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The SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit<\/a> taking place this weekend on the University of the West Indies campus of the beautiful island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, which is hosting SIDS4, bonded together 80 or so young people from all three official SIDS regions \u2013 the Caribbean, Pacific and AIS (Indian Ocean and South China Sea) over 3 days of brainstorming.<\/p>

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They noisily and excitedly hunkered down in a large and airy university hall on Saturday to write down their own personal commitments to action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The \u201cwall of commitment\u201d built by delegates from the SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit ahead of the SIDS4 conference in Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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Another brick in the wall<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the cardboard \u201cbricks\u201d even featured an empty plastic bottle \u2013 the scourge of many of their island homelands \u2013 taped inside with a rallying cry for \u201cplastic-free islands, sustainable islands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The powerful event was the brainchild of Ashley Lashley<\/a>, a lifelong activist who, after being crowned Miss World Barbados in 2018, set up the Ashley Lashley Foundation to build awareness of major social, environmental and health issues, especially through the prism of small island States like her own.<\/p>

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She\u2019s convinced some powerful partners to join her crusade and advocacy mission, with the UN Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF<\/a>) organizing the youth summit along with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pioneering UNICEF Youth Advocate has been working for months on a \u201ccommitment to action\u201d involving in-person and online consultations, which culminated in Saturday\u2019s presentation and wall building initiative. <\/p>

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\u201cThe focus is four overarching themes that are also linked to the SIDS4 conference: resilient recovery; environmental integrity and planetary sustainability; a secure future and safe and prosperous societies\u201d, she told UN News<\/em>.<\/p>

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UN reproductive rights agency UNFPA<\/a>, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the Governments of Malta and Australia have also backed the summit, plus the Global Environment Facility, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Show and tell<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Friday youth delegates saw for themselves some of the environmental damage wrought by climate change on the shores and hills of Antigua, including the alarming die-off of coral reefs due to warming tropical waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday they took master classes in advocacy, communication, movement building and policy negotiating, culminating in the monumental wall. On Sunday they developed action projects to last ten years within their own regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are hoping that the projects can receive technical and financial assistance\u2026We are in the middle but there is still a long way to go\u201d, to unleash the full power in the room, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noah Herlaar-Hassan, 17, from the tiny southern Caribbean diving oasis of Bonaire, said vulnerable low-lying SIDS \u201care the first to feel the effects of many things\u201d, especially the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat people that don\u2019t live on SIDS need to realise is that even if they might not feel the direct effects, they do have a large say in changing the eventual results\u2026It\u2019s our generation that will have to pay the biggest price and that\u2019s why we are here today, to see how we can be stronger as a collective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Future in our hands<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adelaide Nafoi, 25, from the Pacific island of Samoa, told UN News<\/em> she was at the summit doubling up as a Pacific delegate to SIDS4 to envision a better future for her country, region and the whole world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youth voices \u201chold the future of all our nations\u201d, as \u201cthe changemakers of today\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo all the youth around the world simply remember that your voices are not merely echoes in the wind. Your voice changes the future of you, your siblings, your cousins, your families and your country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI urge you to recognise the immense power that resides within each of you. It\u2019s the power that brings change and can bring us to a better future\u2026To anyone that is afraid to talk, now is your time to speak up because if you don\u2019t – nobody will speak up for your youth and your nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit delegate Renee Smith (left) after completing her section of the \u201cwall of commitment\u201d to be presented to the SIDS4 conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Renee Smith, 28, from the Caribbean island of Grenada, added her brick in the wall by committing to ocean protection \u201cthrough awareness and responsible behaviour among youth and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said they shared the burden of being disproportionately affected by climate change and were together at the summit \u201cso that the developed nations can hear our concern and assist to mitigate the impacts that we face.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing awareness across all generations is key, she added, imploring youngsters especially to continue preserving and protecting the ecosystems around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the SIDS4 conference ends, Ms. Lashley is determined that the energy generated in the youth summit will not dim, following through to the UN Summit of the Future and COP29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be developing a youth action taskforce\u2026to really ensure that commitments to action and the action projects are being developed and monitored. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe as young people often speak about accountability of our leaders but the basis behind this summit is that we as young people and children are actually willing to be accountable for the actions that we are taking for future generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Private sector role in mobilizing resources \u2018essential\u2019: UN chief<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In his first major speech<\/a> since arriving on Sunday in Antigua and Barbuda for the SIDS4 conference, UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/a> said a sustained commitment was needed from the international community to shore up vulnerable island nations \u201cand public money will not be enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMultistakeholder partnerships, including with the private sector, will be essential<\/strong>\u201d, he continued, addressing the SIDS Global Business Network Forum<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financing renewable energy, sustainable tourism and climate resilience will have to include private sector funds, expertise and innovation, he told investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governments must take the lead with regulations and policy through strong and accountable public institutions, while development banks mobilize private funds at reasonable cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private sector plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

He said there were three ways the private sector can play its part most effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst, by taking deliberate, time-bound action<\/strong> to align your activities with the Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>, across all dimensions of your businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, prioritizing climate action with credible and verifiable net zero carbon emission reduction plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis means addressing emission reductions across the board, with a view to marine protection and decarbonization of the shipping sector\u201d, the UN chief spelled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third, he called on executives to push for greater ambition to reach the ambitious 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) \u2013 particularly climate action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SIDS Global Business Network Forum has helped mobilize the private sector and \u201cprovides a clear entry point for the private sector into the SIDS agenda\u201d, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going digital<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now the network can expand digital connectivity and ensure accessibility and affordability, Mr. Guterres added, which is key to improving access to education and healthcare and enhancing disaster preparedness, prevention and response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A \u201cdigital transformation\u201d also means more diversification, particularly for women and young people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The global financial system is outdated, dysfunctional and unjust<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStrengthening the Global Business Network, together with the SIDS Partnership Framework, will help to support implementation of the ideas expressed today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said financial challenges faced by small island States were also \u201csymptomatic of financial turmoil in the developing world\u201d overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe global financial system is outdated, dysfunctional and unjust, and is failing to provide a safety net for many developing economies mired in debt\u201d, he added. \u201cThe United Nations is pushing for deep reforms<\/strong> to make it more representative of today\u2019s world, and more responsive to today\u2019s challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He ended with a call to work towards a better, more resilient, more sustainable future for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTogether let\u2019s raise our voice for the reforms that are needed for a more fair and a more effective international financial and economic system able to provide to the SIDS the resources and capacities that they deserve and they need<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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