Former Young NCB member appointed Youth Advisor to UNICEF Board of Trustees

Wednesday 14 October 2009

NCB would like to congratulate former Young NCB member, Emily Middleton, 19, has been appointed as one of the first UNICEF Youth Advisors to the Board of Trustees. Emily will join 18 year old, Hannah Coakley in this exciting new role which illustrates the importance of youth participation in organisations that deliver for young people.

Emily, from Derbyshire was a member of Young NCB from August 2004 until January 2008. She took an active role as one of four young Board of Management Members at NCB and was a member of Young NCB's Advisory Group, helping to steer Young NCB's work alongside other young members. Emily's active work for NCB involved a speech at NCB's Summer reception and Annual General meeting, co-facilitating a children's rights workshop in Manchester, and speaking at a national conference on the Youth Green Paper in 2005.

Emily's former leadership and extensive experience of youth participation at Young NCB will place her in good stead for her role at UNICEF, where she will be involved in attending UNICEF Board meetings with Trustees to enable strategic overview and guidance for the organisation, as well as advising on and representing UNICEF's work.

Speaking of her appointment, Emily says, "I'm very excited to have been appointed as a youth advisor to the UNICEF UK Board of Trustees. I hope the skills and knowledge I gained through being a NCB Young Board member will help me in my new role. At NCB, I learned how valuable it can be to involve young people in the highest levels of decision-making. I hope that Hannah and I will be able to bring a fresh perspective to Board discussions, as well as promoting youth participation both inside and outside of UNICEF UK."