Lenna Georgiadis

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Lenna Georgiadis was a UUA Office at the United Nations intern for the 2020-2021 academic year.

As an intern for the UU@UN Lenna is learning how to work within an NGO to raise awareness on human rights and to advocate for ways in which civil society can influence international politics. She's a senior at the State University of New York at New Paltz, with a double major in International Relations and Asian Studies. Lenna is particularly interested in human rights implementation mechanisms in South-East Asia and their intersection with climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.

From Lenna Georgiadis

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Fast fashion is produced when retailers look at runways and fashion trends and quickly make those styles available for purchase at a cheap price. To make this model work, businesses constantly look at what’s in style and pump out new items almost every week. Quick and cheap fashion also means...

By Noorjahan Aktar, Lenna Georgiadis | November 30, 2020 | From International Unitarian Universalism

My position working for a non-governmental organization gives me a unique perspective, seeing the leverage NGOs have over intergovernmental entities in advocacy and agenda-setting. I’m extremely excited to be working with the UU@UN and further researching human rights advocacy and climate change.

By Lenna Georgiadis | October 27, 2020 | From International Unitarian Universalism

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