How we can help young people build a better future | Henrietta Fore

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🗓️ 24 October 2018

⏱️ 15 minutes

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A massive generation of young people is about to inherit the world, and it's the duty of everyone to give them a fighting chance for their futures, says UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore. In this forward-looking talk, she explores the crises facing them and details an ambitious new global initiative, Generation Unlimited, which aims to ensure every young person is in school, training or employed by 2030.

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0:00.0	This TED Talk features UNICEF executive director, Henrietta 4, recorded live at We the Future,
0:08.0	presented by TED, the Skoll Foundation and the United Nations Foundation.
0:15.0	Today, there are 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in the world.
0:23.6	It is the largest cohort in human history.
0:27.6	Meeting their needs will be a big challenge,
0:30.6	but it's also a big opportunity.
0:33.6	They hold our shared future in their hands. Every day we read about young people lending their ideas and passions
0:44.3	to fighting for change, social change, political change,
0:49.3	change in their communities.
0:51.3	Imagine what they'll create, breakthroughs, inventions.
0:57.0	Maybe new medicines, new modes of transportation,
1:01.0	new ways to communicate, sustainable economies,
1:05.0	and maybe even a world at peace.
1:09.0	But this opportunity, this youth dividend, is not a given.
1:14.6	1.8 billion young women and young men
1:18.6	are standing at the door of adulthood.
1:21.6	Are they ready?
1:23.6	Right now, too few of them are.
1:26.6	My favorite part of my job at UNICEF
1:29.3	is a chance to talk to, meet with,
1:32.3	and hear from young people all around the world.
1:35.3	And they tell me about their hopes and dreams,
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