WATCH: APWLD member Rey Asis of @apmm1984 discusses how the current global economic system and development framework are flawed, leading to conflict, fragility, forced migration, and impoverishment.
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IN PHOTOS: @apwld, @AP_RCEM and Women's Major Group joined the Global Youth and Civil Society United "Voices for the Future" action during #HLPF2024 on July 15, 2024 in New York. The action demands peace, security, justice and liberation for all.
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#APFSD2024 | Shilpa Lamichhane from Nepal delivers the statement on behalf of the #YouthForum. "We call for a dedicated & sustainable civic space for young people, connected cohesively at the regional level where we sit at the table as active decision makers".
“we remain steadfast as frontline defenders and stewards of the diverse ecosystems, resources and knowledge systems for a sustainable future for the current and future generations. Our land, our life, our future,” Grace Balawag from @tebtebba and IP constituency of APRCEM.
We demand #DevelopmentJustice.
We demand placing the interests of the poor, the marginalized and our planet at the heart of development.
- Antonia Lilii, Rep. from the Asia Pacific #PeoplesForum at the #APFSD opening.
We are here at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development's (#APFSD) Intergovernmental Fora to review #SDG1, #SDG2, #SDG13, #SDG16, and #SDG17 while also highlighting the recommendations on the SDGs developed by young people at the #APFSDYouth2024.
Antonia Lilli strongly concludes her #APFSD statement with the collective call from CSOs:
✊📢 We demand #DevelopmentJustice. We demand placing the interests of the poor, the marginalised, and our planet at the heart of development. #ChangeTheSystem#ShiftThePower
#APFSD2024 | Antonia Lilli from APRCEM migrants' constituency delivers the CSO statement at the Opening Plenary. She highlighted the need to improve the lives of grassroots communities in #AsiaPacific.
"Workers deserve decent work & demand social protection." #DevelopmentJustice
#APPFSD2024 | Julia Puno of @APR_net provides participants of the #PeoplesForum a comprehensive overview of the international and regional situation in connection to the challenges the people face on the path towards achieving sustainable development.
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“We encourage and expect our participants including the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders to voice your priorities and concerns in order to enrich deliberation,” Ms. Armida Alisjahbana, @UNESCAP Executive Secretary
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“Let us foster solidarity and action towards a better global order.Let us gather strength and inspiration to join the growing communities and sectors across the world in making sustainable development, in the people’s definition and mandate, a reality in our lifetime,” Julia Puno