Alert: ‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress

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Alert 26 September 2025

'The extraordinary power of ordinary people': World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress Young people are at the heart of the world's most urgent challenges, and on Friday, their role in shaping solutions took centre stage at the UN General Assembly. World leaders spoke of the remarkable promise held by today's generation, even as they acknowledged the persistent barriers millions of children and youth face in accessing education, healthcare and political voice. Read more

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