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On International Youth Day, WHO and UNESCO will recognize actions led by youth around the world to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speakers will include Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, Ms. Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General, other experts from the two organizations, and several youth representatives.
“By uniting youth experts and youth networks from across the world in the field of medicine, media and information literacy, journalism, digital development, economic, culture, governance, etc., UNESCO and WHO hope to stimulate other innovative and interdisciplinary solutions”, said Alton Grizzle, UNESCO Programme Specialist in Media and Information Literacy.
Young people in various fields are playing an instrumental role in the fight against the pandemic on the frontlines and behind the screens. With over 70% of the world’s youth online, young people when empowered can help to turn the tide of what UNESCO characterizes as the disinfodemic associated with the coronavirus. The COVID-19 disinfodemic hinders the collective efforts to tackle this crisis and feeds hate speech and socio-political polarization.
Original source: UNESCO
Published on 11 August 2020