UN Youth Queensland is a youth-led organisation which seeks to educate and empower young Australians on global issues and foster an understanding of the work of the United Nations, human rights and International relations in young Australians. The organisation is fully operated by volunteers who have left high school and are under the age of 25. Over 15,000 young people participate in UN Youth Australia’s programs, activities and events each year. UN Youth Queensland runs events all over Queensland, from Cairns and Townsville to the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane and do workshops, interactive problem solving activities, speakers panels and Model United Nations simulations with students to help them engage with international affairs.