Jayathma Wickramanayake

Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth at the United Nations

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Jayathma Wickramanayake Biography

Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake was appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth in June 2017 at the age of 26. In this role, Wickramanayake works to expand the UN’s youth engagement and advocacy efforts across all four pillars of work – sustainable development, human rights, peace and security and humanitarian action – and serves as a representative of and advisor to the Secretary-General.

Originally from Sri Lanka, Wickramanayake has worked extensively on youth development and participation, and has played a key role in transforming the youth development sector in her home country.

Prior to taking up her post, Wickramanayake was instrumental in creating the movement for civic and political engagement of young people, especially young women in Sri Lanka named “Hashtag Generation”. Previously, she advocated for global youth development on an international level including as the first ever Sri Lankan Youth Delegate to the United Nations and as the youth lead negotiator and member of the International Youth Task Force of the World Conference on Youth 2014 where she played a critical role in mainstreaming youth in the Post-2015 Process and in the establishment of World Youth Skills Day.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/19/2024.

Jayathma Wickramanayake Videos

  • Jayathma Wickramanayake speaks at the Security Council on youth
    Remarks by Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, Envoy of the Secretary-General on Youth, on youth, peace and security; at the 8241st meeting of the Security...
  • LxL | How to Save the World in 6 Seconds
    Wanna help the world little by little? The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, notes that young people have...
  • UNGA speech - Jayathma Wickramanayake

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