Testimonial from Youths who attended the 7th Asia and Pacific Population Conference.
Message from Palden , Bhutan (Y-PEER AP)
“It is important to know that SRH is a human right, and everyone gets to exercise this right”
Message from Chimi, Bhutan (Y-PEER Bhutan)
“Speak, use your voice, make yourself heard, amplify your ideas and work together to bring change.”
Message from Gyanzo, Bhutan (Y-PEER Bhutan)
“We call for the government to hold the baton in solidarity to push our agenda forward in the achievement of ICPD and the global SDGs.”
Message from Bhawana, Bhutan (CYRC)
“Youth voices play an important role in fostering diverse perspectives, coming up with suitable and innovative recommendations and working towards achieving sustainable development goals.”
Message from Shuba, Maldives (UNICEF YRG)
“Because right now we are not just fighting for ourselves. We are fighting for the generations after us”
Message from Situ, Nepal (M4M)
“It’s crucial to bridge gaps and foster understanding on sexual, reproductive health, mental health, humanitarian action and climate change.”
Message from Prim, Thailand (Y-PEER Thailand)
“We need to ensure our cybersecurity for everyone as well as we have to encourage more women to be in Stem, more children to be in Stem, more LGBTQI+ plus people to be in Stem for them to create our own solutions for our own problems.”
Message from Alyssa, Malaysia (Malaysian Youth Diplomacy)
“We need to put more finance and resources to making sure our health care system is more accessible for people like you and me.”
Message from Shiashi, Nepal (Youth Lead)
“My key takeaway from the 7th Asia Population Conference is to commit for holistic approach, gender inclusivity and technology for sustainable development, along with SRHR for youth.”
Message from Tilza, Indonesia (2030 Youth Force Indonesia)
“Through the seventh APPC would like to call on the continuous commitment in creating an equal and just world, especially for girls by ending child marriage and gender based violence as well as ensuring CSE and SRHR is available and accessible for all.”
Message from Syahrul, Indonesia (Inti Muda Indonesia)
“I demand every government in every country in the world to include us into your decision making and planning process because I believe that Young key population can advocate for themselves and by including them into your decision making you can make a better policy.”
Message from Samnang, Cambodia (Youth Advisory Panel of Cambodia)
“I would like to call for all member states to take action on integrating the SOGIESC curriculum and to make sure that everyone is included in the curriculum, and no one leaves behind.”
Message from Azman, Malaysia (Malaysian Youth Diplomacy)
“In this journey, men like you and me should become allies to ensure mothers, sisters and our friends can live a life without fearing just because of their gender.”
Message from Hoang Ha, Vietnam (CCIHP)
“The APPC Conference have opened up the gates for us youth to engage in very progressive discussions and it also provide us a safe place for us to learn.”
Message from Qinfang, China (China Youth Network)
“I hope for one day through our joint efforts, we will not be addressing particularly the SRHR topic, as it will become a social consensus, no longer a social issue or topic.”
Message from Ziyan Chen, China (China Youth Network)
“I see lots of people from different countries, though we are from different countries and we speak different languages, we do the same thing, and we discuss the same thing. We push the same goal here.”
Message from Kashish, Nepal (Working Group on Disabilities and 2030 Agenda)
“The few key takeaway points that I learned is to implement after going back and the importance of collaboration and networking”
