Today's young generation is the largest the world has ever seen. Half of the world's population is under 30 years old. However, young people make up only 2.6% of parliamentarians worldwide and the average age of global leaders is 62. Earlier this year, Botswana’s Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs Lesego Chombo shared an inspiring message with us – calling everybody to act now to ensure young people are heard, seen, and given a seat at the table. | United Nations

1.6K views · 81 reactions | New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope. According to UN Environment Programme's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/new-climate-pledges-only-slightly-lower-dangerous-global-warming | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) | Facebook

In Korma, UN Relief Chief, Tom Fletcher spent time with survivors of El Fasher atrocities. "So many halting, harrowing conversations in Arabic, or translated from Zaghawa, about horror and misery." This is Haseena – a mother and an English teacher. She wanted the world to hear her story: | United Nations OCHA