A statement from the participation group, which represents young people, will be delivered to G20 leaders and advocates for the implementation of progressive wealth taxation, auditing of Artificial Intelligence and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The group also proposes the creation of a Global Fund for Youth, which would finance actions and initiatives for this public.
The Youth 20 Summit (Y20), an event that brought together 145 delegates from G20 countries and nearly 2,000 young Brazilians in Rio de Janeiro, ended with the unanimous approval of a communiqué (or Communiqué), which will be delivered to the G20 Heads of State in November. Among the demands are the creation of a new fiscal architecture based on the progressive taxation of wealth, the auditing of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the implementation of an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the creation of a Youth Fund, which would finance actions and initiatives for this public.
“We have a direct interest in promoting structural changes that prevent the perpetuation of current crises. In this sense, the young people of Youth 20 do not limit themselves to debating global governance, but seek to actively engage in it. We refuse to be mere guarantors of a historical debt that will inevitably fall on our shoulders in the future. We are the Guardians of the Youth of Tomorrow: we aspire to a safe and dignified future,” say the young people from the world’s largest economies, international organisations and invited entities.
In this call for greater consideration and promotion of youth presence in deliberative processes, the engagement group proposes the establishment of a permanent secretariat, based on a “Youth Impact and Advisory Group.” The idea is that the group will be composed of former Y20 delegates, who work to enable funding avenues, such as scholarship or grant programs, that guarantee the material conditions for the participation and training of young leaders from around the world.
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Marcus Barão, President of Y20, said the document reflects the urgency of global changes and the fundamental role of youth: “Young people have historically played a role in generating tension, proposing innovative solutions and demanding new ways of dealing with crises. This Communiqué is a reflection of the power of the largest generation of young people in history.”
The document proposes the creation of mechanisms to regulate AI, with the implementation of audits to ensure fair and impartial systems, as well as measures to protect workers in the context of automation and technological innovation. It advocates for a new global tax system that addresses social inequalities and combats tax evasion, ensuring that resources are allocated to policies that benefit young people.
The Communiqué also calls for a fair energy transition, recognition of climate refugees, zero deforestation by 2030, the promotion of agroecological and innovative practices in the food industry, and the inclusion of environmental and climate education in school curricula. Mahryan Sampaio, Brazilian delegate in the environmental area, stressed that “global climate change exacerbates pre-existing social inequalities, and our greatest challenge is to achieve a balanced relationship between humanity and nature.”
Youth 20 young people do not limit themselves to discussing global governance, but seek to actively engage in it
The meeting highlighted the importance of including marginalized groups such as women, indigenous youth and persons with disabilities in global governance, and reiterated the need to reform the United Nations (UN) to make it more inclusive and representative.
Ronald Sorriso, Brazil’s National Secretary for Youth, said that “the Y20 communiqué presents solid suggestions for overcoming historical obstacles and facing the new technological-social reality of work, focusing on the protection and guarantee of the rights of young people.”
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