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Let us acknowledge and celebrate what youth can do to build a safer, more just world. Let us strengthen our efforts to include young people in policies, programmes and decision-making processes that benefit their futures and ours.

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Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future. It is part of the social fabric, part of our very make-up as a human family
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Expression Fabric Safety
The longer we delay, the more we will pay.
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Delay Longer More Pay
We must follow the wisdom of the Brundtland Report. We must pursue development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
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Development Generations Needs
National boundaries these days are not that important because of transformative technological development. Now we are talking about the fourth industrial revolution.
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Boundaries Important Revolution
We have all heard of the web of life. The way we live threatens to trap us in a web of death.
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Life Vegan Way Web
Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are – rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call global challenges, which require global solidarity.
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Challenges Climate Doe
The world is over-armed and peace is under-funded.
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Arm Fund Over World
In a world of plenty, no one, not a single person, should go hungry. But almost 1 billion still do not have enough to eat. I want to see an end to hunger everywhere within my lifetime.
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Hunger Want World
Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, increased social equity, and an environment that allows the world to thrive.
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Energy Growth World
Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not be too late if we take decisive actions today.
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Climate Issues Late
I am willing to take any measures when it comes to the fundamental principle of human rights.
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Fundamentals Principles Rights
Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin
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Climate Inspiring Sides Two
Many say our world is at a tipping point. If we do not act together, if we do not act responsibly, if we do not act now, we risk slipping into a cycle of poverty, degradation, and despair.
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Our Risk Together World
Extreme weather events continue to grow more frequent and intense in rich and poor countries alike, not only devastating lives, but also infrastructure, institutions, and budgets – an unholy brew which can create dangerous security vacuums.
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Country Vacuums Weather
Society’s dependence on fossil fuels is jeopardising social and economic progress.
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Fossils Fuel Progress
Nuclear disarmament is the only sane path to a safer world.
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Disarmament Nuclear Path World
The unity in diversity of the United States is one of the country’s greatest strengths.
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Country Diversity Unity
For my generation, coming of age at the height of the Cold War, fear of nuclear winter seemed the leading existential threat on the horizon. But the danger posed by war to all humanity-and to our planet-is at least matched by climate change.
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Humanity War Winter
I believe in a world of justice and human rights for all. A world where girls can grow up free of fear of abuse. A world where women are treated with the respect and dignity that is their right. A world where poverty is not acceptable. My dear young friends, you can make this your world.
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Believe Girl Growing Up
One of my earliest memories is walking up a muddy road into the mountains. It was raining. Behind me, my village was burning. When there was school, it was under a tree. Then the United Nations came. They fed me, my family, my community.
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Memories Rain School
Climate change…is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.
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Challenges Climate Faces
Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it
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Earth Force Island
The future of any leader or political systems is to be determined by the people of the country.
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Country Leader People
Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course.
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Challenges Climate Limited Resources
Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.
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Fighting Growth People
Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyones responsibility.
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Boys Girl Responsibility
SUSTAINABLE PEACE IS POSSIBLE ONLY WITH WOMEN’S FULL PARTICIPATION, their perspectives, their leadership, their daily, equal presence wherever we seek to make and keep the peace.
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Equal Participation Perspective

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