New Humanity 2024 Annual Report
2024 was a year of active engagement and collaboration for New Humanity. Working across borders and generations, we facilitated dialogue between cultures, supported youth leadership, and represented local perspectives in international institutions. From community initiatives to global forums, we advanced efforts toward a more united world.
Our Annual Report compiles a comprehensive overview of our activities throughout the year. Here are five highlights:
1. Youth rising: from Genfest to global action
More than 4,000 young people from across continents gathered in Brazil for Genfest 2024, a festival of intercultural dialogue, performances, and workshops. The event sparked new global networks and initiatives, including the youth-led report “Together to Care – For Our Human Family and Our Common Home.” Supported by UN figures like Miguel Ángel Moratinos (UNAOC) and Felipe Paullier (UN Youth Office), the document calls for a high-level forum to include youth in global decision-making.
In parallel, young people took the lead through the AFR.E.S.H. and MilONGa projects. In 2024 alone, 10 local initiatives were led by youth across continents, promoting ecology and peace to co-designing public policies.
2. Citizens at the heart of Europe
The DialogUE project culminated in a landmark event at the European Parliament, where 50 citizen delegates presented their policy recommendations directly to EU representatives. Over two years, more than 250 people from 10 European countries and diverse backgrounds participated in local dialogue sessions on ecology, social justice, and disinformation. These discussions were compiled into the “DialogUE kit” to guide future policies.
3. Voices that move institutions
In 2024, New Humanity advocated at global institutions for policies grounded in fraternity and shared responsibility. At the UN General Assembly high-level week, we contributed to strategic meetings on youth, education, and global citizenship. At UNESCO, we highlighted the role of education in building peace. At the EU, we supported inclusive policy dialogue. Altogether, we organized eight international events and webinars, bringing grassroots stories into institutional spaces.
4. Faith in Dialogue
We deepened partnerships with faith-based organizations and supported over 150 young people and faith leaders in using media and storytelling to build bridges. In Paris, at UNESCO’s International Peace Conference, we shared interfaith education initiatives from Pakistan and Slovenia. And in Rome, we joined a roundtable on the right to food, addressing hunger and food waste with examples from Italy, Lebanon, and Brazil.
5. A Growing Global Community
Our global network of volunteers, partners, and communities grew stronger, especially in Africa, the Mediterranean, and Latin America. We launched the United World Community, a new online platform connecting individuals and organizations to learn, collaborate, and take action together. More than 500 people have already joined, co-creating new initiatives towards unity. We also contributed to the 1st International Manifesto on Relational Sustainability, presented in Italy and Argentina, building a new cultural vision for sustainability rooted in relationships and care.
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