MMAWT Legacy Initiative today commemorated the 2020 International Youth Day with a tree planting outreach at the new state cemetery in continuation of its “One Million Trees Project” which aims to plant a million trees within 2 years.
In 1999, the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
International Youth Day gives an opportunity to celebrate and mainstream young peoples’ voices, actions and initiatives, as well as their meaningful, universal and equitable engagement. The commemoration that is hosted by youth for youth, with independently organized commemorations around the world that recognize the importance of youth participation in political, economic and social life and processes.
The theme of International Youth Day 2020, “Youth Engagement for Global Action” seeks to highlight the ways in which the engagement of young people at the local, national and global levels is enriching national and multilateral institutions and processes, as well as draw lessons on how their representation and engagement in formal institutional politics can be significantly enhanced.
In her Goodwill message, the founder of MMAWT legacy initiative and wife of the Sokoto State Governor, Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, congratulated the youth and further affirmed her belief in the United Nation’s policy which states that “Enabling the engagement of youth in formal political mechanisms does increase the fairness of political processes by reducing democratic deficits, contributes to better and more sustainable policies, and also has symbolic importance that can further contribute to restore trust in public institutions, especially among youth”.
Moreover, the vast majority of challenges humanity currently faces, such as the COVID-19 outbreak and climate change require concerted global action and the meaningful engagement and participation of young people to be addressed effectively.
The commemorative tree planting campaign was led by the MMAWT Legacy Initiative’s Youth Vanguard, with volunteers from affiliated youth groups within the state.
Signed :
Amiru Adamu
Public Relations
12/8/2020
