Neeshad Shafi UNESCO Steering Committee UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in education, sciences and culture. UNESCO’s programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. …
Neeshad Shafi Non Resident Fellow – Middle East Institute Founded in 1946, the Middle East Institute is the oldest Washington-based institution dedicated solely to the study of the Middle East. It is a non-partisan think tank providing expert policy analysis, educational and professional development services, and a hub for engaging with the region’s arts …
Neeshad Shafi UNEP MENA Regional Facilitator UNEP is a group of young individuals and youth organisations that work towards environmental conservation and the representation of young people’s voices in governance and conservation processes. It has the role of the official youth engagement mechanism of UNEP. We, therefore, acts as the official group for youth …
Neeshad Shafi Co-Founder & Executive Director, An ecological consciousness revolution is need of the hour to address the current ecological crisis. Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar (AYCM Q) aims to stir this consciousness of the community through various channels of information dissemination, grassroots advocacy and voluntary simplicity. Besides AYCMQ also works on broader issues such …
Neeshad Shafi World Economic Forum City-based Hubs are the core of the Global Shapers Community. Each Hub is required to undertake an impact-generating project to better their local community. Additionally, Hubs organise workshops, meetings with leaders, and other activities that increase its members’ capacity for impact as current and future leaders. Hub activities are non-political, …
Neeshad Shafi Country Focal Point Starting as a symbolic lights out event in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour is now the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, inspiring millions of people to take action for our planet and nature. As accelerating climate change and staggering biodiversity loss threaten our planet, Earth Hour 2018-2020 endeavours …
Neeshad Shafi Steering Committee Chair CoalitionWILD is a core project of the WILD Foundation, a 501(c)3 US non-profit organization working internationally to protect and connect wilderness, wildlife and people. We’re connecting and equipping young leaders to tackle our planet’s greatest conservation challenges. Visit Site
Neeshad Shafi MENA Coordinating Ambassador At the heart of every global threat is a failure of leadership. This new generation is the most informed, most educated, most connected generation in human history. One Young World identifies, promotes and connects the world’s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective …
Neeshad Shafi Project Advisor Youth Climate Lab works to support and accelerate youth-led policy, project and business ideas that promote action on climate change. Since our inception in May 2017, we have worked with 30+ partners around the globe to design and pilot 11 projects that have reached thousands of young people in over 35 …
