chinese youth put forward youth proposals at the un future summit
2024-09-23
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china youth daily client news (china youth daily/china youth network reporter zhao anqi) from september 20 to 21, chinese youth representatives selected by the all-china youth federation participated in the 2024 united nations future summit action day in new york. in many meetings and activities, they introduced the efforts and contributions made by chinese youth to promote the implementation of the united nations sustainable development goals and global development initiatives, and demonstrated the innovative practices and international responsibilities of chinese youth on the united nations stage.
as a rapporteur, xie zongxu, a doctoral student at tsinghua university, reported to amina mohammed, deputy secretary-general of the united nations, and felipe paulie, assistant secretary-general of the united nations youth affairs, at the closing ceremony of the first day of the future summit action day. he said that young people are active participants and co-creators in the digital age, and called for the promotion of digital education, the strengthening of cross-border cooperation and youth participation to achieve a more inclusive and sustainable digital future.
wang xiao, a member of the shanghai youth federation and a young blogger, introduced how china promotes digital empowerment in backward areas through cooperation among the government, enterprises and social organizations, so that people can truly benefit from economic and technological development. he also shared the experience and practices of new media platforms in empowering young people to realize their self-worth and practice social responsibility.
qiu boran, a doctoral student at peking university, combined his own professional and scientific research practice to introduce the practical explorations of chinese youth in the fields of climate change and carbon neutrality, and shared the path to better play the role of youth in the future prospects of sustainable development. he hopes to discuss and optimize solutions to global environmental problems with young people from all over the world on the future summit action day.
li yuanquan, a youth researcher at unicef global climate action, said at the side event that contemporary youth, as the "indigenous people" of the digital and artificial intelligence era, have the ability and willingness to contribute to climate action and other global sustainable development goals. he called on more young people to speak out, participate in cutting-edge global issues and strive for opportunities to participate in decision-making.
in an interview with un radio, wang yi, director-general of the world youth development forum secretariat, introduced the achievements of the world youth development forum and the global youth development action plan in gathering youth power to implement global development initiatives and the un 2030 agenda for sustainable development, and called on young people from all countries to work together to actively promote global development.
in order to promote the participation of young people around the world in global development, the all-china youth federation supported four young backbones of typical projects of the global youth development action plan to participate in the future summit action day.
gloria anderson mbikili, founder of the one computer lab & one school project in tanzania, suggested in her speech at the conference that in order to narrow the digital divide among marginalized youth groups, public, private and international institutions should work to ensure that digital access becomes a right so that more marginalized youth can take advantage of the opportunities brought by digital technology.
laleb abid from pakistan developed the "bridging the gap" app, which has provided reproductive health training services to more than 10,000 young women in pakistan. she believes that technology is a key tool to improve access to reproductive health services, and digital access can help bridge the gap in education, training and health care.
rorisson timothy press majwafe from south africa and ednam uki egobasimwen from the united kingdom also shared their action projects at the side event.
the future summit is the most important agenda of the united nations this year and will have a significant impact on global development and the transformation of the global governance system. the united nations held the future summit action day event at the united nations headquarters in new york from september 20 to 21, focusing on topics such as digital and technology, peace and security, sustainable development and financing, and paying special attention to youth and future generations. un secretary-general antonio guterres, deputy secretary-general amina mohammed and others attended the action day and delivered speeches.
it is reported that the all-china youth federation, in cooperation with relevant un agencies, held the 2024 world youth development forum in china in august this year. during the forum, more than 2,000 youth representatives from more than 100 countries jointly issued the "international youth initiative on the future summit". a "future summit" youth roundtable was also held during the meeting. after the meeting, the all-china youth federation submitted the initiative to the organizer of the united nations future summit.
(source: china youth daily client)
