New York date for Andy Furlong
Published: 31 March 2014
Professor Andy Furlong, Dean of Research in the College of Social Science, has taken part in a New York dialogue on inequalities and marginalisation amongst youth.
Professor Andy Furlong, Dean of Research in the College of Social Science, was recently invited to New York by the United Nations and Columbia University's Global Policy Initiative to participate in their public policy dialogue on inequalities and marginalisation in youth.
The event involved a day of presentations at Columbia University and a half-day session in the main debating chamber of the UN. Hosted by the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth, participants included academics, activists, senior UN officials, representatives of the International Labour Office and diplomats from nine countries.
The Columbia session was streamed live to eight of Columbia's global centres in four continents.
There is more on the event here.
First published: 31 March 2014
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