#YAS25
From Hashtag to Action
Laureates: Aminata Savané (Côte d’Ivoire), Dev Karan (India), Marina El Khawand (Lebanon), Salvino Oliveira (Brazil), Rena Kawasaki (Japan)
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Relive every edition of the Young Activists Summit since 2019. Each year, young change-makers defending human rights and the environment are honoured at the United Nations in Geneva and online. Watch the full replays below, and join us for #YAS26 ‘Standing Up for What’s Right’ on 17 December 2026.
#YAS24
Go far, go together
Laureates: Marley Dias (USA), Sohanur Rahman (Bangladesh), Shanley Clémot McLaren (France), Alvaro Quiroz (Mexico), Cynthia Houniuhi (Solomon Islands)
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Peace & Reconciliation
Laureates: Roshni Perween (India), Maïmouna Ba (Burkina Faso), Maung Sawyeddollah (Myanmar & Bangladesh), Nisreen Elsaim (Sudan), Francisco Javier Vera Manzanares (Colombia)
Watch on UN Web TV#YAS22
Together we thrive
Laureates: Pashtana Durrani (Afghanistan), C’est Prévue Lusila (Democratic Republic of Congo), Zulaikha Patel (South Africa), Sameer Jha (USA), Sebastián Benfeld (Chile), Keely Cat-Wells (England & USA)
Watch on UN Web TV#YAS21
New generation, new solutions
Laureates: Lual Mayen (South Sudan), Louise Mabulo (Philippines), Jose Quisocala (Peru), Gitanjali Rao (USA), Titouan Bernicot (French Polynesia), Stacy Dina Adhiambo Owino (Kenya)
Watch on UN Web TV#YAS20
The world we want, time for change
Laureates: Mohamad Al Jounde (Syria), Fiona Amony (Uganda), Alexandra Cerezo (Guatemala), Zahraa Issa & Emma Sleiman (Lebanon), Vanessa Nakate (Uganda), Finlay Pringle (Scotland)
Watch on YouTube#YAS19
Women and girls driving progress
Laureates: Nadia Murad (Iraq), Amy & Ella Meek (England), Memory Banda (Malawi), Hamangaí Pataxó (Brazil), Rebecca Kabuo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
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