Nila Ibrahimi Named Among UN’s 17 Young Leaders for 2025

Image :AFP

The United Nations has announced that Nila Ibrahimi, a teenage Afghan advocate for girls’ education, has been selected among its 17 Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals for 2025.

According to the UN Youth Office, the 17 individuals were chosen from more than 33,000 applications submitted from 150 countries.

The selected leaders, aged between 16 and 33, include founders of organisations, peacebuilders, social mobilisers, entrepreneurs, and creative innovators who are making an impact in key areas such as gender equality, climate change, human rights, and global peace.

Felipe Paullier, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, said: “The 2025 Young Leaders represent the courage, creativity, and commitment of young people driving real change across the world. They are not only responding to today’s global challenges but also actively shaping the future.”

Nila Ebrahimi, who currently lives in Canada, is a prominent voice for Afghan girls’ education. She serves as the head of Her Story Organization and last year received the International Children’s Peace Prize from the KidsRights Foundation.