We have the largest youth population in history. Denmark is committed to helping youth get the means and skills required to be drivers of development. Cameroon: President Paul Biya recalled the founding of the United Nations as an institution to secure peace for future generations. Without peace, we cannot take any sustainable and effective initiative in the interest of our youth and our peoples. Our only option is to value these assets, to make them distinctive and focused on those who truly are development actors and beneficiaries: the children, youths, women and men of any country.
Saint Lucia: Prime Minister Allen Michael Chastanet made a strong appeal to take urgent action against climate change, not least for future generations. The opportunities and rights of youths, migrants and workers are curtailed and their human rights are openly and systematically violated. Thailand: Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai underscored that transformation begins from within, especially for young people.
The first step of a successful transformation is to work on the mindsets, especially of children and youth. We must not forget them. Their voices must be heard. The future belongs to them. Protection of children today, prevents conflicts tomorrow. We urge all countries to form their own feminist policy and to ensure that everyone, women, men, boys and girls are treated equally.
Solomon Islands: Prime Minister Manasseh Damukana Sogavare reaffirmed its support for the responsibility to protect women and children in armed conflict, and asked others to do the same. They are the most vulnerable to the evil designs of fellow human beings. They must therefore be protected.
The protection of people is in the DNA of this organization. Somalia: Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire highlighted the importance of investing in young people as a solution to countering criminal networks and promoting peace. The urgent need to invest in education, skills building and livelihood opportunities for our youth is crucial. Similarly, youth are vital to peace-building and state-building. Lesotho: Prime Minister Motsoahae Thomas Thabane reaffirmed the need to include young people as active and equal partners in development and democracy.
It would be unwise and a serious miscalculation not to recognize the youth as partners of today and leaders of tomorrow. She is the youngest President of the Senate ever appointed in Barbados, the first female and the first person with a disability ever to hold that position.
We must create opportunities and hope for young generations looking to a tomorrow with optimism and confidence. Nepal: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba condemned terrorism and expressed concern about the radicalization of young people. We have introduced free education that is available right across our country, leading to a doubling the number of children in school, most of the new students being girls.
Through Skill India, Start-Up India and Stand-Up India poor and middle class youth are being trained to match their honed talent with bank credit and become self-employed or small-scale entrepreneurs. The Commonwealth of the Bahamas: Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Allen Henfield highlighted that his country is walking the talk when it comes to youth political participation. Singapore: Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan focused on creating equal opportunities for all through education.
In Singapore, we have invested heavily in education and skills training for our people, for both the young and old, to give everyone an opportunity to build a meaningful life. Ireland: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Ireland Simon Coveney underscored the need to listen to young people aspiration as an embodiment of the UN Charter and recognized young people as the key to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.
Young people must have a role in shaping a future that they will ultimately inherit. In this regard, my Government has made it a priority to create the conditions for youth to be part of decision making processes. Often dismissed because of their young age, these activists also complained about being further marginalized because of where they are from. Colombia native Sofia Gutierrez, 19, shared similar sentiments, telling ABC News, "They need to start using their power in the correct way because right now, they're using it to spill blood in countries like mine.
Hailing from Barbados, which has an insignificant contribution to world carbon emissions levels, year-old Ashley Lashley asserted that developed nations need to set more ambitious targets to offset the disproportionate ill effects on small island countries like her own.
On the issue of developing nations paying the cost while sharing the blame with developed countries for their overreliance on coal, Mhandu suggested turning to Indigenous knowledge sources and communities that have learned to live in harmony with nature. Calling for the decolonization of knowledge systems, Njugana campaigned for the recognition of Indigenous knowledge as a system akin to Western counterparts. We have the ideation aspects of making decisions and the prototypes that they can use in implementing their projects.
The young adults criticized world leaders for their detached approach to climate change and called out the cognitive dissonance between their promises and actions. This is somebody's sibling. This is somebody's best friend," Njuguna said, addressing world leaders. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts.
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