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Sri Lanka co-hosts ‘Summer Youth Assembly’ at the United Nations
View(s):UNITED NATIONS – Sri Lanka’s Permanent Mission co-hosted the 20th Session of the ‘Summer Youth Assembly’, along with the Permanent Missions of Kenya and Portugal, in collaboration with the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation.
The opening ceremony took place in the General Assembly Hall last week, and the event continued with a number of panel discussions and workshops, under the theme “Society for all: Equity and Inclusion for a Sustainable Future.” The opening ceremony was attended by more than 800 youth delegates from over 110 countries.
Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative Rohan Perera told the Assembly that inclusion becomes more meaningful if it is based on equity and that equity is central to development. All these factors go in tandem and become key aspects for building a strong and healthy society.
Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Youth, also addressed the gathering and said her belief is that the present young generation can be the first generation to end poverty and the last generation to fight for climate change.
