Youth for a New Planet

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With the slogan: WE ARE ALL ONE, the United Nations Youth of Venezuela celebrated in the city of Maracay, Aragua State, a great meeting for "Ecology and Peace" on its XII anniversary.

With the slogan: WE ARE ALL ONE, the United Nations Youth of Venezuela celebrated in the city of Maracay, Aragua State, a great meeting for "Ecology and Peace" on its XII anniversary.

Carmen Canata, Director of the Ministry of Environment of Aragua State; Nohel Reiley Zegarra, Director of UN Youth; Antonio Rivero Aguilar, its founder in Venezuela; Roberth Moreno, Director of the UNESCO Environment Center, Chelo Nogueira, Vice-President of La Tortuga Foundation, as well as representatives of the Venezuelan Federation of Psychology Students, among other distinguished attendees.

La Tortuga Foundation was invited to present the work being developed with its Ambientarrrt Program, where Jesus Bravo with the support of Robert Bracho’s video-art, was in charge of delighting those present with a magnificent staging, managing to move and bring tears to some of the attendees, showing through a performance the environmental reality we are living that urges us to take a more active participation of all, in regard to the issue of solid waste: "the garbage".

On February 10, Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of UNFPA, defined youth as one of the priorities of his organization during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York. According to him, world population growth will reach 7 billion people this year and he stressed that 97 out of every 100 births will occur in the poorest countries.

Hence, the UNFPA executive director assured that "special emphasis will be placed on the largest generation of young people" who currently represent a third of the world’s population (there are about 1.8 million adolescents and young people in the world), and almost 90% of them live in developing countries. "They need greater support; they want the full exercise of their rights, freedom, participation and dignity," he said.

Venezuela is also experiencing significant growth in its economically active population. In total, 27% of the Venezuelan population is between 15 and 27 years old, which could mean a great leap in the country’s development, if adequate programs and/or theturtlefoundation policies in health, education and employment are designed.

UNFPA foresees that investing in young people and their reproductive health, as well as in gender equality, can help countries on the road to accelerated economic growth and equitable development.

Overall, the United Nations is demonstrating the importance it places on youth by integrating youth issues into development programs. The world today faces multiple crises, such as financial, security and environmental crises, as well as other socio-economic problems that hinder the achievement of internationally agreed development goals.

Investing in and partnering with young people is critical to addressing these challenges in a sustainable manner.

"Young people deserve full engagement on our part: full access to education, adequate health care, employment opportunities, financial services and full participation in theturtlefoundation life." Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations".