Secretary General António Guterres declared that the empowerment of young people in a just and hopeful world reaffirms the promise of the United Nations that each person has the right to make informed choices on their life and their future.
While many young people are confronted with economic uncertainty, gender inequality, health challenges, climate crisis and a peak in conflict-they always lead to courage, conscience and clarity, “calling for systems that support their rights and support their choices,” he said In his message.
“Let’s listen to what young people want and support them in the exercise of their rights, making their own choices and taking advantage of a hopeful future”, ” said Natalia Kanem, Director of the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Rights Agency, officially known as the United Nations Funds (Unfpa).
An inclusive future
“Young people are not only thinking of their future children – they think of the world that these children will inherit”, a young activist of young people said UNFPA.
Mr. Guterres urged countries to invest in policies that guarantee that young people have access to education, health care and the promotion of the protection of reproductive rights.
“” Let us stand with young people and build a future where each person can shape their destiny in a just, peaceful and hopeful world“He said.
2025 Prize winners
Each year, the United Nations Committee of the Population honors an individual and / or an institution in recognition of exceptional contributions to the questions of the population and the bore of thoroughness and its solutions.
On this World Population Day, the 2025 recipient have been recognized for their revolutionary work in the empowerment of women and to meet the critical challenges faced by population growth.
The winner in the individual category, Warshan Deshpande Who founded Dalit Mahila Vikas Mandal, works tirelessly to empower women at community level in India, by creating professional skills, by connecting them to vital resources and services and promoting financial independence.
The winner of the institutional category, the International Union of the Scientific Study of the Population (IUSP), played a central role in the progression of the sciences and policies of the population, in particular by helping to establish regional population associations in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Look at our interview with Natalia Kanem who moves as director of UNFPA after more than eight years.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
