{"id":14205,"date":"2023-11-24T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14205"},"modified":"2023-11-24T15:30:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:30:56","slug":"guyana-officially-endorses-declaration-on-children-youth-and-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-officially-endorses-declaration-on-children-youth-and-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Officially Endorses Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Phillips officially endorsed the Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action, aligning with the Government of Guyana&#8217;s commitment to securing a sustainable future for its children and youth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signing ceremony, held on World Children\u2019s Day, marks Guyana&#8217;s entry among the 42 countries advocating for children&#8217;s rights and climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Children, Youth, and Climate Action declaration emphasize the importance of considering children\u2019s rights, needs, and perspectives in climate policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Guyana joining this global initiative, the government underscores its dedication to safeguarding the planet and simultaneously protecting the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the signing ceremony at State House, First Lady Arya Ali commended the initiative, emphasizing the pivotal role it plays in safeguarding the planet and securing the future for children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She noted that while significant progress has been made to promote and protect children&#8217;s rights, more needs to be done, urging continued investments to protect the planet and ensure the well-being of future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Phillips reiterated the government&#8217;s successes and ongoing efforts to address children\u2019s rights and protection through sustainable climate actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the commitment to concrete actions that mitigate the impacts of climate change, creating a resilient environment that safeguards the well-being of children and youth, as enshrined in Guyana&#8217;s Low Carbon Development Strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicola Pron, the Country Representative for UNICEF of Guyana and Suriname, highlighted the significance of the declaration as a milestone in staying committed to children\u2019s rights and protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana became the 42nd country globally to sign the declaration, which was crafted by young people worldwide, outlining their top objectives for climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The declaration calls on states to consider children&#8217;s special needs, rights, and perspectives in their climate policies and actions at all levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana&#8217;s endorsement reflects its dedication to a sustainable and inclusive approach to addressing climate challenges for the well-being of current and future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Mark Phillips officially endorsed the Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action, aligning with the Government of Guyana&#8217;s commitment to securing a sustainable future for its children and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14207,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14205\/revisions\/14207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}