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Official account of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake — . Bringing the UN closer to young people. #Youth2030
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👋 Looking forward to seeing you during the upcoming #UNGA 🙌 Calling on young people to join #BTS in sharing #YourStories about #YouthToday! #kpop #army #방탄소년단 #btsarmy
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여러분 한 명, 한 명의 이야기를 UN에서 전할 수 있도록 #YouthToday 에 관한 #YourStories 를 들려주세요! 🌳📸🤸‍♂️💪 Help us take each and every one of your stories to the U.N. by telling us #YourStories about #YouthToday ! 📝💭🧘‍♂️🏃‍♀️
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Feeling refreshed by your energetic dance & the speech of hope you delivered at the #SDGMoment 2021 🔥 You’ve encouraged so many #YouthToday to lead positive change - please continue to be our inspiration for action! #kpop #army #방탄소년단 #btsarmy #BTS
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Your participation made this speech possible. We were thrilled to have the honor of telling the world the stories of #YouthToday together with you. We will always be by your side. #YourStories are just beginning. #BTS #방탄소년단
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For me growing up, #KofiAnnan was the He made us, an entire generation; believe, trust & count on multilateralism. He believed that young people are “never too young to lead” & created platforms for us to be heard & empowered. Join Madiba in heaven & guide us Dear Sir!
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Today marks a historic moment as the UN General Assembly unanimously adopts Resolution A/76/L85 to establish a new UN Youth Office, integrating the existing work of my office 👏 This is a groundbreaking milestone to advance the ’s work with & for youth everywhere 🇺🇳
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Standing in solidarity with my fellow young Nigerian sisters and brothers who are calling for institutional reform. I am calling on all parties to protect their rights and address the needs of all young people. Let’s follow their leadership.
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When Nigerians are tired, they can actually mobilize in numbers. I’m so proud of our voice, strength & resilience. Just look at the #EndSarsProtests, we are sending a strong message. Now, consistency is one of the greatest tools of activism, we must stay on it till they #EndSARS.
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Hey, #BLINKS worldwide 👋 Are you joining in calling on fellow youth to follow the upcoming & take #ClimateAction? 😯 Support their role as #SDG advocates by coming #TogetherForOurPlanet 🙌 #blackpinkdiamond #blackpinkdivine #JENNIE #JISOO #LISA #ROSÉ
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CALLING ALL #BLINKS! Only a few days to go until #COP26 in Glasgow. Time to step up and come #TogetherForOurPlanet 🌍 Watch this space for more #ClimateActionInYourArea @COP26
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As our hearts bleed for #SriLanka 🇱🇰 let our generation show the world that there is no space for violence and hatred in our country anymore. No matter how many times our resilience is tested we will never give up on peace!! We will get through this. Together as one.
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#Youth2030: The Youth Strategy matters because young ppl's empowerment, development, & engagement is a means to build a better, more sustainable, and peaceful world, as envisioned in the #2030Agenda for Sustainable Development🕊️ The time has come to make the UN younger!
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The UN Youth Strategy, Working With and For Young People, comes at a critical time as the advances a series of reforms that seek to ensure that our work delivers for those we serve and leaves no one behind #Youth2030 📣🗓Only 5 more days until the launch at #UNGA!
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I am so humbled by this recognition 🙏🏽 If not for the young people who believe in me, bosses and who let me “misbehave”, a team that has my back, and a supportive family; this work wouldn’t be possible. Your girl is only getting started! 🙌🏽
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Introducing the inaugural #TIME100Next, featuring 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, politics, entertainment and more ti.me/370thCv
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Humbled & inspired to listen all inputs shared by youth delegates, leaders, and participants this afternoon. To sum up, I have my 🔑 takeaways. It’s my great hope to have the support of 🌎 youth, friends of systems, and Member States in order to make #Youth2030 a reality👇🏻:
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A big step forward in 2020 is NO MORE UNPAID INTERNSHIPS in my office! Till now, we've offered 4⃣ fellowships for young people from developing countries and there will be more opportunities for YOU in the future! #31DaysOfYOUth
The banner shows a globe and reads "No more unpaid internships - join the team fighting for youth at the UN".
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It’s been a privilege to speak in front of 45K young ppl who believe in peace! Remember 👉a superhero doesn’t need to wear a cape, it can be a scout in a neckerchief who choose unity over division & brings peace to their community. Who's ready to change the 🌏? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️#ScoutJamboree
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Deeply saddened by the loss of lives including UN, Government & Civil Society colleagues & activists in the devastating Ethiopian Airlines crash. Their families are in our thoughts & prayers...We will continue to fight for the causes they were fighting for till their last breath.
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“Youth are too young to make a difference.”🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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Exciting! Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace & Security passed👏🏾SG will report to the Council in 2020. This proves advancement of YPS agenda+brings us 1 step closer to the goal 👉🏾young ppl should be meaningfully engaged in building & sustaining peace🕊 #Youth4Peace
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In honour of sharing a special message to young people during the #UNGA today, throwing it back to when they joined us for the launch of the #Youth2030 strategy in September 2018 🙌 Watch LIVE ➡️ facebook.com/mofakr.kr/vide #BTSArmy
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"I have come to love myself for who I am, for who I was, and for who I hope to become. Now I urge you to speak yourself." ❤ @BTS_twt member Kim Nam-joon's speech at #Youth2030 was a 💪🏾 reminder of young ppl's power. Glad they'll be the Good Will Ambassadors for @_GenUnlimited!
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With only 4 days to go 😲 until the launch of The UN Youth Strategy and #UNGA my team is working incredibly hard to make this event a success! Follow me for a exclusive office tour to see what we are up to and let us know why #Youth2030 matters to you... AND BE PART OF IT!
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Girls who code are my kind of superheroes💪🏽 Girls Technovation Challenge participants developed solutions for 👨🏽‍🍳Gender balanced household chores 🚑Emergency services 🗑Municipal garbage collection 📚School book sharing ⛹🏽‍♀️Sport coaching & They r only 10-18 yrs old!
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So excited for #YouthDay! 🙌🏻 Who’s ready to join the in #TransformingEducation and empowering ALL young people? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🎉 #Youth2030 #31DaysofYOUth
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Education should help young people learn how to learn: combining knowledge, life skills & critical thinking. On #YouthDay, we celebrate all those who are working to transform education to make it more inclusive, accessible & relevant to today’s world. un.org/en/events/yout
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Leaders say “young people are leading climate action”. But are they even listening to them?
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I am disappointed with the results of #COP25. The international community lost an important opportunity to show increased ambition on mitigation, adaptation & finance to tackle the climate crisis. But we must not give up, and I will not give up.
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📣 YOUth voted & we have our first ever #YouthLead emoji — designed by you, for you! To mark 2️⃣ years of the #Youth2030 strategy, we’re asking young ppl around the 🌏 to share what youth leadership looks like to you. Join the convo in your language 👇
Tweet #YouthLead
Tweet #JeunesseEnAvant
Tweet #JuventudLidera
Tweet #الشباب_قادة
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