| 词条 | Munira Khalif |
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|image = |caption = |name = Munira Khalif |office = 6th United States Youth Observer to the United Nations |term_start = August 18, 2017 |term_end = |predecessor = Nicol Perez |successor = Incumbent |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|10|2}} |birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota |nationality = Somali American |profession = |education = Harvard University }}Munira Khalif (born 1997) is an American student and the 6th and current United States Youth Observer to the United Nations.[1] Early life and careerBorn and raised in Minneapolis, MN, Khalif is a first-generation Somali-American. She attended Mounds Park Academy for high school and served as commencement speaker, graduating in 2015. Khalif made national headlines in 2015 when she was accepted to all eight Ivy League schools, as well as Georgetown, Stanford and the University of Minnesota.[2][3] Khalif currently studies economics and government at Harvard University. Khalif co-founded a youth-run non-profit organization called Lighting the Way, which works to make education more accessible and equitable for girls in East Africa. Khalif is an advisor with GirlUp through the United Nations Foundation.[4] Role as U.S. Youth Observer to the UNKhalif was appointed to serve as U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations in 2017.[5] Created to elevate youth voices in the global policy dialogue, the U.S. Youth Observer to the UN is a role appointed annually by the U.S. Department of State and United Nations Association of the United States of America.[6] As a correspondent between U.S. missions to the UN and American youth, the Youth Observer travels throughout the United States to discover the issues important to young Americans and participates with the U.S. delegation at international organization meetings.[7] Thirty other countries currently have U.N. youth observers. Munira was awarded the UN Special Envoy for Global Education’s Youth Courage Award, which honors young people fighting for universal education. She was one of nine recipients chosen from around the world to receive the honor. Munira was invited twice to attend the annual White House Iftar dinner, which celebrates Muslim-American trailblazers both in the public and private sector. References1. ^{{cite web|last1=Peterson|first1=D.A.|title=New U.S. youth observer to the U.N. to engage millennials in global affairs|url=https://share.america.gov/u-n-youth-observer-makes-millennial-voices-count/|website=America.gov|accessdate=29 March 2018}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Khalif, Munira}}2. ^{{cite news|last1=Crann|first1=Tom|title=Minnesota student accepted by all eight Ivy League schools|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/04/08/munira-khalif|accessdate=29 March 2018|publisher=Minnesota Public Radio|date=8 April 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Silva|first1=Daniella|title=Minnesota Teen Accepted to All Eight Ivy League Schools|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minnesota-teen-munira-khalif-accepted-all-eight-ivy-league-schools-n338661|accessdate=29 March 2018|agency=NBC News|date=9 April 2015}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Somali American Academic Selected as US Youth Observer to the UN|url=http://hornobserver.com/articles/464/Somali-American-Academic-Selected-as-US-Youth-Observer-to-the-UN|accessdate=29 March 2018|agency=Horn Observer|date=27 July 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|last1=Haley|first1=Nikki|title=We're excited to welcome Munira Khalif as the new @USYouthObserver.|url=https://twitter.com/nikkihaley/status/890654421008429061?lang=en|website=Twitter|accessdate=29 March 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.unausa.org/news-publications/article/2016-2017_US_Youth_Observer|title=Equality Advocate Selected as New U.S. Youth Observer to UN|website=United Nations Association of the USA|accessdate=30 March 2018}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://usunrome.usmission.gov/usun-rome-hosts-2016-2017-u-s-youth-observer-united-nations/|title=USUN Rome hosts the 2016-2017 U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations - U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome|date=5 December 2016|publisher=|accessdate=30 March 2018}} 7 : 1997 births|21st-century American politicians|21st-century American women politicians|Living people|Youth activists|Somalian activists|American officials of the United Nations |
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