CARICOM and UN advance plans for youth involvement in Peace and Security solutions
CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General Ms Elizabeth Solomon and Dr Felipe Paullier, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs
"Sometimes we focus on the challenges, but our conversation today was more about the opportunities for meaningful engagement with young people. We spoke about mental health and well-being and the experience of CARICOM with the strong leadership of our young people to find solutions." - Dr Felipe Paullier, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs
Dr Felipe Paullier, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, says CARICOM and the UN are working on strengthening collaboration on meaningful youth participation in decision-making and building trust for youth to engage in institutional spaces.
Dr Paullier met with CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General Ms Elizabeth Solomon on Tuesday, 25 March, at the CARICOM Secretariat to discuss areas for collaboration in youth development.
"Sometimes we focus on the challenges, but our conversation today was more about the opportunities for meaningful engagement with young people. We spoke about mental health and well-being and the experience of CARICOM with the strong leadership of our young people to find solutions," stated Dr Paullier.
He provides further insight into the collaboration in the video below.
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