Satara Uthayakumaran, Australia's Youth Representative to the United Nations for 2025

Satara Uthayakumaran is an advocate, dedicated to legal and social reform, most recently having been appointed Australia’s Youth Representative to the United Nations for 2025 by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She serves on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Youth Advisory Council, is a National Youth Advisor for Amnesty International, and has worked with the ACT Human Rights Commission.

She also served as the youngest board member of the Domestic Violence Crisis Service (ACT). Satara frequently appears on the ABC and writes for prominent outlets like SBS and the Canberra Times. While pursuing a Bachelor of Arts/Law at ANU, she also worked as a Policy Advisor at PM&C. In 2024, she was named a Young Woman to Watch in International Affairs.