Interview

Interview

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Montessori Student Conference

Montessori Student Conference

Interview with UN Youth delegate

Interview with UN Youth delegate

Interview with UN Youth delegate

Meet Lars Westra, EU Youth Delegate to the United Nations. He works to bring the voices of children and adolescents into international decision-making, and to make sure they are part of conversations about the issues that affect them.

Meet Lars Westra, EU Youth Delegate to the United Nations. He works to bring the voices of children and adolescents into international decision-making, and to make sure they are part of conversations about the issues that affect them.

Relevant for

Elementary

Adolescents

Educators

Children and adolescents are not just preparing for the future. They are already part of the world we share today. Lars Westra believes their perspectives deserve a place in the decisions that shape it.

As EU Youth Delegate to the United Nations, Lars represents youth perspectives in international discussions and advocates for meaningful participation. In this conversation, he talks about why adults need to listen, why children and adolescents should stand up for what they believe in, and why being young does not make your voice less important.

His message is simple: you don’t have to wait until you are an adult to have something worth saying.