International Youth Day: Young Voices for a Better Future
'In Every Young Mind, A Better World Begins'
Celebrating the transformative power young people have in initiating change within their communities in a collaborative conversation with 2025 UN Youth Representative Satara Uthayakumaran.
Event Information
When: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Cost: Free
Register for this event à UN
Youth Listening Tour (spots are limited)
Where: Onsite in the Azure Room
Location: Azure Beach Library
1 Oceanview Place
Sydney NSW 2025
Australia
International Youth Day is commemorated annually on the 12th
of August and serves as a day for us to acknowledge the challenges adolescents face, honour
their contributions, and encourage their active participation in building a better future.
This year’s theme “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and
Beyond” highlights
the incredible role young people play have in localising the United Nation’s
Sustainable Development Goals and turning global commitments into local
realities.
Young
people are more than just beneficiaries of development…. they are active
leaders, innovators, and changemakers. Their ingenuity, energy, and unique
perspectives make them instrumental in tackling today’s most pressing
challenges.
Join
us for a Listening Tour Consultation Session and Talk with Satara
Uthayakumaran, the 2025 Australian Youth Representative to the UN. This is
your chance to share your ideas and concerns about issues that matter most to
you.
Your
insights will help shape Satara’s final report to the Australian Government and
the UN, ensuring youth voices are heard at the highest levels.
Be
part of the conversation. Be part of the change.
Please note: this event is limited to 50 attendees.
Registration is required.
For more information about what the UN Youth Listening Tours
program is visit: Youth
Representative Program – UN Youth Australia.
For information about International Youth Day visit: International Youth Day |
United Nations
Photo of Satara Uthayakumaran: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image
Satara Uthayakumaran
Satara Uthayakumaran is a passionate advocate for youth
empowerment and social justice, and in 2024, she was recognised as a Young
Woman to Watch in International Affairs. Now, she currently serves as a National
Youth Advisor for Amnesty International and sits on the Youth Advisory Council
of the United States Embassy in Canberra.
But her work in this space isn’t just limited to those two
roles, beyond this, Satara has been a Youth Ambassador for Anti-Slavery
Australia and worked as a Policy Advisor at the Department of Prime Minister
and Cabinet while completing her Bachelor of Arts/Law at Anu. Where in her time there also co-founded
the ANU Women in Law Association. She is the youngest person to have ever served
on the board of the Domestic Violence Crisis Service (ACT) and has contributed
to the work of the ACT Human Rights Commission.
No stranger to the media, Satara has appeared on ABC’s The
Drum and ABC Radio, speaking on issues of legal reform, disability
discrimination, and the cost of living. She also frequently writes for renowned
outlets including ABC, SBS, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and Canberra Times.
Bio information from: Satara
Uthayakumaran - About the ABC
For further information, including accessibility
requests, please contact:
Celina Copeland
+61 2 9273 1418
