Major Group: Children & Youth
Youth Statement on Industrial development
Thank you Chair. My name is Emmanuel Edudzie, from Ghana
On behalf of the Youth and Children Major Group, let me reiterate the following youth
concerns:
1. Children and youth strongly believe that corporate social responsibility and
accountability must be emphasized; while the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
highlighted this need, it was not mentioned at the fourteenth session of the
Commission.
2. In order to set the right environment for fair and sustainable industrial development,
national development strategies should be used to provide an enabling framework for
business and industry to operate responsibly. Public-private partnerships are essential.
3. The environmental implications of development should be adequately addressed.
Governments must consider the fundamental importance of the environment in
providing basic human services and take meaningful steps to stop and reverse
degradation.
4. Cleaner production should be matched with sustainable consumption. Fundamental
changes in the way societies produce and consume are necessary to achieve global
sustainable development. As stated in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation all
countries should promote sustainable consumption and production patterns.
5. The global community should be educated on sustainable development. Youth
worldwide are advancing sustainable procurement policies and environmental
education programmes designed to raise awareness and promote individual
empowerment. These efforts must be supported.
6. Finally, the Youth and Children Major would like to associate with the statement of
the Netherlands which calls for the double-dividend approach for industrial
development in which investing in youth yields environmental preservation and at the
same time youth employment.
Chair, Children and youth do not wish to inherit a toxic, radioactive, dirty, carbon-driven
world. We call on the Commission and all concerned stakeholders to take action to
ensure that we will see a truly sustainable future.
Thank you!
Thank you Chair. My name is Emmanuel Edudzie, from Ghana
On behalf of the Youth and Children Major Group, let me reiterate the following youth
concerns:
1. Children and youth strongly believe that corporate social responsibility and
accountability must be emphasized; while the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
highlighted this need, it was not mentioned at the fourteenth session of the
Commission.
2. In order to set the right environment for fair and sustainable industrial development,
national development strategies should be used to provide an enabling framework for
business and industry to operate responsibly. Public-private partnerships are essential.
3. The environmental implications of development should be adequately addressed.
Governments must consider the fundamental importance of the environment in
providing basic human services and take meaningful steps to stop and reverse
degradation.
4. Cleaner production should be matched with sustainable consumption. Fundamental
changes in the way societies produce and consume are necessary to achieve global
sustainable development. As stated in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation all
countries should promote sustainable consumption and production patterns.
5. The global community should be educated on sustainable development. Youth
worldwide are advancing sustainable procurement policies and environmental
education programmes designed to raise awareness and promote individual
empowerment. These efforts must be supported.
6. Finally, the Youth and Children Major would like to associate with the statement of
the Netherlands which calls for the double-dividend approach for industrial
development in which investing in youth yields environmental preservation and at the
same time youth employment.
Chair, Children and youth do not wish to inherit a toxic, radioactive, dirty, carbon-driven
world. We call on the Commission and all concerned stakeholders to take action to
ensure that we will see a truly sustainable future.
Thank you!