Tehran, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on International Youth Day urged everyone to guarantee young people a seat at the table to build a world based on inclusive, fair, and sustainable development for all.

 “Young people are on the frontlines of the struggle to build a better future for all,” Guterres said.

Pointing to the need for the kind of transformational change the youth seek which is highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he added that the International Youth Day highlights solutions developed by young innovators to address challenges to the world’s food systems.

Emphasizing the United Nations system-wide Youth Strategy - Youth2030, the UN chief urged the world ‘to guarantee young people a seat at the table to build a world based on inclusive, fair, and sustainable development for all.’

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