Virgin Islander Xyrah Wheatley appointed to UN Youth Advisory Group - Wheatley will serve on the UN Office Group for Barbados & Eastern Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Virgin Islander, Xyrah Wheatley has been appointed to serve on the United National Youth Advisory Group at the UN Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.

The appointment was announced via a December 21, 2021, release from the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI). Ms Wheatley’s term of appointment is for 12 months and will conclude in November 2022.

She is currently a Political Economy Officer at the BVI Hong Kong Office and holds a Master of Science Degree in European Union Politics from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations from Swansea University.

Duties include the promotion of youth interest

As a member of the UN Youth Advisory Group, Ms Wheatley will, among other things serve as a UN Youth Advocate in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean to promote youth interests and involvement in sustainable development at national and regional levels.

In addition, she will contribute to the development and implementation of the United Nations Subregional Team (UNST) Youth Development Strategy for Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean as well as Advocate for inclusion and improvement in the well-being of marginalized and vulnerable youth across the sub-region, via appropriate forums at the national, regional, and international level.