Panel examines the role of young people in social change

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— Preparing the world's young people for the future will require new directions in education that emphasize their role as global citizens.


That was among the ideas presented here at a panel discussion, sponsored by the Baha'i International Community, as a side event to the United Nations Commission on Population and Development, 23-27 April.


Titled "Youth and Adolescents: Educating the Protagonists of Social Change," the panel sought to address the main theme of this year's Commission.


Young people should be taught "the concept of fundamental human rights, and the concepts of tolerance, peace and diversity," said Ambassador William A. Awinador-Kanyirige, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the UN.

    • Panel examines the role of young people in social change
    A view of the UN Commission on Population and Development, as it met for its 45th session on the theme,
“Adolescents and Youth,” 23-27 April 2012. UN…"

"If we don't do this, along with the basic sciences and communication skills, then we are not helping the youth to realize themselves fully," he said.


Opening the discussion, Bani Dugal – the principal representative of the Baha'i International Community to the UN – said, "We want to explore educational processes that help young people to recognize and develop their potentials...and to see themselves as protagonists of change in their own lives, in the life of their communities, and in the world."


"Many of the approaches to education today treat students in a very passive way, as receptacles of information rather than active members of their community," said Ms. Dugal.