
In 2024, a new cohort of 18 Generation Connect Youth Envoys was selected, supported by the Alumni Generation Connect Group. The group will contribute to the Regional Initiatives for Europe and is greatly welcomed by the ITU Office for Europe.
The Youth Envoys will support national, regional, and global initiatives concerning ICT-related issues for young people on a voluntary basis. The 2024 cohort includes 184 Youth Envoys from 64 countries worldwide. Learn more about the Global Initiative.
Meet the Generation Connect – Europe Youth Envoys
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| Name | Country |
1
| Arber Xhepaliu
| Albania
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2
| Altea Kenuti | Albania |
3
| Beatriz Teixeira Gonçalves | Portugal |
4
| Dorijn Boogaard | Netherlands |
5
| Elif Bayat | Germany |
6
| Eris Lala | Albania |
7
| Felix Jacob Loxen | Germany |
8
| Fenna Timsi | Netherlands |
9
| Filippo Di Crescenzo | Italy |
10
| Francisca Lima Branco Corallini Caruso | Portugal |
11
| Giovanni Cerboni | Italy |
12
| Ivan Anzhelo Uzunski | Bulgaria |
13
| Léa Roubinet | France |
14
| Paulo Aléxis Silva Campos | Portugal |
15
| Paulo Karl Eugenio Glowacki | Germany |
16
| Rosali Isabel Rüsberg | Germany |
17
| Selma Kaymakci | Czech Republic |
18
| Selma Saliaj | Albania |
Meet the Alumni of the Generation Connect Group
The dedicated alumni of the Generation Connect Group will further contribute to the success of the current Youth Envoys. They will provide valuable support and mentorship to the new cohort:
# | Name | Location |
1
| António Braga Fazenda
| Guarda, Portugal
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2 | Antri Pantoura | United Kingdom |
3 | Auke Pals | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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4 | Barbu Andreea | Romania |
5 | Caterina Signorini | Bologna, Italy |
6 | Dado Dervanovic | Podgorica, Montenegro |
7 | Elisa Haxhillazi | Albania |
8 | Eljona Avdo | Germany |
9 | Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska | Poland |
10 | João Pedro Damas Martins | Portugal |
11 | Lennart Schulze | New York, USA |
12 | Marko Paloski | North Macedonia |
13 | Natálie Terčová | Czechia |
14 | Pauline Laufer | Germany |
15 | Stefan Holzheuser | Munich, Germany
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Background
The previous cohort of Generation Connect Europe Youth Envoys (GC-EUR) consisted of 38 Envoys between the ages of 18 and 25, who are either students or young professionals passionate about ICTs and digital development. Their profiles are available here.
In December 2020, the members of the Europe Youth Envoy, comprising 24 young people aged between 18 and 24 from across Europe, worked towards the elaboration of the Youth Declaration. They provided their views on the challenges and opportunities related to digital development and shared actions they would like to see regarding the regional priorities of the Europe region, as input to the RPM for Europe.
The Youth Declaration developed by the group identifies five thematic priorities as primary (capacity development, policy and regulation, cybersecurity, environment, and digital inclusion) while recognizing the importance of several other thematic priorities. It was presented by GC-EUR representatives at the RPM for Europe, held virtually on 18-19 January 2021.