Trinidad and Tobago remains dedicated to ensuring our children and youth, including those in vulnerable situations, have the necessary opportunities, tools and a safe environment in order to reach their highest potential.

Mr. President, as we maneuver the turmoil of these unprecedented times, the young people mustbe brought into the mainstream of national development. Too often, the Youth are placed on theback burner when things get rough, and the belt used for economic tightening is strung aroundtheir very necks.Suchanapproachfailstoconsidertheimmenseenergy,enthusiasm,andcreativitywhichyoungpeoplebringtothedevelopmenttable.Itisforthisreason,thatSaintLuciahasprioritizedtheimplementationof“TheYouthEconomy,”asthenewfrontierofoureconomicdevelopment, formalized in a new Government Department under the purview of the PrimeMinister, with the mandate of propelling our young people to turn their talents, skills and hobbiesinto economic enterprises for their own empowerment. We see our young people as a resource tobe molded and optimized, not as problems to be managed or solved.We believe that a countrymustconsidertheaspirationsofitsyoungcitizensandturnthemintoconcreteandpracticalassets,purposesandgoals.Mr. President, we are committed to improving the lives of our young people, especially the mostvulnerable, and we are working with all citizens to assist them in transforming their lives and tomake viable contributions to the economy. In this regard, Saint Lucia invites the InternationalCommunity to discuss and engage with us strategically, on mutually beneficial relationships andprojectstopromoteTheYouthEconomy,asweseektobuild abetterandmoresustainablefutureforall

Women and young people have a vital role to play. In peacebuilding and conflict prevention.Denmark remains committed to the agenda for Women, Peace and Security.

Italy intends to continue to ensure its support forthe African continent, which is increasingly central forsecurity andeconomic growthglobally.We must increase investment, to enableAfrica’s youthto participate fully in its social, economic and political development

For example, I recently proposed applying the recent 30 percent quota for women and youth in electoral party liststo the final parliamentary composition.

Zambiais implementing various initiatives designed to harmonize the development programming and indeed implementation of economic empowerment efforts targeting women and the youth across the country in doing all of this our aims to eliminate hunger and rural poverty as we know these vices are said to have a face of women and children further Zambiaemphasizes the importance of ensuring that communities have women at every level of decision making as doing so will translate into a discourse that will be inclusive representative and thus more holistic and insightful our government will focus on increasing support for women through a creation of employment opportunities and entrepreneurship programs amongst others we will also focus on increasing access to secondary education for adolescent girls from impoverished households through financial aid and grant schemes

Mrpresident to complement these efforts Zambiahas embarked on an ambitious economic and social transformation agenda with a view to creating equitable opportunities and poverty reduction for the Zambianpeople especially the youth and the women who actually delivered our election victory in our country.

The Somali Federal government isworking tirelessly to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals with, and for, our people. We are doing thisby successfully confronting international terrorism, investing in basic public services,tackling corruption, and promoting good governance and inclusive politics. We are currently finalising the process of holding free, fair,and inclusive elections with the largest number of Somali electoral participants since the civil war in Somalia. The elections are centred on respecting the rights and wishes of the Somali people including the rights of women and youth to represent themselves within the very political arena that governs them.

ulgariawelcomesthereportoftheSecretary-General“OurCommonAgenda”.Weespeciallycommendthefactthatitisfuture-orientedwithastrongfocusonyouth,sincethedecisionstakentodaywillshapelifeoffuturegenerations.

A new generation has grown up in the last thirty years. In Latvia, like elsewhere, youth are deeply concerned aboutthe climate crisis and about disinformation.

And when young people see no future at all..