UPDATE FOR THE 9TH UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM (USLS)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Former President of the UN Security Council, Professor Kishore Mahbubani will deliver the Keynote Address at the 9th USLS this year. Professor Mahbubani serves on several Boards and Councils of institutions around the world, including the Yale President's Council and World Economic Forum. Most recently, he was selected by Prospect Magazine as one of the Top 50 World Thinkers. Professor Mahbubani will discuss some of the challenges faced by millennials in effecting positive social change through global leadership.

UNITED NATIONS AGENCY EXHIBITION

The United Nations Agency Exhibition will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of August at the USLS. Here is the most updated list:

1. United Nations International Organisation for Migration (UN IOM);

2. United Nations Population Fund (UN FPA);

3. United Nations Women (UN Women);

4. United Nations Volunteers (UNV);

5. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA);

6. Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO);

7. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP); and

8. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

9. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

PARALLEL SESSIONS

To complement the United Nations Agency Exhibition, we are holding Parallel Sessions by selected UN Agencies:

1. UNHCR: The Refugee Crisis & How We Can Assist

2. UNV: The Importance of “Volunteerism” in relation to the UN SDGs

3. UNFPA: Technical Guidance on Comprehensive Sexuality Education

4. UN ESCAP: The Works of UN ECSAP in achieving UN SDGs