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On Children, Youth, and Education Day at COP28 on December 8th, H.E. Shamma Al Mazrui, the COP28 Youth Climate Champion, said, “Young people are the future of this world; it is essential that their voices be heard in the fight for that future.”
YOUNGO, the official children and youth constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, also said, “Confronted with the existential threat of climate change, children and youth from across the globe have united their voices and perspectives through the COP28 Global Youth Summit.”
The youth, historically used as tokens at these climate summits, have taken a prominent role at both COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, last year and at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year, with the UAE also selecting and sponsoring 100 youth delegates globally to shape the debate at the international climate conference.
Within the Caribbean region, many countries secured entries as part of the official country delegation for youth participants, including students, non-governmental organizations and civil society representatives, some of whom were interviewed by Guardian Media in Expo City, Dubai.
