[JCI JAPAN Global Youth UN Ambassador 2026] Accepting Entries Until Friday, May 8!
Junior Chamber International Japan is accepting applications for the 'Global Youth UN Ambassador 2026' program for teens until May 8. It aims to foster next-gen leaders through a summit in New York and other training.
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Junior Chamber International Japan (President: Hiromasa Kato, Location: 7F VORT Hanzomon, 2-12-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter 'JCI Japan') is accepting entries for the 'JCI JAPAN Global Youth UN Ambassador 2026' until Friday, May 8, 2026.
This project is a program for 2nd-year junior high school students to 2nd-year high school students nationwide in Japan, aiming to foster next-generation leaders with a global perspective who can proactively engage in solving international social issues through training at home and abroad. This year, during the overseas training in New York, we will hold a 'Global Youth Summit', providing an opportunity for youth ambassadors of the same generation across borders to face realities such as ongoing conflicts, humanitarian issues, and widening divisions in the world, and to discuss peace. The goal is to develop human resources who can view peace globally as their 'own personal matter' and take action from their respective locations.
## What is the JCI JAPAN Global Youth UN Ambassador?
It is a youth development project targeting junior high and high school students, launched by JCI Japan in 2017. By providing youth who will carry the future of Japan and the world with opportunities to experience world cultures and values through domestic and international training, the project aims to develop future diplomatic human resources who can lead with a global perspective towards solving problems in the international community and realizing permanent world peace.
From 2026, it was adopted as an official program of JCI (Junior Chamber International), which has about 200,000 members in over 100 countries and regions, and the development of Global Youth UN Ambassadors has begun not only in Japan but also globally.
## Highlights of the 2026 Program
- **Overseas Training in New York**
Provides an opportunity to touch the front lines of the international community by visiting international organizations, etc.
- **Hosting the First-ever 'Global Youth Summit' of this Project**
Youth ambassadors from all over the world will gather to share the learnings obtained in their respective training sessions while discussing world peace and issues in the international community.
## Activities and Schedule
1. **Domestic Training 1**
Saturday, May 30, 2026: Team formation ceremony and parent briefing via WEB
2. **Domestic Training 2**
Saturday, May 30, 2026: 1st WEB Training
Wednesday, June 10, 2026: 2nd WEB Training
Saturday, June 20, 2026: 3rd WEB Training
3. **Domestic Training 3**
Thursday, July 2 to Sunday, July 5, 2026: Visit to peace-related facilities such as the Chiran Peace Museum in Kagoshima Prefecture
4. **Overseas Training**
Tuesday, July 28 to Sunday, August 2, 2026: Participation in the 'Global Youth Summit' and visits to international organizations, etc.
5. **Awareness Activities**
Monday, August 3 to Monday, November 30, 2026: Awareness activities in various regions across Japan (participants' hometowns)
6. **Disbandment Ceremony**
Saturday, November 7, 2026: Report on the outcomes of training and awareness activities
This project is a program for 2nd-year junior high school students to 2nd-year high school students nationwide in Japan, aiming to foster next-generation leaders with a global perspective who can proactively engage in solving international social issues through training at home and abroad. This year, during the overseas training in New York, we will hold a 'Global Youth Summit', providing an opportunity for youth ambassadors of the same generation across borders to face realities such as ongoing conflicts, humanitarian issues, and widening divisions in the world, and to discuss peace. The goal is to develop human resources who can view peace globally as their 'own personal matter' and take action from their respective locations.
## What is the JCI JAPAN Global Youth UN Ambassador?
It is a youth development project targeting junior high and high school students, launched by JCI Japan in 2017. By providing youth who will carry the future of Japan and the world with opportunities to experience world cultures and values through domestic and international training, the project aims to develop future diplomatic human resources who can lead with a global perspective towards solving problems in the international community and realizing permanent world peace.
From 2026, it was adopted as an official program of JCI (Junior Chamber International), which has about 200,000 members in over 100 countries and regions, and the development of Global Youth UN Ambassadors has begun not only in Japan but also globally.
## Highlights of the 2026 Program
- **Overseas Training in New York**
Provides an opportunity to touch the front lines of the international community by visiting international organizations, etc.
- **Hosting the First-ever 'Global Youth Summit' of this Project**
Youth ambassadors from all over the world will gather to share the learnings obtained in their respective training sessions while discussing world peace and issues in the international community.
## Activities and Schedule
1. **Domestic Training 1**
Saturday, May 30, 2026: Team formation ceremony and parent briefing via WEB
2. **Domestic Training 2**
Saturday, May 30, 2026: 1st WEB Training
Wednesday, June 10, 2026: 2nd WEB Training
Saturday, June 20, 2026: 3rd WEB Training
3. **Domestic Training 3**
Thursday, July 2 to Sunday, July 5, 2026: Visit to peace-related facilities such as the Chiran Peace Museum in Kagoshima Prefecture
4. **Overseas Training**
Tuesday, July 28 to Sunday, August 2, 2026: Participation in the 'Global Youth Summit' and visits to international organizations, etc.
5. **Awareness Activities**
Monday, August 3 to Monday, November 30, 2026: Awareness activities in various regions across Japan (participants' hometowns)
6. **Disbandment Ceremony**
Saturday, November 7, 2026: Report on the outcomes of training and awareness activities