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Youth Taking Actions to Implement the 2030 Agenda
Our globe is home to 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10-24. The youth population is growing fastest in less developing countries, despite the hard circumstances, low living standards and, in some countries, war. “Young people must be at the centre of the post-2015 vision for sustainable development to drive the future we want,” says Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director at UNFPA. As a youth, and unlike many others, I was given the chance to put youthful efforts into one of UNFPA’s biggest events in my home country, Syria. Through that, I was able to see passionate people...