U.N. Secretary-General Guterres Issues Statement on International Youth Day
August 13, 2026
August 13, 2026
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued the following statement on International Youth Day:
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On International Youth Day, we celebrate the creativity, dynamism and leadership of young people everywhere.
This year's theme - "Different Contexts, Common Aspirations" - reflects a simple truth: that despite their many differences, young people across the globe share similar hopes for dignity, participatio . . .
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On International Youth Day, we celebrate the creativity, dynamism and leadership of young people everywhere.
This year's theme - "Different Contexts, Common Aspirations" - reflects a simple truth: that despite their many differences, young people across the globe share similar hopes for dignity, participatio . . .