  {"id":252439,"date":"2023-04-25T09:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T13:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/?p=252439"},"modified":"2023-04-25T09:45:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T13:45:14","slug":"pga-remarks-to-the-ecosoc-youth-forum-opening-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/04\/25\/pga-remarks-to-the-ecosoc-youth-forum-opening-session\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA remarks to the ECOSOC Youth Forum &#8211; Opening Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>Csaba\u00a0<em>K\u0151r\u00f6si<\/em><i>,<\/i>\u00a0President of the 77<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0session of the General Assembly<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>&#8212;-<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>ECOSOC Youth Forum \u2013 Opening Session<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>25 April 2023<a name=\"x__Hlk130296718\" data-safelink=\"true\"><\/a><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>(As Delivered)<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Thank you much, Madam President,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Excellencies,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Leaders of today,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Leaders of tomorrow,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Welcome to this Chamber, welcome to the United Nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">As young people today, you are warriors. We regard you as warriors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">You are making your mark \u2013 as we heard from the ECOSOC President \u2013 in a world overcome by complex, interlinked crises, that have been supercharged by the COVID pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">You are fighting for your lives, your families, your communities, and our planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">It is the way of the warrior to fight superior odds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">You are fighting those odds with little more than your voice, your phones, your social media accounts and activities, and your enthusiasm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">And yet, despite it all \u2013 you are winning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">You are winning already by being here, being involved, and being heard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">And I hope \u2013 being listened to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">To give you a few examples of how your engagement is making a difference:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Just last month, the UN General Assembly passed by consensus a resolution\u00a0requesting the International Court of Justice to issue an Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations regarding climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">It has been a long battle for more than 10 years, and the last four years, turned to be decisive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This was a historic moment inspired by young law students in the Pacific who, in 2019, raised their concerns to the attention of Vanuatu\u2019s Government. The rest is history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">There are other examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In Ghana, young climate activist Joshua Amponsem founded\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Original URL: http:\/\/www.greenafricayouth.com\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenafricayouth.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteven.philip%40un.org%7C69975c151e154066c7a908db4591d961%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C638180264942854355%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qH%2FkSzGCWeMt0UcLNu3o%2FdQcgo5FcztyMIfLhSvkC1c%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">It led to the first community-led zero waste program in West Africa \u2013 the Sustainable Community Project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The project has been replicated across municipalities, provided jobs to more than 100 people and restored dignity to the work of informal waste collectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is proof that you can be drivers of real transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">That your commitment, your thoughts and innovations may prove to be game-changing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Young people\u2019s ideas are critical because our 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is badly off-track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is a perfect opportunity to come up with some game-changing solutions on several SDGs that will be under review at our High-level Political Forum in July, as we heard from the President of the ECOSOC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">We just concluded the UN Water Conference. We emerged with nine game-changing ideas and a Water Action Agenda containing more than 700 voluntary commitments from Governments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Many of these would not have been born and accepted without the inquisitive and innovative minds of young people, without your dedication<\/span><span lang=\"HU\">, your energy, your thirst to do things. And now we have them, and now we\u2019re going to change the course of events. Thank you very much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"HU\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Dear Friends,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">We have reached tipping points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Points of no return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">And, in a sense, the moment of truth has come. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\">\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">We cannot accept any more excuses for delaying the implementation of the pledges my generation has made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">I cannot see anything that would be more urgent than to reverse at least some of the human-induced damage to our natural resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">To our planet, the only home we have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Keep this in mind \u2013 educate yourselves and hold leaders accountable for promises made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">You will soon have a good partner on your side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The new UN Youth Office is taking shape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">And once established, this will guarantee that your voices are systematically integrated across the United Nations system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Now is the time to share your perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Because now is the time to\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-IE\">transform our practices, the way we live and the way we think about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">We are the first generation of feeling the really, really very bad shape of climate, water, biodiversity. And we are the last generation that can still do something about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">I have to tell you, it will not be easy progress or smooth sailing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">But, if you feel stuck, remember what Jordin Sparks sang, \u201cwe live and we learn to take one step at a time\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">I thank you, and welcome aboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si,\u00a0President of the 77th\u00a0session of the General Assembly &#8212;- ECOSOC Youth Forum \u2013 Opening Session 25 April 2023 (As Delivered) \u00a0 Thank you much, Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nMessage on the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO)\r\n\r\n7 April 2023\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this World Health Day, I congratulate WHO on its 75th anniversary.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOver the course of its history, WHO has contributed to landmark achievements in public health, including the eradication of smallpox, the near eradication of polio and the expansion of childhood immunization, saving millions of lives.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMore recently, WHO has played a key role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and helped galvanise the most complex vaccination campaign in history. Time and again, WHO has proved that investing in science lies at the heart of reaching our objective of a healthy and prosperous future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHowever, the pandemic has disrupted essential health services in most of the countries, shortened life expectancy, and halted progress towards universal health coverage.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHalfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we must redouble our efforts to achieve its goals. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAs we prepare for the upcoming high-level meetings on health in the General Assembly, let us seize this opportunity to reconfirm our collective pledges and chart new pathways for a healthy and sustainable future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this day and every day, let us commit to achieve Health for All.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PGA remarks to the ECOSOC Youth Forum - Opening Session - General Assembly of the United Nations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/04\/25\/pga-remarks-to-the-ecosoc-youth-forum-opening-session\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PGA remarks to the ECOSOC Youth Forum - Opening Session - General Assembly of the United Nations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si,\u00a0President of the 77th\u00a0session of the General Assembly ---- ECOSOC Youth Forum \u2013 Opening Session 25 April 2023 (As Delivered) \u00a0 Thank you much, Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/04\/25\/pga-remarks-to-the-ecosoc-youth-forum-opening-session\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"General Assembly of the United Nations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-04-25T13:45:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-25T13:45:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steven Viju Philip\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Steven Viju Philip\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.un.org\\\/pga\\\/77\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/25\\\/pga-remarks-to-the-ecosoc-youth-forum-opening-session\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.un.org\\\/pga\\\/77\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/25\\\/pga-remarks-to-the-ecosoc-youth-forum-opening-session\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Steven Viju Philip\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.un.org\\\/pga\\\/77\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5023a3e992d3ff96de578367d1f34eaa\"},\"headline\":\"PGA remarks to the ECOSOC Youth Forum &#8211; 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