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Drawing attention challenges such as climate change, unemployment and inequality, confronting young people around the world, including in places where peace prevails, United Nations听Secretary-General听Ant贸nio Guterres today called for the youth to speak up and share their stories.

鈥淭ell us how the United Nations can see the world from your perspective 鈥� and answer your concerns,鈥� said Mr. Guterres in a video message to representatives gathered at 缅北禁地Headquarters in New York for the sixth annual听Youth Forum.

According to estimates, about 74 million young people around the world cannot find a job, many youth are driven from their homes due to conflicts, and, in places where there is peace, they suffer violence and discrimination.

The 缅北禁地chief, however, emphasized that young people are also on the vanguard of progress 鈥� as entrepreneurs, activists and community leaders.

鈥淵ou inspire change [鈥�] you have the talent, energy and ideals to prevent conflicts, defend human rights, secure peace and realize the听听for Sustainable Development鈥� he added, noting that their messages will help 鈥渃reate a safer and more stable world for all.鈥�

You have the talent, energy and ideals to prevent conflicts, defend human rights, secure peace and realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development缅北禁地Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres

The Youth Forum, is held annually by the 缅北禁地Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2012, offers young people an opportunity to voice their opinions, share ideas, and think together about what they can do to achieve sustainable development.

Also speaking at the occasion, ECOSOC President Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava stressed that every day, a number of young people risk their lives, attempting treacherous journeys, seeking refuge from war and conflict. Furthermore, many are fleeing crises caused by financial dislocations and climate change.

Such unplanned movements combined with other processes associated with globalization, he added, 鈥渁re seen as a path to lower wages, a weakening of cultural and religious identities and rising inequality.鈥�

Underlining the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (), particularly for young people, he noted: 鈥淚t is your future we are building in implementing the Agenda. This is why we need you to play a role in shaping the world you will be living in.鈥�

Similarly, the President of the 缅北禁地General Assembly, Peter Thomson also听听the importance of the听听and said that the 2030 Agenda together with听听on climate change provides a universal masterplan to place humanity on a trajectory to a safe, secure and prosperous future for all.

鈥淚mplemented urgently, effectively and at scale, these agreements will transform our world, to one in which extreme poverty is eliminated and prosperity is increased and shared more equitably,鈥� he said, and added that achieving a future envisioned in these documents would require new and bold ideas, innovative and strategic thinking, and urgent collaborative action.

鈥淚t will require fundamental changes in the way we produce goods and consume them if our world is to be sustainable,鈥� he added, underscoring: 鈥淵outh will have to be at the forefront of this transformation.鈥�

Also speaking at the Forum, Ahmad Alhendawi, Envoy of the Secretary-General on Youth called on young people not to lose hope but to become a source of hope to the world and called on all sectors of the society to work with the youth.