"YOUTH"

Hybrid Press Conference: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed following the conclusion of the High-level week of the 78th session of the General Assembly

A High-level event at United Nations Headquarters brought together key sports stakeholders such as the President of the Football Federation of Cameroon, former FC Barcelona player Samuel Eto’o, and technology leaders to address the existing gaps and threats of trafficking in sports and how technology can be utilized to find lasting solutions. UNIFEED

Actor and advocate Dia Mirza said that with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at halftime, “there is still a significant absence of political will, and without political will, we can't get ahead, and we cannot do all that we need done as fast as it's needed to be done.” UNIFEED

Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy of Saint Lucia, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 23 and 26 September 2023).

More than 500 people, including several members of the national parliament, gathered in Terekeka County’s Freedom Square to renew their commitment to peace ahead of elections scheduled for December 2024. They did so under the galvanizing rallying cry of “Peace Begins with Me”. UNMISS

More than a week after floods caused by Storm Daniel devastated eastern Libya, killing thousands and displacing many more, the country’s Minister of Youth, Fatalla AF Elzuni, called upon the world “to live up to its responsibility to Libya in order to help cope with the aftermath of this disaster.” UNIFEED

Fatalla AF Elzuni, Minister of Youth of the State of Libya, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19-26 September 2023).

There’s a global consensus on the importance of young people actively participating in the political life of any nation. South Sudan, the world’s newest country, is no exception, as students participating in an inter-university debate in Juba demonstrated. UNMISS

A new UN report focused on reparatory justice for people of African descent urged States to show strong leadership and political will in tackling the lasting consequences of enslavement, the trade in enslaved Africans, and colonialism. OHCHR

During the SDG Summit in New York, representatives of the youth, politicians and leaders of international organizations debated what will it take to keep the promise of the 2030 Agenda. UNIFEED