The WHO Youth Council has launched its first Youth Declaration on Creating Healthy Societies, with a range of calls to action informed and developed by young people from around the world and geared towards empowering youth to play a central role in creating healthier and safer societies for all.
“The WHO Youth Council is proud to be issuing its first Youth Declaration on Creating Healthy Societies,” said Kate Ndocko, WHO Youth Council member. “This Declaration represents our collective commitment and priorities to help communities, especially youth, at local, regional and global levels, to be healthier and more resilient in the face of the many health challenges the world faces today as well as the ones ahead.”
The Declaration was launched today during the World Health Summit taking place in Berlin calling for action creating healthier societies globally,
The WHO Youth Council was established in 2023 and is a dynamic network aimed at amplifying the voices and experiences of young people and leveraging their expertise, energy, and ideas to promote public health.
various organizations from around the globe are represented on the WHO Youth Council.
The event marked a milestone in the Investment Round engagement process which will culminate at next month’s G20 leaders’ Summit, chaired by Brazilian President Lula da Silva.
The Summit will be a moment for leaders to pledge additional resources for WHO, further advancing global health equity.
Meanwhile WHO says, recent outbreaks of Marburg virus, Mpox and the latest strain of avian influenza (H5N1) are a stark reminder of the world’s vulnerability to pandemics.
In 2024 alone, 17 outbreaks of dangerous diseases have already occurred. Each new outbreak exposes fault lines in the existing pandemic prevention architecture and global readiness to respond to disease outbreaks.
