Greeting
With the Executive Report in front of you, however, we would like to emphasis one aspect above all: Thank you! Thank you to all our Delegates! We want to empha- sise their extraordinary commitment to the diverse causes our Communiqué so convincingly addresses and their engagement in building the Youth7 network in the long run! Thank you to the team of IJAB e. V. – Thank you for your tireless support! Thank you Marie-Luise, thank you Till, Felix and Roman. And last but not least: Thank you to our Coordinator Christina. Thank you for your incredible commitment, tackling challenges together. In addition, we would like to thank the German National Committee for International Youth Work (DNK) for nominating us as Co-Chairs and supporting us on this incredible experience. The DNK also provided us with the most important group of people to accompany us on this journey: Our Track Sherpa! Felix & Hannah leading the way to a Green & Sus- tainable Planet, Anne & Jonas stepping up for Economic Transformation for Shared Progress, Ruszlan & Lisa fighting for the Resilience of Democ- racies, Eva & Franka advocating for Global Health & Solidarity, and Paul & Katrina as guiding experts on Youth, Peace & Security! Without them Youth7 Germany 2022 would not have been possible.
challenges on mental health, exacerbated by the stresses in climate anxiety, economic distress and escalating conflict. We highly welcome that G7 Leaders listened to the voice of young people. Without doubt, mental health will continue to remain an imminent challenge for our generation. We urge the G7 to let the Leaders’ Communiqué be more than words and that actions follows accordingly. This is of utmost importance for us, as our part- ners Future Leaders Network from the UK had succeeded in placing this issue and putting it on the G7 agenda during the previous presidency. Sustained continuity is a very essential element for us to succeed in advocacy, which is why we have followed our work on this particular matter. Another topic we dedicated advocacy efforts to was Youth, Peace & Security. As Youth 7 we are deeply disappointed to see that the Leaders’ Communiqué did not mention the Youth, Peace and Security agenda. We are pleased to see that the Women, Peace and Security agenda is addressed and promoted. We urged G7 leaders throughout the entire process to focus on the role of young people in crises, peace and democracy. The G7 leaders have missed the opportunity to recognise the importance of youth in peacebuilding and democracy processes. We will continue to call upon G7 leaders to lead by example in the implemen- tation and institutionalisation of the UN Security Council Resolutions 2250, 2419 and 2535 and to develop national action plans. Looking ahead, the Japanese G7 Presidency and our partners G7 / G20 Youth Japan took up the baton of furthering youth participation and to hosting the Youth7 Summit 2023, early and in close cooperation with our team. We are most confident that our colleagues from Japan will continue to advocate for the issues that are close to the needs and interests of young people. We further hope that they will experience the same open-minded- ness from their Presidency as we have, wish them all the best for the coming year, and look forward to accompanying the Japanese team on their journey. From our perspective, it is important to discuss and strive for diverse, inclusive and accessible youth participation.
THANK YOU! Co-Chairs Youth7 Germany 2022 Carolina Claus
Benjamin Günther
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