COP28: UNICEF & Generation Unlimited Launch Green Rising for Youth Climate Action at RewirEd Summit
DUBAI, 8 December 2023 – In a major drive to mobilize world leaders to scale children- and youth-led grassroots climate action, UNICEF, Generation Unlimited (GenU) and partners launched the Green Rising initiative at RewirEd Summit hosted by GenU Founding Partner Dubai Cares on the first-ever COP Youth, Children, Education and Skills Day. Over…, Hon. Shri Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Labour & Employment of India, RewirEd Dr. Rania al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt Rania al-Mashat, HE Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt, RewirEd Dr Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Minister of Environment of the Republic of Rwanda Hon Dr Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Hon Dr. Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Minister of Environment of the Republic of Rwanda, RewirEd GenU CEO Kevin Frey at RewirEd addressing the ministers on stage KevinFreyatRewirEd RewirEd Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary-General, World Organization of the Scout Movement Ahmad Alhendawi, Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary-General, World Organization of the Scout Movement, ReWirED Charlene Ruto, Founder, Smachs Foundation, Kenya Charlene-Ruto, Charlene Ruto, Founder, Smachs Foundation, Kenya, RewirEd Shobha Meera, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, CapGemini Shobha-Meera, Shobha Meera, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, CapGemini, RewirEd Alexandra van der Ploeg, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, SAP Alexandra van der Ploeg, Alexandra van der Ploeg, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, SAP, COP28 Amal Ridene, youth negotiator and Scout from Tunisia, addressing the audience RewirEd, Amal Ridene, Tunisian youth negotiator, Scout and member of Generation Unlimited's Young People's Action Team, COP28 Kitty van der Heijden, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF Kitty-van-der-Heijden, Kitty van der Heijden, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, RewirEd Hon. Shri Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Labour & Employment of India Dr. Rania al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt Dr Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Minister of Environment of the Republic of Rwanda GenU CEO Kevin Frey at RewirEd addressing the ministers on stage Ahmad…, Mobilizing partners to deliver impact , Children and young people — the least responsible for the climate crisis — are the most impacted, often suffering its greatest consequences. Half of the global youth surveyed (57%) in a recent study from UNICEF USA experience “eco-anxiety”. Yet, they are keen to tackle the crisis with resilience and action. Supporting them as lifelong champions…, Young people as partners at COP28, Throughout COP28, Generation Unlimited and partners advocated for the inclusion and preparedness of children and youth as partners in a climate-changed world, from grassroots to negotiation tables and forums like COP28. This was the focus at an event co-hosted with UAE Minister and COP28 Youth Climate Champion H.E. Shamma Al Mazrui; while a Green…
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