More than half of all people alive today are under 30.
The future belongs to young people.
Next Generation Fellows @InesYabar & @PrachiShe are leading & standing with young people around the world to seize their future.
Read our conversation 👉 bit.ly/3zizU5R
For our Malaria/Climate series, today we're exploring the impact of extreme weather 🌀 🌊⛈️ on malaria & healthcare access.
@InesYabar, Lead Next Gen Fellow for @unfoundation, shares her story about the impacts of flooding in Sierra Leone.
beatmalaria.org/climate#UniteTheFight
They are not just statistics. They are mothers, daughters, and sisters facing heightened risks of Gender-Based Violence in the shadow of the climate crisis #16Days
What steps can we take to protect and empower them?
#NoExcuseGBVxClimateJustice#ClimateCrisis#WhispersFrontlines
Excited to share that I'm part of #ActNowFilm premiering at #COP28 🎉 It was such a privilege to have a conversation with @CFigueres
Join us on Dec 8 in the Green Zone. Let's amplify youth voices in global climate negotiations! Follow @ActNowFilm or visit go.bath.ac.uk/actnowfilm-202…
The next panel… moderated by none other than @InesYabar! @unfoundation NextGenFellow
We met Inés last year when she stepped up to model intergenerational collaboration from stage as brilliant BEC launch co-host 💪
Great to see you asking the important questions today Ines 👌
Peace is under assault across communities, countries and regions.
Now more than ever, we must support young people as they lead the call for a future of peace, justice & opportunity. #PeaceDay
Up next in our #InternationalYouthDay series is Inés!
To Inés, International Youth Day “is a day where we can showcase youth action and also invite others to join us in intergenerational movements towards a more sustainable world.” #IYD2023
“This is the right time to be a woman in India” Smiriti Irani, minister or women and child development at the @PMNCH board meeting.
Here as a @unfoundation@NxtGenFellows and the generosity of @FIAFdn to support #youthleadership
Our Lead Next Generation fellow just spoke at @AsiaDiveExpo on powering youth to take action 💪🏼 #youthpower she was able to share how she was empowered to take action on plastic pollution & is now supporting young people to take leadership on what they are most passionate about.
Oops, I got cropped out of the picture but actually I think that is a good thing ;) LDC5 is after all about least developed countries and they should be front and center!
Let's keep implementing the vision for a better future set out in the Declaration! 🙂
This is an exciting moment! Especially proud of @Jeo758 and the journey 💚 looking forward to seeing what this amazing group of young leaders continue doing through and beyond #yag@RestlessDev@NxtGenFellows
I'm proud to announce the 7 young leaders who will form my next @YAGClimate Youth Advisory Group, working side-by-side with climate activists & experts.
I'm honoured to stand with them & young people worldwide for bolder #ClimateAction.
un.org/en/climatechange/yout…
Great to join the “Pace and patterns of structural transformation in Asia Pacific” conversation now with the president of Timor Leste, event convened by @UNESCAP. Thank you @Sofia_Borges7 for connecting youth with so many LDC leaders, generating impact beyond borders. #LDC5
So grateful being in NY for a few weeks means joining in person events at @UN HQ 🙂what would you like me to share more of here? Twitter is not my preferred platform but I can try 😅
Today our next generation fellow lead @InesYabar joins the @ILO_NewYork for the #worlddayofsocialjustice commemorative event in the #ecosoc chamber 🙂 what is social justice to you? Tweet at us and we may be able to share your reflections from the floor 🙂
2023 Global Engagement Summit selfie from the General Assembly Hall at the @UN with over 1,000 grassroots activists & change makers from across 🇺🇸 who are advocating for a strong US UN partnership for global peace and security 🇺🇳 #USAforUN
Compared to adults, young people are more likely to:
❌Live in poverty
❌Lose their jobs
❌Be underrepresented and marginalized
It's time to invest in young people. ⌛️
Join our first #BigBrainstorm Spotlight Session, starting in 3 hours! ⏰
Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/spotlight-1…