As the United Nations prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Conference in 2015 and to push for enforcement of its Platform for Action, a major  Youth Forum was held at the UN by UN Women and ECOSOC where eight high school students spoke on critical issues that still need world action. Tiffany Rodriguez represented the YWCA of Queens, NY, and spoke forcefully about violence against women and why it needs to be stopped and eliminated to achieve gender equality and protect the lives of women of all ages.