NYC Junior Ambassadors - Mayor's Office of International Affairs

Mayor's Office for International Affairs


The New Yorkness of the UN

The New Yorkness of the UN
Connecting Local to Global
Global Vision | Urban Action

The New Yorkness of the UN

Connecting Local to Global

Global Vision | Urban Action


NYC Junior Ambassadors

NYC Junior Ambassadors is an initiative focused on empowering 7th, 8th, and 9th graders in all five boroughs of New York City to become actively engaged with the United Nations and its mission of addressing the most pressing challenges in the world. The program leverages New York City's unique position as host city to the United Nations (UN) headquarters to enable youth to see themselves as global citizens. The UN is an organization working across the globe towards the maintenance of international peace and security, the promotion of sustainable development and the protection of human rights.

NYC Junior Ambassadors uses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the primary lens through which educators and students can understand the work of the UN and related global issues.

Benefits include:

Curated tour of the United Nations headquarters matched to the class's curricular interests

Classroom visit from a United Nations diplomat who will provide an overview of their role in New York City and within the international community

Classroom visit from a senior NYC agency representative who will provide an overview of their role in New York City and the work of their agency

Private year-end event celebration with the entire cohort of NYC Junior Ambassadors

Program certificate acknowledging participation as a NYC Junior Ambassador

New York City 7th, 8th, and 9th grade educators from all subject areas are invited to apply to NYC Junior Ambassadors on behalf of one of their classrooms or afterschool program. Educators are required to include the UN in the classroom/ afterschool curriculum. For example, a science teacher might wish to focus on climate change by developing lesson plans that teach youth about the issue and actions they can take to protect the environment while exposing them to global initiatives the UN is undertaking on climate action.

Visit nyc.gov/nycja and learn more information or watch the videos below.

Questions

Please contact the NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs at 212-319-9300 or e-mail with any questions about NYC Junior Ambassadors.