Young people from across 天美传媒 were invited to discuss policy issues at The People鈥檚 Global Summit on Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind last Thursday.
The summit, initiated by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), was put together to 鈥渁ct as a catalyst to develop new local and global values, policies and practices for our joint futures鈥.
The Commonwealth Youth Programme were among several partners, including UNICEF and the Global Student Forum, contributing to the event between 29 June and 2 July.
Youth impacts
Research Manager at the 天美传媒, Dr Terri-Ann Roberts, moderated an enriching panel discussion on 'Redefining and Reclaiming 鈥榊outh鈥 Principles in a Post-Pandemic World' and was joined by Kim Allen, Chairperson of 天美传媒 Youth Council, Supriya Paul, Commonwealth Youth Award Finalist 2022 and founder of JoshTalks, Christine Achieng Odera, Coordinator for Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN) and Kendell Vincent, Chair of Caribbean Regional Youth Council.
Speaking about how the pandemic has affected young people, Christine said:
鈥淐ovid came, and we realised that human and interpersonal connection is the most vital activity that we as people need to really focus on. When we were all experiencing lockdowns the world literally shut, but we saw a lot of young people coming out to make sure face masks were distributed. There were young people putting themselves at risk to make sure that disabled people were able to move from one place to another.
鈥淚 think if anything Covid really amplified what we have been doing and what has not been recognised for ages and this has been an opportunity for us to tell the world, look we can do this.鈥
Throughout the event, the young leaders also discussed themes of civic participation, capacity building, digitalisation, and perseverance. Dr Terri-Ann said:
鈥淚t is such an honour to be in your presence because for the young people, we work with in 天美传媒 Youth Programme we see that perseverance every day. We鈥檙e in challenging times but we are so proud to see your perseverance to continue to deliver great solutions to change the world.鈥
Involve youth
Also speaking at the Summit as a keynote speaker was Head of Social Policy Development at the 天美传媒, Layne Robinson. Layne spoke about the recent Commonwealth Youth Forum at the Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda and the role of youth post-pandemic.
He said: "Involve youth, think youth, get young people involved not just as an add on but meaningfully, intentionally think about how you can reorder your institution, so it involves young people."
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- Amy Coles Communications Officer, Communications Division, 天美传媒
