H.D. Wright
H.D. Wright | |
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| File:H.D. Wright, Profile in The Village Sun.jpg | |
| Global Youth Representative, United Nations fund for education in emergencies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 2002 Manhattan, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Human Rights Activism |
Henry Davidkhanian Wright (born December 11, 2002) is an American writer, activist, and editor.[1] In 2021, he became the first young person democratically elected to the governing body of a global humanitarian fund.[2]
Family[edit]
A member of the Davidkhanian family, a prominent Iranian political family, Wright is descended matrilineally from a line of Iranian generals, diplomats, and statesmen, including Markar Davidkhanian, Set Khan, and Martiros Davidkhanian. The progeny of revolutionary Davit Bek, the family was known for playing a role in Iran-UK and Iran-Russia relations during the Great Game; and for its public service in Persia during the Safavid, Qajar, and Pahlavi eras.[3] Through his father, Wright is a descendant of the American Puritans, including William Bradford, the first governor of the Puritan colony. Wright has described his ancestry as being "at the confluence of two worlds."[4]
Early Life and Education[edit]
Wright studied abroad in Rome at St. Stephen's School his sophomore year of high school, during which he learned Italian[5] and studied Arabic.[6] The summer of his junior year, Wright studied British history at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in London and American politics at Yale as a Yale Young Global Scholar.[7][8]
Public Service[edit]
At fifteen, hoping to learn about the Syrian refugee crisis, Wright travelled across Germany with New York Times European Economics Correspondent Jack Ewing. On the streets of Berlin, he interviewed German citizens and resettled Syrian refugees, discussing the rise of nationalism[9] and the progress of refugee integration.[10] Inspired by the stories of Syrians, while studying abroad in Rome at sixteen, Wright began volunteering alongside Syrian refugees in a local kitchen.[11] After learning that many of their family members still languished in a camp on the Jordan-Syria border, Wright travelled to Za'atari, the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world, at seventeen years old with activist Jordan Hattar.[12] While passing through the security checkpoints, Jordanian soldiers purportedly warned Wright not to take photos of the camp. Despite the risk of retaliation, Wright hid his iPhone in his sleeve, and snapped photos through the blinds of the truck. Once inside the gates, Wright interviewed Syrian families and camp personnel outside in the sand and on the floors of the Syrian American Medical Society, and delivered the funds he had raised.[13] While in Jordan, Wright also met with Ambassador Karim Kawar.[14]
Following his trip to Za'atari, Wright published photos of the camp in The Jerusalem Post,[15] and penned an essay documenting its conditions for the International Press Syndicate.[16] Citing what he had seen in Jordan, Wright began campaigning on behalf of Syrian refugees, giving speeches[17] and writing op-eds[18] to shine a light on the plight of Syrian refugee students.[19] At eighteen, Wright was invited to join the United Nations fund for education in emergencies, following the creation of its youth constituency. Wright stood for election to represent one hundred youth-led NGOs based across all seven continents, and won.[20] The election marked the first example of a young person democratically elected to the governing body of a global humanitarian fund.[21] At the fund, Wright sits on the Executive Committee and High Level Steering Group, chaired by Former Prime Minister of the U.K. Gordon Brown,[22] representing the global youth voice alongside Secretaries of State and Education from across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.[23] Wright's constituency has provided input on emergency[24] and multi-year programs[25] across the Middle East and North Africa, including in Afghanistan following Biden's withdrawal of U.S. troops,[26] and in Ukraine following the Russian invasion.[27]
Writing[edit]
Wright has published essays in the Oxford Political Review[28] and Harvard's Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy[29] on orientalism, nationalism, and the European diplomatic engagements that shaped the modern Middle East. During Biden's reset of negotiations for the Iran Nuclear Deal, Wright published an essay in The Armenian Weekly, arguing that "until the U.S. sees Iran as a partner, rather than an adversary to be manipulated and exploited, true progress will remain elusive."[30]
References[edit]
- ↑ "H.D. Wright, global youth voice, aims to disrupt 'NGO politics as usual'". Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Learned lessons send Riverdale Country teen around the world". The Riverdale Press. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Navasargian, Alice (2012). The Immortals. Search this book on
- ↑ Wright, H. D. (2022-01-06). "Between New York and Tehran". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/_hdwright/status/1500123777421615104". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-03-27. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Wright, Henry (2019-08-27). "The Importance of Service and Language in a Syrian Refugee Kitchen". TP. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ "SEGL Graduates". The School for Ethics and Global Leadership - SEGL | Semester School. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ "Henry Davidkhanian Wright | Yale Young Global Scholars". globalscholars.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ Wright, Henry (2019-08-27). "The Rise of the Alt-Right (Berlin, Germany)". TP. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Rome, Wanted in (2022-03-01). "Wanted in Rome - March 2022". Wanted in Rome. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Rome, Wanted in (2022-04-12). "From empathy to action: Rome student reflects on his arc as an activist". Wanted in Rome. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ↑ Wright, H. D. (2020-06-09). "Interview with Jordan Hattar by H.D. Wright". TP. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "A Journey to the World's Largest Camp for Syrian Refugees - IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters". www.indepthnews.net. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Wright, H. D. (2021-11-14). "In Conversation With Jordan Hattar on the Syrian Refugee Crisis". Medium. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ↑ "The week in readers' pictures". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "A Journey to the World's Largest Camp for Syrian Refugees - IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters". www.indepthnews.net. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Reflections on the 100 Million Youth Leadership Caucus | Kailash Satyarthi US". satyarthi-us.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Wright, H. D. "The Power of the Youth Voice". www.ourtownny.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Building back better or worse? Outcomes: Global Youth Caucus on the SDGs". GSF. 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Working Groups". GSF. 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ "Education Cannot Wait: youth-led organisations take the lead". 100million.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "About us". educationcannotwait. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Wright, H. D. "The Power of the Youth Voice". www.westsidespirit.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Figure .3.23..Internet users using P2P file sharing to exchange content, 2011 or latest available year". dx.doi.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "see attached pdf file". 2020-04-10. doi:10.5194/amt-2019-494-rc1.
- ↑ "EDUCATION CANNOT WAIT APPROVES US$4 MILLION FIRST EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN AFGHANISTAN". educationcannotwait. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Education Cannot Wait Announces US$5 Million Catalytic First Emergency Response Grant in Ukraine with Urgent Appeal for US$20 Million in Additional Funding". educationcannotwait. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "The History of Orientalism and the Rise of British Nationalism". OPR. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Wright, H. D. (2022-02-23). "Colonial Designs, Arab Dreams, and the Making of the Modern Middle East". Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Wright, H. D. (2022-01-06). "Between New York and Tehran". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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