluent in Dari (Persian), English, Pashto and Hindi. Shabnam is passionate about the development and future of Afghanistan. She has particular interests in the area of diminishing extremism in islamic countries. Her personal ambitions are focused around playing a part in bringing peace, security and prosperity to Afghanistan.

Colin Shoemaker"Colin is a former pupil of the Townshend International School. Colin left School to begin a career as a teacher.

Irina Simmen "Irina is currently a Student of Political Science at the University of Zurich.

Megan Smith"Megan is currently an undergraduate student in Law with European Legal Studies at King's College London. She acts a volunteer and intern for a number of non-governmental organisations with a human rights and civil liberties focus and retains a great interest in international humanitarian law and development.

�22"Smriti Sonam"An alumnus of Grenoble Ecole de Management, Smriti is a qualified Management Consultant. Smriti has extensive work experience in a wide spectrum of domains like IT,Project Management & Consulting. Currently she works as a Product Manager at Amadeus and is based in Nice, France. When Smriti is not managing projects at work she finds herself writing blogs and engaged in welfare activities. Her keen interest in International Human Rights led her to the Right to Development. Apart from this, Smriti is also an Engineer and a qualified Bharatnatyam dancer. Her Motto in life: To travel and to create opportunities for growth for all."

Marius Straub"Marius is an Economics student at the University of Zurich and has an interest in modern languages.

Aroa Suárez Ordiz"Aroa is from Gijon,Spain and is currently studying Law. Initially unsure about pursuing a career in Law, Aroa’s interest in the subject was set alight upon being exposed to the human side of law by a very good teacher. That year, Aroa participated in the first Model United Nations in her university. Aroa has worked as a member of technical staff in the organisation of a course called ‘Human rights practice in the international arena’. Aroa is currently participating in the Erasmus program on exchange in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Aroa is sure that her future will be stingily related to human rights or humanitarian law. She is currently seeking a masters program to further specialise her knowledge.

Mahony Turnbull"Mahoney Turnbull hails from New Zealand and is completing her Honours degree in Law, Politics, Chinese and Spanish. Inspired by the WebWeWant campaign unveiled at last year's Youth Summit at the UN, she is focusing her legal dissertation on the interplay between human rights and the internet. Passionate about entrepreneurship and innovation, she hopes to converge her interests in business, international affairs and law towards fostering human development opportunities and creating sustainable value through ‘ecopreneurship’. 

Payton Vaucrosson"Payton is currently a pupil at Townshend international School. Payton is considering his options for further education.

�23"Julius Yee"Julius is an aspiring barrister who is deeply passionate about advocating for the promotion of human welfare, access to justice and rule of law, particularly in developing regions and underdeveloped communities. I have served in volunteering projects in Kenya, Uganda and Malaysia, and am currently an active member of Lawyers Without Borders in the United Kingdom. Julius is currently studying Law at the university of Exeter, UK. Julius loves playing basketball and rants about Harvey Specter!

Yo You"Yu You has finished her master's degree in Innovation management with distinction in the UK as a Chevening Scholar. She has specific expertise in generating innovations for new markets with experience in innovation management, FMCG, international investment consulting and media in both Europe and Asia. Currently, Yu lives in Switzerland.

Dr. Claire Somerville"Dr Somerville is an applied Medical Anthropologist and Professor at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. Dr Somerville is also an independent research consultant in health, development and technology working in collaboration with international organisations and industry/business partners. Previous appointments have been as Senior Social Scientist at the Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL) Centre at Trinity College Dublin, Research Fellow at the Cente for Primary Care and Public Health at Barts and the London, Queen Mary University London, and lecturer at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, and a Master's degree in Medical Anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

Dr. Ariel Rosita King MPH, MBA, PhD, DTM&H"The Ariel Foundation International (http://www.ArielFoundation.org) founded in 2002 as a non-profit organization with an international focus on children and youth in Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Community Service world-wide. More recently, in 2008 Dr. King founded the Ariana-Leilani Children’s Foundation International to educate and advocate for Children’s Human Rights  (http://www.Ariana-LeilaniFoundation.org) and Ariel Consulting International, Inc. (http://www.ArielConsult.com) founded in 2000, a company that creates and enhances Public-Private Partnerships in international policy, and management in health, strategic planning and business with focus on developing countries.""Dr. Ariel King is an Economic, Cultural and Social Council (ECOSOC) Permanent Representative for various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) at the United Nations in Geneva since 2008, the United Nations in Vienna (UNOV) since 2010 and United Nations in New York since 2000. ""Dr. King's focus is on International Public-Private Partnerships in Development that has its foundation of 35 years of living and working in 11 countries and traveling to over 60 countries in Asia, Africa, Americas, Middle-East, Americas and Europe.""Dr. King’s life focus is on the worlds children and youth, and their human rights."Dr. King is the very proud mommy of 10-year old “Little Ambassador” Ariana-Leilani Margarita Alexandra King-Pfeiffer, whose life has inspired the founding of the Ariana-Leilani Children’s Foundation International (2008) to educate and advocate for children’s human rights worldwide."

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