MYAD’s Structure

After a period of recruitment in September, MYAD welcomes 32 new members. 24 UN Commission delegates develop policy recommendations which they present at UN Commissions. In addition, eight Ad-Hoc members provide input on UN body documents and represent MYAD at virtual conferences.

United Nations Commissions

Each year, MYAD is represented at three UN Commissions held at the UN Headquarters in NYC! After months of hardwork involving the development of policy recommendations and written statements, delegates will meet with other NGOs and Permanent Missions for a week in the big apple.

Commission for Social Development

  • Acronym: CSocD

  • Priority theme: “Advancing Social Development and Social Justice through Coordinated, Equitable, and Inclusive Policies”

  • Primary Focus Areas: Reviewing implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and its Programme of Action; Promoting the inclusion and rights of youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, and other underserved groups

  • Date: February

Commission on the Status of Women

  • Acronym: CSW

  • Priority theme: “Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers”

  • Primary Focus Areas: Setting the global standards and policies that promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls; Promoting the protection and fulfilment of women’s and girls’ human rights in political, economic, civil, social, and cultural life

  • Date: March

Ad-Hoc Teams

Commission on Population and Development

  • Acronym: CPD

  • Priority theme: “Population, technology and research in the context of sustainable development”

  • Primary Focus Areas: Monitoring and assessing global implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action; Advising ECOSOC on intersections between demographic trends and health, education, environment, and gender

  • Date: April

The Ad-Hoc teams have been created to get involved in additional negotiation processes, projects or forums we don’t attend in-person. Expanding youth participation in decision-making spheres is at the core of MYAD´s mission, and these teams allow for a higher number of participants to use MYAD´s platform and expertise in youth advocacy to fulfill this goal.


Agri-food systems (WFF)

  • Working group: World Food Forum Partnership

  • Projects: Collaborate on local community consultation events with the WFF National Youth Chapters and on the theme of nutrition, develop policy recommendations

International Taxation Rules

  • Working group: UN Tax Convention

  • Projects: Provide input on the documents of the UN Tax Convention, promote the inclusion of gender on global taxing