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The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Africa, Bience Philomina Gawana, said Africa, with approximately 220 million people are aged between 15 to 24, “is one of the world’s youngest continents,” and with this number projected to rise to about 350 million in the next decade “it is imperative that Africa harnesses this demographic dividend in silencing the guns.” UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / AFRICA YOUTH
TRT: 02:26
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 02 OCTOBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
02 OCTOBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Bience Philomina Gawana, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Africa:
“Africa is one of the world’s youngest continents. As is well-noted in the concept note for this debate, over nearly 20 percent of Africa’s 1.2 billion population, approximately 220 million, are aged between 15 to 24. This number is projected to rise to about 350 million in the next decade. Therefore, it is imperative that Africa harnesses this demographic dividend in silencing the guns.”
5. Med shot, delegate
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Bience Philomina Gawana, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Africa:
“If the right investments in youth are made, and their social, political and economic engagement recognized and nurtured, societies may reap a peace dividend. For this reason, the global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Security Council Resolution 2250, collectively recognize the important and positive role that youth play in maintaining and promoting international peace and security, as well as in advancing sustainable development.”
7. Med shot, delegate
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Bience Philomina Gawana, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Africa:
“As we fast approach the next African Union Summit and the launch of the continental campaign on Silencing the Guns in February 2020, the United Nations and international community should consistently and systematically engage African youth in all efforts that contribute to the Silencing the Guns initiative.”
9. Wide shot, Council
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Aya Chebbi, African Union Special Envoy on Youth:
“African Youth do not resign themselves to the hardships of their situation, they are using their agency and creativity to build the Africa we want. There is a danger of the victimization narrative. It is disempowering and it overlooks youth’s agency. Many young people have internalized the idea that they are marginalized and now see these violent groups as legitimate fighters, not perpetrators of violence. So, we have to value our youth and their contribution to society. They will look for recognition elsewhere if we don’t.”
11. Zoom out, end of meeting
STORYLINE:
The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Africa, Bience Philomina Gawana, today (2 Oct) said Africa, with approximately 220 million people are aged between 15 to 24, “is one of the world’s youngest continents,” and with this number projected to rise to about 350 million in the next decade “it is imperative that Africa harnesses this demographic dividend in silencing the guns.”
Addressing a Security Council debate on Peace and Security in Africa: Mobilizing the Youth Towards Silencing the Guns 2020, Gawana said, “if the right investments in youth are made, and their social, political and economic engagement recognized and nurtured, societies may reap a peace dividend.”
For this reason, she said, “the global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Security Council Resolution 2250, collectively recognize the important and positive role that youth play in maintaining and promoting international peace and security, as well as in advancing sustainable development.”
The Special Adviser said the United Nations and the international community “should consistently and systematically engage African youth in all efforts that contribute to the Silencing the Guns initiative.”
In her address to the Council, the African Union Special Envoy on Youth, Aya Chebbi, said “African Youth do not resign themselves to the hardships of their situation, they are using their agency and creativity to build the Africa we want.”
Chebbi said, “many young people have internalized the idea that they are marginalized and now see these violent groups as legitimate fighters, not perpetrators of violence. So, we have to value our youth and their contribution to society. They will look for recognition elsewhere if we don’t.”
The African Union’s Silencing the Guns initiative aims to end all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence, violent conflicts and to prevent genocide in the continent by 2020.
TRT: 02:26
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 02 OCTOBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
02 OCTOBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Bience Philomina Gawana, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Africa:
“Africa is one of the world’s youngest continents. As is well-noted in the concept note for this debate, over nearly 20 percent of Africa’s 1.2 billion population, approximately 220 million, are aged between 15 to 24. This number is projected to rise to about 350 million in the next decade. Therefore, it is imperative that Africa harnesses this demographic dividend in silencing the guns.”
5. Med shot, delegate
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Bience Philomina Gawana, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Africa:
“If the right investments in youth are made, and their social, political and economic engagement recognized and nurtured, societies may reap a peace dividend. For this reason, the global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Security Council Resolution 2250, collectively recognize the important and positive role that youth play in maintaining and promoting international peace and security, as well as in advancing sustainable development.”
7. Med shot, delegate
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Bience Philomina Gawana, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Africa:
“As we fast approach the next African Union Summit and the launch of the continental campaign on Silencing the Guns in February 2020, the United Nations and international community should consistently and systematically engage African youth in all efforts that contribute to the Silencing the Guns initiative.”
9. Wide shot, Council
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Aya Chebbi, African Union Special Envoy on Youth:
“African Youth do not resign themselves to the hardships of their situation, they are using their agency and creativity to build the Africa we want. There is a danger of the victimization narrative. It is disempowering and it overlooks youth’s agency. Many young people have internalized the idea that they are marginalized and now see these violent groups as legitimate fighters, not perpetrators of violence. So, we have to value our youth and their contribution to society. They will look for recognition elsewhere if we don’t.”
11. Zoom out, end of meeting
STORYLINE:
The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Africa, Bience Philomina Gawana, today (2 Oct) said Africa, with approximately 220 million people are aged between 15 to 24, “is one of the world’s youngest continents,” and with this number projected to rise to about 350 million in the next decade “it is imperative that Africa harnesses this demographic dividend in silencing the guns.”
Addressing a Security Council debate on Peace and Security in Africa: Mobilizing the Youth Towards Silencing the Guns 2020, Gawana said, “if the right investments in youth are made, and their social, political and economic engagement recognized and nurtured, societies may reap a peace dividend.”
For this reason, she said, “the global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Security Council Resolution 2250, collectively recognize the important and positive role that youth play in maintaining and promoting international peace and security, as well as in advancing sustainable development.”
The Special Adviser said the United Nations and the international community “should consistently and systematically engage African youth in all efforts that contribute to the Silencing the Guns initiative.”
In her address to the Council, the African Union Special Envoy on Youth, Aya Chebbi, said “African Youth do not resign themselves to the hardships of their situation, they are using their agency and creativity to build the Africa we want.”
Chebbi said, “many young people have internalized the idea that they are marginalized and now see these violent groups as legitimate fighters, not perpetrators of violence. So, we have to value our youth and their contribution to society. They will look for recognition elsewhere if we don’t.”
The African Union’s Silencing the Guns initiative aims to end all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence, violent conflicts and to prevent genocide in the continent by 2020.
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