Today celebrates UN International Youth Day!
On August 12th every year around the globe, this day is marked to create awareness surrounding the challenges and difficulties in which young people face. Cultural and legal issues surrounding youngsters across the world are the day's aims in a hope to create unity in tackling them together.
In a message from our President, Michael D. Higgins, he says it's important that we all stand in unison with the youth of today and support each other no matter where we are in the world:
"Today, UN International Youth Day, as we send greetings to young people wherever they may be and in whatever circumstances on our planet, we ask to celebrate and join with them as our best hope for saving our planet from destruction, be it climate change, conflict, or irresponsible abuse of the resources we need for all humanity.
"Knowing that they have ‘Féidireachtaí gan teorainn/Limitless Possibilities’ our wish for them is that they succeed in bringing about the changes that can no longer be postponed in achieving a balance between social justice, economy and ecology.
"Can there be any better way of delivering the energy and shared moral purpose of one’s youth than to achieve this for present and future generations to come?"
