by Lillian Efobi Photo credit: Watch List 2024 | Crisis Group – Countries with Ongoing Conflicts Fro …
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by Lillian Efobi Photo credit: Watch List 2024 | Crisis Group – Countries with Ongoing Conflicts From Northeast Nigeria to South Sudan, Yemen, North Kivu, Gaza and Israel, Ukraine and Colombia, bombs bloom like malevolent flower, dreams lie shattered, violence of symphony cracks lullabies to the cannons forever. The world is in turmoil with many …
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Say what you think, share your opinions, let your voices be heard. Don’t let fear stop you from telling the world how you feel, writes Paige Burton, a 16-year-old from Sydney, Australia. After watching a speech given by 12-year-old Severn Cullis Suzuki of the Environmental Children’s Organisation at the United Nations almost ten years ago, …
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After overcoming many obstacles, the International Year of Youth was officially launched in Guyana on 18 March 2011, writes Abbas Hamid, a 20-year-old youth activist from New Amsterdam. In December 2009, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 64/134 proclaiming the International Year of Youth from August 12 2010 to August 11 2011. It has …
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Guyana celebrated its first International Youth Day with a rally and march, as well as the launch of a United Nations campaign to raise awareness about the earth’s growing population. Mark Ross, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent and one of the organisers of the festivities, reports. August 12 every year is observed around the world as International …
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Guyana celebrated its first International Youth Day with a rally and march, as well as the launch of a United Nations campaign to raise awareness about the earth’s growing population. Mark Ross, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent and one of the organisers of the festivities, reports. August 12 every year is observed around the world as International …
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Young people need to be recognized by policymakers as equal and valuable partners in decision making, not simply as subordinates, writes Meeckel Beecher, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. Youth mainstreaming has become a buzz term in Jamaica and many other countries across the world. Possibly because of the recent youth uprising in the Middle East, Asia …
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Young people need to be recognized by policymakers as equal and valuable partners in decision making, not simply as subordinates, writes Meeckel Beecher, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. Youth mainstreaming has become a buzz term in Jamaica and many other countries across the world. Possibly because of the recent youth uprising in the Middle East, Asia …
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As heads of government come together for a high level meeting at the United Nations in New York, Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago, urges leaders to re-commit to the fight against non-comunicable diseases. Perhaps the most troublesome thing about non-communicable diseases is that any family you visit – in any home and …
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As heads of government come together for a high level meeting at the United Nations in New York, Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago, urges leaders to re-commit to the fight against non-comunicable diseases. Perhaps the most troublesome thing about non-communicable diseases is that any family you visit – in any home and …
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The Australian city of Melbourne recently hosted delegates at the Harvard World Model United Nations. The week-long conference was an inspiring demonstration of youth potential and global promise, says Francis Ventura, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Australia who was also a participant. The Harvard World Model United Nations is an annual gathering of around 2,000 …
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