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World Youth Alliance

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1999 - present
Headquarters:
New York City
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World Youth Alliance (WYA), international nongovernmental organization (NGO) founded in New York City in 1999 that seeks to promote what it calls an international culture of life based on individual rights, family cohesion, and personal development. Membership is limited to persons 10 to 30 years old. In the early 21st century the organization claimed more than one million members from more than 100 countries. Headquarters are in New York City. The WYA was founded by Anna Halpine, a 21-year-old Canadian music student who in 1999 attended a special session of the United Nations (UN) held to review the implementation of ...(100 of 314 words)

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