GENERAL
„Young people have so much input and value that they can share with each other and bring to these important policy discussions.” Safia Sangster, Head Delegate United Kingdom
Until the very lats evening, their passionate commit- ment to achieve position that holds the full support of all Delegations – G7 members and partner Dele- gations alike.
Young Expertise & Young Leadership
Youth7 continues to provide an international for a to young activists and leaders eager to contribute to shaping the world’s most current challenges, on all levels, from local change to multilateral fora. Not only are they able to provide a youth-centered approach by taking on leadership and ownership themselves, which is not yet a structural element of the G7. Delegates bring in their professional and academic knowledge and skills, ranging across fields from medical school graduates to environ- mental engineers, as likely as young lawyers-in training to teachers, they represent a diverse community among themselves. This allows for inter- national hands-on best practices being shared as well as building a learning network, collecting up-to-date and science-based information on their various topics. Youth7, and Youth20, deserve closer attention and the full political support of each Presidency, as the format involve youth in sharing and further devel- oping knowledge into policy, and the dissemina- tion of their demands to decision-makers and civil society – an advanced course in active citizenship and public leadership. Global voices heard and recognised With all Delegations joining for the final vote, the Youth7 Communiqué 2022, reflected not only common positions but also the global outreach of Youth7. Its recommendations not only considered the long-term implications of political decisions for future generations, but ever more so global inter- dependencies and consequences of the actions taken by the leading economies of the G7 world- wide. The perspectives and insights did inform the negotiations within the Tracks and deliberations
Unanimously adopted, endowed with a strong mandate Calling for a progressive and future oriented G7 Summit, the Youth7 Communiqué 2022 successfully addressed all the priority areas of the G7 Presidency and outlined a comprehensive programme. In its ambition, the Youth7 Communiqué reaches beyond the Leaders’ counterpart – which may be assumed a natural given that the youth engagement process brought together strong young activist voices and young civic leaders. The most impressive aspect of the 23 page-manifesto, is grounded in the unani- mous vote upon each Track. From early March to mid-May, Delegates managed not only to identify the most pressing challenges, gathered research, included perspectives from academia and poli- tics, but further succeeded in negotiating a series of policy recommendations that answer to the demands of young people from 12 Delegations spanning the entire globe.
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