Layla Wang
Young Ambassador
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UNICEF Australia
Layla is a UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador who is currently studying a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations. Layla played a key role in shaping the 2025 National Child and Youth Statement on Climate Change by facilitating youth climate consultations across Australia. She has met with Members of Parliament in Canberra to advocate for youth voices to be at the forefront of climate policy. Growing up in a regional area, Layla experienced devastating floods in 2022, which severely impacted her final year of study. She has seen and experienced firsthand the long-term damage a climate disaster can have on youth and a community. Layla is passionate about ensuring others don’t have to endure what she did and advocates for all children and young people in the area of climate and mental health. She has served as a Reach Out Youth Advocate, was a school strike 4 climate organiser for Shoalhaven and is the President of the Sydney Arts Students’ Society.