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Now meet 10 young people are prime examples of how the youth are reminding their communities how to stick together, even when we’re all staying apart. And when we do, I am sure that history will show the world’s young people helped to bridge the world from fear to hope and from confusion to understanding. You may never visit South Sudan, or travel to Peru, or find yourself in Italy, but when you read their stories you can find something that transcends time and space: a universal impulse to help others in times of need. That is why starting from today, every week, I want to introduce ten young people fighting coronavirus in their communities. Yes, we need scientific breakthroughs, action by governments and a massive amount of financing, but we also need the kind of initiative and resourcefulness that motivate the world’s outstanding youth. Through the confusion, stress and worry that the pandemic naturally causes, young activists and volunteers across the globe are generating ideas, energy and empathy, saving countless lives.Īs the United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, I know there is no better resource in times of trouble than young people. But even as young people face unprecedented difficulties and uncharted paths, they are rising up to make a difference. The coronavirus has made new terms like social distancing and self-isolation common, and enveloped communities around the world in fear. We have all been thrust into a new environment.
But I have seen how young people today - the world’s largest generation of youth in history - is finding purpose in this moment of crisis, and inspiring others to hope and act. Some have warned that in addition to the tragedy of lost lives and the pain of lost livelihoods, a generation has lost its chance to contribute to our future.