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UN Announces 17 Young Leaders for the SDGs

Including Pakistan's Hadiqa Bashir & Turkey's İlayda Eskitaşçıoğlu:
UN Announces 17 Young Leaders for the SDGs
Young Leaders for the SDGs is a flagship initiative of the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth which recognizes the efforts of young people who are driving action and galvanizing others in support of the 2030 Agenda.

According to ECO Cultural Institute quoting UN website, the United Nations announced the names of the latest class of 17 Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Friday 18 September 2020.
On a biennial basis, the Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth recognizes 17 young change-makers who are leading efforts to combat the world's most pressing issues and whose leadership is catalyzing the achievement of the SDGs.
"As the UN marks its 75th anniversary during unprecedented times, the 2020 Young Leaders for the SDGs are a clear example of how young people are leading the way in shaping a more sustainable and inclusive future for all," said Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth. "Despite being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, young people around the world continue to demonstrate immense resilience, resourcefulness and leadership in finding innovative solutions to recover better and achieve the SDGs."
These young leaders - between the ages of 18 and 29 years old - represent the diverse voices of young people from every region of the world, and are collectively responsible for activating millions of young people in support of the SDGs. This group will come together as a community to support efforts to engage young people in the realization of the SDGs both through strategic opportunities with the UN and through their existing initiatives, platforms and networks.

The 2020 Young Leaders for the SDGs are:

● AY Young, 29, United States
● Hadiqa Bashir, 18, Pakistan
● İlayda Eskitaşçıoğlu, 26, Turkey
● Jichen Liu, 23, China
● Lester Philipp Vargas Angeles, 24, Peru
● Loay Radwan, 21, Egypt
● Mariama Djambony Badji, 22, Senegal
● Martin Karadzhov, 27, Bulgaria
● Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, 29, Nigeria
● Ralf Toenjes, 28, Brazil
● Satta Sheriff, 22, Liberia
● Siena Castellon, 18, Ireland
● Tania Rosas, 29, Colombia
● Tim Lo Surdo, 26, Australia
● Udit Singhal, 18, India
● Vanessa Nakate, 23, Uganda
● Zahin Razeen, 22, Bangladesh

More information on the 2020 Young Leaders for the SDGs, including the full profiles of the Young Leaders and their commitments to advancing the SDGs, is available at: un.org/youthenvoy/about-the-young-leaders-for-the-sdgs.

 

Sep 20, 2020 09:21
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