The Caribbean Youth Summit (CYS) 2023 commenced Wednesday on the AC Lodge Marriot, Kingston, Jamaica. Actions for the summit are being held underneath the theme: ‘Securing Our Future: Youth Co-Making a Peaceable and Sustainable Caribbean Neighborhood.’
Shakeem Howell, Vice Dean, Communication, CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme, Barbados, urged Caribbean youth to make use of their platform to impact change and finish gender-based violence.
He additionally advocated for the institution of the CARICOM Youth Basis, which is able to present the mandatory help and sources to gas the impactful work of the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Programme and different regional youth growth initiatives.
Learn his remarks under.
Good morning.
It’s really an honour to face earlier than you immediately as we embark on the historic journey of the inaugural Caribbean Youth Summit, a visionary endeavour that has come to fruition via months of meticulous planning and dedication.
On behalf of Dean Tiffany Moore, Her Excellency CARICOM Youth Ambassador for Anguilla, and all the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Corps, I prolong heat greetings to every certainly one of you.
As we collect right here in Jamaica, embracing the colourful ambiance of Youth Month 2023, we’re reminded of the resilience and power that outline the spirit of Caribbean youth. Immediately marks not simply the graduation of a summit however the ignition of a spark—a spark of renewal that guarantees to permeate all through the material of regional youth growth.
Our timing is important, occurring in tandem with the forty sixth COHSOD-Gender Assembly in Barbados, the place important discussions are unfolding. The theme of this summit, “Securing Our Future: Youth Co-Making a Peaceable and Sustainable Caribbean Neighborhood in opposition to Gender-Primarily based Violence,” resonates deeply with the challenges and aspirations of our Area. It acknowledges the urgent want for transformative behaviours that solely the dynamism of Caribbean youth can manifest.
We, the younger folks of the Caribbean, carry the ability to impact change, to place an finish to Gender-Primarily based Violence, and to contribute to the institution of a peaceable and sustainable CARICOM.
On this pursuit of securing our future, we recognise the crucial want for a foundational construction that may uphold and maintain our collective efforts. Due to this fact, I’m advocating for the institution of the CARICOM Youth Basis. This basis will function the bedrock, offering the mandatory help and sources to gas the impactful work of the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Programme and different regional youth growth initiatives.
As we have fun thirty years of the journey underneath the theme “Connecting Youth, Advancing CARICOM,” the Caribbean Youth Summit epitomises the spirit of this theme. It unites the various and dynamic younger minds of the Caribbean, fostering collaboration and innovation to advance our shared targets. Collectively, we embark on this transformative journey, co-creating a future the place peace, sustainability, and equality outline the essence of our beloved Caribbean Neighborhood.
Within the phrases of the Declaration of Paramaribo on the Way forward for Youth within the Caribbean Neighborhood, allow us to “decide to fostering a way of Caribbean identification, delight, and function amongst our youth.”
Immediately, we take a major step in direction of realising this dedication. Thanks to your presence, your dedication, and your unwavering perception within the potential of Caribbean youth. The journey begins now, and collectively, we will form a future that displays the resilience and brilliance of our Area.
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