Rizwan Anwar Leads Youth Delegation at UN Summit Geneva

GenevaRizwan Anwar, Chairman of Youth Revolution Clan (YRC), led a three-member YRC delegation to the UN Annual Youth Summit in Geneva, where he urged governments, civil society organisations and international NGOs to put support for young people at the core of their sustainability strategies, Academia Magazine reported on 14 December 2022.

The delegation’s message was that young people are not only the leaders of tomorrow but also catalysts for the change societies want to see now, and that they need to be engaged from the grassroots up.

The delegation

Academia Magazine describes Rizwan Anwar as a young entrepreneur and a Global Youth Ambassador of the United Nations. He led the delegation, and Ms Maha Jamil co-chaired it. The report does not name the third member.

“With change comes opportunity”

Speaking at the summit, Rizwan Anwar shared his vision of young people taking an active part in reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He said that with change comes opportunity, and that young people’s evolving needs must be met if sustainable growth is to be unlocked.

Those needs, he said, are best met through an ecosystem of resources, tools, relationships and solutions. He called on governments, civil society organisations and international NGOs to commit to supporting youth at the core of their sustainability strategies so that young people can help achieve wider sustainability ambitions.

Projects for Pakistani youth

The delegation also highlighted projects it is completing to equip young people in Pakistan with skills. The report does not name the projects. It describes Youth Revolution Clan as a youth-led organisation working to improve the socio-economic conditions of Pakistani youth and to engage them in positive activities.

Sources and related reading

Original report: Academia Magazine. More on this site: Media & News, the London youth engagement session and the blog.