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“Guardians of tomorrow”: Y20 closes its communiqué calling for greater participation of the youth in decision-making processes
The communiqué by the youth engagement group will be submitted to G20 leaders and calls for the implementation of progressive wealth taxing, auditing of Artificial Intelligence and immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The group also proposes the creation of a Global Youth Fund to finance youth actions and initiatives.
The Youth 20 Summit (Y20), an event that brought together 145 delegates from the G20 countries and about 2,000 young Brazilians in Rio de Janeiro, ended with the unanimous approval of a Communiqué, which will be submitted to the G20 Heads of State in November. Among the demands are the creation of a new fiscal architecture based on progressive taxing of wealth, auditing of Artificial Intelligence (AI), immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the creation of a Youth Fund to finance youth actions and initiatives
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“We have a clear interest in promoting structural changes that prevent the perpetuation of the current crises. In this sense, Youth 20 is not just debating global governance, but actively seeking to get involved in it. We refuse to be mere guarantors of a long-standing debt that will inevitably fall on our shoulders in the future. We are the Guardians of Tomorrow's Youth: we aspire to a safe and dignified future", said the young people of the world's largest economies, the international organizations and the invited entities.
In this call for greater consideration and promotion of the presence of young people 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 made up of former Y20 delegates, that will work on finding ways of funding, such as scholarship programs or subsidies that guarantee material conditions for the participation and training of young leaders from around the world.
Marcus Barão, president of the Y20, said that the document reflects the urgency of global change and the fundamental role of youth: “Young people have historically played a role in creating tension, proposing innovative solutions and calling for new ways of tackling crises. This Communiqué is a result of the power of the greatest 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 tackles tax evasion, ensuring that resources are directed to policies that benefit young people.
The communiqué also calls for a just energy transition, recognition of climate refugees, zero deforestation by 2030, the encouragement of agro-ecological 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 sector, emphasized that "global climate change aggravates pre-existing social inequalities, and our biggest challenge is to achieve a balanced relationship between humanity and nature."
The meeting highlighted the importance of including marginalized groups such as women, indigenous youth and people living with disabilities in global governance, and emphasized the need to reform the United Nations (UN) to make it more inclusive and representative.
Ronald Sorriso, National Secretary for Youth of Brasil, stated that “the Y20 communiqué presents solid suggestions for overcoming historical obstacles and dealing with the new technological-social reality of work, focusing on protecting and guaranteeing the rights of young people.”