AFI Young Changemakers on the 46th Human Rights Council at the United Nations

ARIEL FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL YOUNG CHANGEMAKERS AT THE 46TH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AT THE UNITED NATIONS Ms. Maya Crane Mr. Austin Dowling Ms. Paisley Elliot Ms. Selin Hara Ms. Janice Isaac Mr. Murat Eren Kutlu

Ms. Olivia Liberati Ms. Rejina Gharti Magar Mr. Nethila Nimsath Mr. Siddharth Satish Mr Nathanaeal Macauley-Shihengo

© Copyright Ariel Foundation International 2021 ISBN: 978-1-7346475-7-0

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Acknowledgements We would like to thank Dr. Ariel King, president of the Ariel Foundation International, and the entire Ariel Foundation International team - Young Ambassadors, Directors, Advisors, Volunteers and members - for giving us such an incredible opportunity by giving us delegate status within the United Nations Human Rights Council virtually for three days. It was this incredible experience that has enabled us to write this report, and engage with critical contemporary decision-making. Dr. King’s dedication to empowering the Global Youth and her sustained belief that we can contribute to global decision making is what has made this report possible.

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Who are we? and what do we do?

The Ariel Foundation International is a not for profit 501(c)(3) with special ECOSOC Consultative Status with the UN. The Foundation promotes partnerships, peace and prosperity through entrepreneurship via education, experience through service, leadership and support of children.

Ariel Foundation International is a member of Eurochild and gives the young ambassadors the chance to have their voices heard at the United Nations, European Parliament, and WHO. The changemakers is an an Ariel Foundation International (AFI) developed programme, we’ve been hosting summits at the United Nations to give young people the opportunity to make their voices heard.

General Managers

Board of Directors

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Who are we? and what do we do?

International Advisory Board

Young Ambassadors Over 19

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Ariel Foundation international ambassadors Mr. Justice Aqueeno, 7, Kenya Ms. Maya Crane, 10, UAE Mr. Austin Dowling, 15, Bermuda Ms. Paisley Elliot, 7, USA Mr. Jarryd Ellinghams, 11, Australia Ms. Selin Hara, 16, UK Ms. Janice Isaac, 7, Zambia Mr. Murat Eren Kutlu, 14, Turkey Ms. Olivia Liberati, 11, USA Mr. Nathanaeal Macauley-Shihengo, 10, Zambia Ms. Rejina Gharti Magar, 16, Nepal Ms. Shantel Ngere, 10, Kenya Mr. Nethila Nimsath, 11, Sri Lanka Ms. Ariana King-Pfeiffer, 17, Germany Mr. Siddharth Satish, 16, USA

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Ambassador biographies

Ms. Maya Crane Maya Crane is a 10 year old student based in Dubai in the UAE. Born to British father and Singaporean mother, Maya is amazingly talented in creating animation videos using Gacha Club which have gained 1,000 subscribers in her YouTube channel and some of her creation animations have attracted over 90,000+ views. She enjoys creative reading, playing Minecraft, reading, drawing and socialising.

Maya’s an excellent communicator with a strong British sense of humour. Her current favourite authors include David Walliams and the Dork Diaries series, which have helped her tremendously in her creative writing.

She is also looking forward to writing her first book this year.

Maya is naturally gifted in front of the camera and regularly steals the show when she appears in her father’s web tv show on Linkedin/ Facebook. She is at home with new technology and gadgets and loves connecting with her friends worldwide on Zoom.

She has been voted class representative at her student council.

She has a very strong moral compass and an understanding of many current world matters (especially recent US politics, Black Lives Matter, education etc).

She is a natural leader with incredibly strong principles and is always popular amongst her peers.”

Ms. Paisley Elliot Founding an International NGO in 2018 at the age of 5, Paisley Elliott is determined to change the world. Paisley’s Pals is a love-based organization that is working to build a community of changemakers, a squad of encouragers, and a crew of includers. With bold creativity, radical empathy and a desire to create a more inclusive world, Paisley is focused on raising global awareness and access to quality education. Having already touched the lives of thousands of children across the globe, she believes that kids have the power to change the world, and that building a more peaceful and sustainable planet requires every child to take direct, tangible action in their own backyards.

After learning about the plight of refugee children while in pre-school, Paisley’s brave generosity and love driven giving provided over 500 lovies (a 4 year old’s most prized possession) to Syrian refugee children, and hand delivered over 500 lbs. of first aid supplies and hundreds of “blessing bags” to refugee children in Central America. Paisley has found soul quenching satisfaction in using her voice to highlight the need for quality education for all. During the summer of 2019, Paisley raised over $20,000 to help transform an education center for refugee children on the island of Lesvos, Greece.

Paisley envisions a world where ALL children have equal say in their future, and by using voice and choice while practicing empathy and compassion, we can cultivate not just an understanding of the world, but also an urge to respond constructively to our shared global challenges. Incredibly, in 2018 Paisley was nominated for the Nansen Refugee Award handed out by the UNHCR (United Nations Refugee Agency).

When Paisley is not busy building schools, collecting books or packing blessing bags, she loves surfing, playing with her baby brother Hayes, learning about geography and traveling around the world. Peru is the #1 place on her Bucket List, and she hopes to become an architect or an engineer one day and maybe even win a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Ambassador biographies

Mr. Austin Dowling He is a 15-year-old high school student and Eagle Scout from the beautiful island of Bermuda. He attends Saltus Grammar School, where he has earned the character and overall academic attainment award. He has achieved further academic prizes in mathematics, history, design and technology, art, geography and humanities.

Austin has a particular passion for mathematics, literature, and the arts. He fosters his creativity through woodworking, 3D rendering, and video editing. Austin also has a deep fascination with the world of aviation, and when he’s not playing baseball, practicing for debate club or learning to play jazz on the trumpet or piano, he trains to become a licensed pilot.

He actively works toward leadership and community service in his role as a member of Future Leaders Bermuda and the Duke of Edinburgh awards program.

Ms. Selin Hara My name is Selin Hara, I was born on the 7th of October 2004 in Ipswich England. I am in secondary school Year 11. I am interested in pursuing a career in musical theatre therefore I have been attending Stagecoach for 9 years after school. Singing, dancing and acting makes my soul feel amazing and free. I can play the piano. I do ballet. I love team and individual sports like tennis, skiing, hockey, rounder’s, to do at school since I was young.

I have a particular passion for literature, writing and reading, swimming and cycling. I also like singing songs in different languages. I want to study law as well, but at the same time I want musical theatre to be in my life. I am interested in philosophy and that’s why I joined the P4C (Philosophy for children) program weekly because I like questioning things in depth. I am bilingual, I can speak Turkish and English.

I like to travel to different countries and it’s my greatest desire to understand to see historical places all over the world that have distinct features and beauties. I find interesting learning about the cultures and histories of those countries I am visiting. I notice all cultures are inspired by each other. When I have travelled to Saint Petersburg and Moscow in Russia that I was enchanted by all the beauties I saw. When I visited Prague in Czech Republic, in all corners of the city, I could see the effects of the medieval times that we read in history books. When planning a travel, I get extremely excited that I will visit museums and historical places and get closer to the history, art and literature of a country.

I am interested in politics, how countries in the world are governed and follow their approach to human rights and the environment. I love helping people in the world, that’s why I have donated to charity. I always like donating food in supermarkets and they give the foods we bought for homeless people and one day I hope I can do more. I find it really important to help people with no homes, no food and I feel like everyone should be grateful for what they have because a lot of people don’t have what we have.

I prefer living, not just being alive, so I am interested in everything that contributes to life.

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Ambassador biographies

Mr. Murat Eren Kutlu My name is Murat Eren Kutlu and I was born on the 10th of December, 2006 in Bursa, Turkey. I am attending a prep school and in 8th grade this year.

I have a powerful desire to do something for poor helpless people, especially for children. I believe that all children have right to education and not to die of starvation and or diseases preventable by vaccines.

When I was in 3rd grade, I organised a fair at the school and donated its income in aid of LOSEV ( The foundation for children with leukemia).

Ensuing years, I have carried the torch with my friends; make handmade bracelets, love beads and toys and sold them in support of ONKODAY (a social association to support cancer patients and their families).

I like to meet children from different countries, that’s why I have participated CISV (Children’s International Summer Village) Youth Meeting Turkey team for years. I have lots of friends from various countries and I take pleasure in having text chat with them. It is really great to learn different cultures. Apart from having education at school, I am also studying at YGA (Young Guru Academy) (It is a non-profit, nongovernment organisation). The goal of YGA is to raise double-winged young individuals giving hope for the future. These two wings symbolises conscience and knowledge and means that these young individuals grow their wings while producing innovative technology projects useful to humans. Here, It makes me happy trying to produce projects, discussing detailly on these projects together with my friends. When I was 11, I participated a JMUN Turkey conference as a member of Norway delegation commitee to present the system of education and child rights in Norway. I learned too much about the children’s livings, standarts, cultures and rights in so many countries in the end of this conference, it expanded my awareness about the children’s problems in undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. Since my mother is a volunteer educator at TEGV (Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation), I have joined her lessons with children having inadequate education and lead them by sharing my experiences, encourage them to do some simple science experiments. In the end of these days, I feel myself happy and peaceful.

In these pandemic days, we mostly do distance learning at homes causes more spare times for students. I have make use of this opportunity by joining some on-line educations such as mindfullness and P4C (Philosophy for children), watching some webinars like” Human’s factory settings” and “Açık Beyin”(opened mind) which is a skill based training for a positive behavioral change on people by combining actual scientific knowledge with longstanding wisdom of community.

Leisure times, I enjoy to do something with my family, play with my friends, dealing with robotic coding and listening music. I am trying to learn playing guitar on my own.

Ms. Janice Isaac She is 7 years if age, in grade 3. Her hobbies are reading, drawing, singing and dancing.

Her aspirations are to be a doctor, run a cafe and be mayor of Kitwe, in order to keep Kitwe clean (Kitwe is one of the towns on the Copperbelt Province)

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Ambassador biographies

Mr. Olivia Liberati Olivia Liberati is an 11year-old sixth-grade student, who is born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Olivia has an appreciation for the Arts and has been in Dance for 8 years. She is currently enrolled in the Wexford Dance Academy and is in the PrePro level. Just this year she began Pointe training and is at the studio 3 days a week for over 9 hours.

Olivia is very much like any young girl, she enjoys playing outside, riding on anything with wheels, and having fun but most evenings when it’s time to unwind Olivia usually can be found drawing in her sketchbook. She loves to create and says someday she wants to be a designer and have boutiques around the world selling her clothes.

Olivia has been an active Girl Scout since she was in Kindergarten and is now in the Cadette level. There are many aspects of Scouts that Olivia enjoys including the friendship she has developed with the other girls in the troop and as well as the life skills she has learned including outdoor survival, first aid, and public speaking to name a few. Olivia certainly loves when the troop does fun activities like Art, Yoga, etc. but she says she feels like where she can really make a difference is when she does things that benefit the community. For example, her troop has been participating in a meal service evening for almost 4 years. Since the pandemic, her troop has been not been able to participate. Instead, her troop hosted a food drive in the local community. They collected enough food to fill the entire pack of their family SUV. Olivia attends the Providence Heights Alpha School which is an independent and privately owned Catholic School. Now that she is in middle school, Olivia has achieved Honor Roll each grading period. She has also been featured as Art Student of The Year several times and her work can be seen throughout the halls of her school. She plays on the school’s Volleyball, Cross Country, and Track and Field teams.

Olivia Loves family travel to the Cayman Islands and earned her Scuba Seal Team Certification at 8 years old. She practices sustainability and shares this passion with her father who is an active scuba diver and can’t wait until Olivia can join him on dive trips.

Mr. Rejina Gharti Magar Rejina Gharti Magar, 16 belongs to an indigenous ethnic group in in Nawalpur, Nepal.

Rejina is a student in the Eleventh grade. She is a girl and child right activist.

Rejina is one of the core team members of Children’s Rights in Action (based in France).

She is also a peer educator for Girls Empowerment Project (GEP).

Rejina is in the leadership in many local child clubs including Nepal’s first child club, “Jagriti”.

Rejina’s hobbies are dancing, playing football and to dedicating herself to social activities She would like to be a social worker or activist or both!

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Ambassador biographies

Mr. Nethila Nimsath

I believe kids should be taught entrepreneurship at a young age. My vision is to bring knowledge and skills related to entrepreneurship to the younger generation. Through my startup, I help the younger generation to obtain the necessary skills to become entrepreneurs or acquire the skills to become entrepreneurial managers one day. My startup is helping young entrepreneurs around the world to get to know each other for mutual growth.

I talk to many successful entrepreneurs and professionals to find the secret formula for success. Every kid can become an entrepreneur or can learn entrepreneurial thinking. My YouTube channel "Cinnamon Chat With Nethila" helps the community to understand the failures, wins, learnings of successful professionals and entrepreneurs. The lessons could help the community to learn and grow their ventures.

Mr. Siddharth Satish Siddharth Satish is the AFI Youth Ambassador at the UN. He is also the founder of two non profit initiatives and a student led podcast. Throughout all of his initiatives you will see his passion and dedication towards UN sustainable development goals. Siddharth is an ardent supporter of education and equity in access to education, and this belief is what influenced his entrepreneurial endeavors.

His fiscally sponsored non profit organization, Rememoirs is helping redefine healthcare by caring for the elderly with alzheimers and dementia and by increasing education about the same. So far this group has 54 chapters world wide, with 500+ members and has impacted 10,000 people.

His second non profit initiative is the Politics, Economics and Philosophy (PEP) magazine. As a pioneer of equity in education he felt that he had the responsibility to increase awareness of political, economic and philosophical concepts amongst youth, so he began this magazine. The magazine is not gender normative which serves to boost female and gender fluid representation in the field; and the images are racially diverse – which means that more and more children of color can see themselves in the magazine. Over 100,000 people have read his magazine and he has over 600 people working with him.

Lastly, he has his own podcast. Siddharth created this podcast to spark conversation on various political and nonpolitical issues within his community, to promote cross-cultural communication and has interviewed people on a host of interesting topics. He has spoken to multiple activists and has over 1,000 listeners from over 5 countries.

No matter where he is or what he is doing, Siddharth tries to make a positive and lasting impact on his community. When he is not working he can be found spending time with his family, facetiming his grandparents and cousins in India or sipping on boba tea at a park.

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Ambassador biographies

Mr. Nathanael Shihengo I am Nathanaeal Macauley-Shihengo. I am aged 10 years and I am in grade 6. I go to Lake Road PTA School.

My hobbies are playing badminton, swimming, football and I love music.

I do play guitar and enjoy making pizza and wraps. I also like reading books, playing and computer games.

In future, I want to be a TV show director, professional artist and Chef.

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Table of contents The World Needs to Change Discrimination - Ms. Maya Crane Page 14 Dealing with COVID and Students - Mr. Austin Dowling Page 19 I Can Imagine - Ms. Paisley Elliot Page 23 Peace and Injustice - Ms. Selin Hara, 16, UK Page 25 Human Rights - Ms. Janice Isaac Page 28 Changing Our Ideas and Reactions - Mr. Murat Eren Kutlu Page 29 Impact of Unregulated Fishing on Developing Countries Ms. Olivia Liberati Page 31 Gender and Equality - Ms. Rejina Gharti Magar Page 33 Entrepreneurship and Human Rights - Mr. Nethila Nimsath Page 35 Privacy Rights for Children - Mr. Siddharth Satish Page 37 Human Rights and Children's Basic Needs Mr. Nathanaeal Macauley-Shihengo Page 40

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The world needs to change discrimination

by Maya Crane, 10, UAE Hi, I'm Maya Crane, I'm 10 years old and I'm a UAE Ambassador.

Let's talk about discrimination.

Discrimination is when you judge someone by their skin color, their religion, their nationality, their gender, their size and similar things, without getting to know them.

I asked my friends what they thought about discrimination.

Here's what they said…

"Discrimination to me is if someone is treated differently, unfairly than the others. Maybe because of their skin color or because of their gender."

"So first of all, discrimination is the unjustified or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people."

"Judging someone because they wear glasses and you don't let them do things you would normally do."

A boy or girl, not playing with another boy or girl because their skin color is different."

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Now, let's look at some experiments that show our hidden opinions of others.

First is the cupcake test...

A group of children took part in identical tests and got rewarded differently.

A boy got a bigger cupcake than the girl.

The lighter skinned child got a bigger cake than the darker skinned child.

A taller child got a bigger one, than the shorter child.

And so on…

It was explained later that the rewards were pre-programmed.

So it didn't matter how hard you try to win and beat your opponent, the system was already fixed before you got there.

When it was explained, some of the white children were appalled because it was so blatantly biased and racist.

Next, was the Barbie doll test…

A group of children were tested and asked to choose which of three Barbie dolls was good and which was bad or which was pretty and which ugly.

The dolls are all identical except for the skin color. One had caucasian skin (traditional Barbie), one light brown and the third dark brown.

Each kid was asked to choose which one between all three was good and pretty.

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The vast majority of them thought that the lightest skin color doll was the prettiest and half said the darkest skin color doll was the bad one. The results included children of colour who still chose the light barbie over the dark one.

Lastly, let's take a look at the human race test…

30 teenagers lined up equally to race for a cash prize.

Before the race started, they had to answer a series of questions.

If the answer was 'Yes' they could take a step forward.

If the answer was 'No' sometimes they actually had to step backwards.

Some sample questions include: "Take a step forward if.... " Your parents are still married.

You never had to help pay off the bills.

You never had to worry when your next meal was going to come and when you can eat it.

The majority of people who had darker skin stayed behind and many didn't even take one step forward. So when the race actually started, there was no chance that they were ever going to win.

The trainer then explained that the game was a snapshot of life and the reality that many young people of colour have to

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deal with every day. All the while, their white counterparts had no idea it was going on and thought that they were just naturally special, not actually advantaged.

All three games are ones in which innocent children get to learn the harsh realities that dominate our world. When asked, nobody seemed to think it was fair.

How do we fix this?

Here's what my friends say…

"You can start introducing books, school reports. We can do something called Awareness Day." "There is no need to treat people differently and that we're all the same."

"I think we should create a law against discrimination that could stop people from hurting other people's feelings."

"It would be great if you would help stopping discrimination."

So in conclusion, three things.

First thing is that we get treated differently because of our looks. Gender, nationality, age and even height.

Two the system is set up so it's always unfair to certain people. And if you're going to want to change your results, we're going to have to change the system.

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And three, if we want a better system when we grow up, we have to speak out for those who don't have a voice right now.

Maya.

Thank you for reading!

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Dealing with COVID and Students

by Austin Dowling, 15, Bermuda Hi, I’m Austin Dowling and I am 15 years old and I live in Bermuda. No not the Bermuda Triangle.

I would like to talk to you about COVID and how it effects student and also give some ideas of how children can cope with the difficult situations COVID puts them in.

Let me first start off by saying that the past year has been an incredible struggle for people all over the globe. The pandemic has had a widespread impact on our communities: its corrupted our financial stability, strained our mental health, tested our faith and our relationships with each other. Many have been in what seems like endless isolation and loneliness resulting in alarming rates of suicide, depression, abuse and far more harm to our global community than is visible on the surface. There are so many different people in so many different struggles all over the world.

So today I thought it prudent to talk about a situation that myself and many other children around the globe have had to deal with through this pandemic: how our school lives and future have been affected by lockdowns, how our social ability and emotional wellbeing have been challenged, and also how our physical wellbeing has degraded.

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It’s no secret that online school is not a good option for most kids. We don’t have the usually social interaction with our friends or even with our teachers which would allow us to access help and properly understand information. This is a detriment to many students and results in lower test scores and unequal learning in places where COVID is a higher risk than in places where COVID has a lower impact. This results in depression anxiety and even abuse. Domestic abuse is a huge issue for many children around the world and has only increased due to COVID. These aspects are too important to continue to go ignored by society. Many children are living through dark times. But it's not all doom and gloom. There is light at the end of the tunnel. So, now, I will discuss some ways children can overcome these challenges and boldly move forward to a brighter future.

First address the most serious of the issues which are abuse and depression. If you are dealing with abuse you need to find help. The World Health Organization has a website that is specifically targeted toward helping people with many different types of abuse. If you have many close relatives or someone you feel safe talking to that is a good way to overcome abuse. And there are many help organizations in all different parts of the world, so you can find abuse hotlines and other organizations, if you don’t feel comfortable talking to authorities.

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In addition, there are also various methods to deal with depression. One easy way is exercise and stretching. If you find you have a lot of free time, going on walks around your neighbourhood with some friends is a great way to relieve anxiety and clear your mind. It’s easy to find exercise videos on YouTube which allow you to workout in your own room. I found this extremely beneficial during the summer months which were particularly lonely.

Another way to deal with depression is by creating a YouTube account. I personally used YouTube during lockdown to be constructive and learn new and important skills like video editing, and also how to use software like photoshop and blender. You tube can also be a great way to voice your opinions about certain topics you feel are important. If you don’t have a computer or phone you can always borrow one from a relative and even get them involved. Overall it is a great way to acquire new skills and build self-confidence.

Furthermore, you can try going to a new place in your community. Parks and beaches are good places to relax and clear your mind. You could even get your friends or family involved.

In regards to school, As I have discussed, online school is extremely hard to follow. It means you have to be independent and learn using other resources then from zoom classes. Studying can be challenging when you don’t have help

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from other peers. If you have troubles, reaching out to others in your class to talk about school work is very helpful. This personally got me through online school.

Community service is a great way to deal with stress and loneliness. Helping others in your community can be a really humbling experience and make you feel integrated. You will gain a lot of experience dealing with many different types of people and form lasting relationships. There are many ways to involve yourself in your community. Simply going with a group of family or friends to a clean up a park or beach, sending letters to essential workers or the elderly in retirement homes and helping other students with work can be extremely rewarding and even confidence building. Many people need to no there is someone who cares. So, sharing this experience and making many connections can help bring us closer together even when were farther apart.

That’s the only way we are going to make it through; by helping each other and working in our local communities to make a difference. So even though there are storm clouds looming over us, every cloud has a silver lining. We will see the sun again. And with that members I hope this speech has been edifying and I thank you for watching.

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I Can Imagine

by Paisley Elliot, 7, USA Can you imagine for a minutethat you are a refugee.

Forced to flee from home, across land or sea.

Can you imagine The choice to flee or to die?

In need of help so many countries deny.

Can you imagine Bringing only what you can carry.

On a journey with no rest for the weary.

Can you imagine Risking your lives to cross geographical borders.

To be forced into detention camps and cramped quarters.

Can you imagine Kids being torn out of the arms of their parents Used as a ploy for immigration deterrence.

Can you imagine Parents deported back to home nations Returned to even more impossible situations.

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Can you imagine being a refugee?

What an uncertain future that must be.

I can imagine A world that opens its arms to a refugee.

A perfect world to live with family.

I can imagine A world where families belong together.

A perfect world where everyone deserves food and shelter.

I can imagine A world with 628 kids reunited A perfect world where families are never divided.

I can imagine A world that says “You are all welcome here” A perfect world with no anger, no hate and no fear.

I can imagine A world where being a refugee, Means there’s no difference between you or me.

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Peace and Injustice

by Selin Hara, 16, UK My name is Selin Hara, I am 16 years old and from England, Since my awareness has increased, I’ve noticed everyone has been talking about living in peace, I believe you have heard or said at least as much as I have or even more. John Lennon once said ‘If you want peace, you won’t get it with violence.’ This reference has inspired me. Everyone will have a different perspective of this meaning and I will be telling you mine. Why is there still violence in the world when we want peace?

People are filled with hate, and they are prejudiced against each other and there is a great deal of injustice but why is that? People are unable to consider others for who they are. People dislike others who are not like them. To avoid this from happening, we must all use our voices. We need to use our voices to make change.

Even if it’s just one voice because one voice can make a massive change because silence is betrayal. Instead of hating each other, we should stick together. Live together side by side. And if we do so, the world will be in a much better place.

How can we bring peace? We have to bring out equality to everyone. Treat all people with respect, despite race, gender,

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sexual orientation, religion, culture, social background and other considerations.

People are all equal when they are born but why do people treat other people differently because of their differences?

Because those people want everyone to be the same. But if we were all the same there would be no joy in this world.

Some people have a hard time understanding this, so they refuse to believe that everyone is different. People are quick to judge and they always put labels on people. People are getting killed because of their differences. In my opinion, I believe that everyone’s difference is beauty.

Since the dominant classes refuse to accept necessary changes, humanity’s current path is destructive and unfair to say the least. It is unavoidable that we will need everyone’s help to embrace change.

Change must and will happen. But it must be accompanied by inner change. A better future will be impossible without human beings who have a strong moral foundation, a deep understanding of the world and human nature, the ability to consider different viewpoints and create a synthesis, the ability to see the bigger picture and to put the ‘whole’ above their own personal interests. Our most urgent task is therefore not outer change but to bring out inner change.

There are different types of peace, I believe the most

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important type of peace is peace in your heart. If you can’t have peace in your heart you can’t have peace with others.

It’s been a great pleasure to be given the opportunity to express my views and wish you all a peaceful life. I am ending my speech with beautiful words of John Lennon : All we are saying, is give peace a chance!

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human rights

by Janice Isaac, 7, Zambia Human rights are rights all humans have by virtue of being human beings.

Human rights include the right to life, freedom, clean water, food, education, family and many more.

The right to water is to ensure that everyone has a safe, acceptable, physically accessible, and affordable supply of water.

The right to enough food is realized when children, men and women have the capacity to meet their own daily need for survival. The key elements to enough food are availability, accessibility, adequacy, and sustainability.

The right to a family allows children to be connected to their history and protection against violation of their rights.

Every child has a right to go and learn in a quality learning, safe and friendly environment.

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Changing our Ideas and Reactions

by Murat Eren Kutlu, 14, Turkey We are living with difficult experiences because of the pandemic all around the world. That’s why I made my choice for a speech about how can we change our ideas, our measures and our reaction to be more positive.

The hardest thing to do is to make the decision to stand up and take responsibilities for our movements.

We all have a chance to change.

There are differences between living and being alive. A plant or an animal is alive too. Foundation makes us living and separates us from plants and other animals.

Unfortunately, we come face to face with another problem here is; to focus on just one point and not to see all other changes around us. The scientist Paracelsus says "Poison is in everything and nothing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or remedy."

And when the change comes, what can we do? Let’s talk about this. Imagine we are standing in front of a very strong wind. If we fight with that wind, we can not be successful. We should learn to move with the wind and use it for the change. There is

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a Chinese Proverb. It says "When the wind of change blows, some people build walls and others build windmills." With the pandemic and with climate change, nature showed us we have to change.

Everyone has to believe that the change is inescapable so everyone should truly try to maximize their own capacity for change. Briefly, it's important to have everyone’s finger in the pie for a healthy change.

Stop waiting for a savior. You can say that you are not the one everyone thinks you are but you are the one you think you are so change your thoughts, your measures of yourself.

Be the change you wish to see in the world. The world is filled with happiness and I am so happy for being here. I hope you all are sharing the same emotions with me. Thank you so much.

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Impact of Unregulated Fishing on Developing Countries

by Olivia Liberati, 11, USA Hello, I’m Olivia Liberati from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in the United States. Thank you for having me and allowing me to share my voice.

The topic I’m highlighting is the result of unregulated fishing practices in our ocean today. Specifically, as our world fish stocks are affected by over-fishing and from fishing practices that damage future populations, the impact on developing countries is often far worse because they rely on the ocean for food and economic stability.

Fishing fleets from all over the world are now traveling long distances to fish along the coastal waters of many developing countries. In some spots, the gathering of boats can be counted by the hundreds. Through sheer volume and with limited-to-no restriction on what’s caught, these fleets eventually overfish the local fish populations and leave little food options for the local communities to survive on. With no opportunity to provide for their families, the fisherman and many other members of their community, including young children, are forced to go work on large industrial ships as a means of providing income. Most people are unaware of the destruction our ocean and its i

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inhabitants currently face, and their even less likely to know anything about the human rights abuses that are happening in conjunction with these types of environmental injustice I know there are many organizations who are focused on creating policy and advocating for rules and protection. I also believe the most important first step to protecting everything about the ocean will always be through creating the greatest amount of awareness Thank you for watching!

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Gender and equality

by Rejina Gharti Magar, 16, Nepal Hello & Namaste, it's me Rejina Gharti Magar from Nepal. I am student in grade 11 and I am 16 years old. Today I would like to represent the many voice for the gender equality.

Though the world has achieved lots of great and new inventions, innovations in this modern era of 21st century our societal perspectives are still in the primitive age. As per the gender, our society has differentiate our work. We still have patriarchal society where, we girls and womens are taught how to sit, how to walk, how to eat, how to speak and well even how to laugh being as a girl since our childhood.

Can you imagine how it feels when you are woman and have to face all the negative consequences of gender discrimination, bias, harassment and sexual abuse.

I am shocked by this treatment. Why are we [women] treated as worst than that of animals?

I want to ask that, where are girls safe? Because today, we can't even felt safe in our own homes cause we have seen many rape cases by own uncle, brother in their own home.

And while talking about gender equality it is important to

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recognize those in the LGBTQIA+ who face similar persecution.

Being a victim you can't even raise voice against it because society still expect us to tolerate all these cases and be silent just because of our gender.

Remember, gender equality is a human fight not just a fight by gender minorities.

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Entrepreneurship and Human Rights

by Nethila Nimsath, 11, Sri Lanka Hello everyone, My name is Nethila and I’m a twelve-year old young entrepreneur from Sri Lanka.

Today my topic is entrepreneurship. Now, what is entrepreneurship? Well in entrepreneurship an a person decides to launch a startup to build a new product or enact new change. Entrepreneurs are risk-takers. They are also are problem solvers. They solve problems in the society and do things in a new way. They don’t solve problems because they want money. They do it because they are passionate about it. And money automatically come behind them. When I say risk-takers I mean that they do new things.

New product and new services. Those kinds of things. Now let’s talk about entrepreneurship for kids. Let’s talk about some advantages that these young entrepreneurs have.There’s an agley advantage for these young entrepreneurs. If they start at an age of ten then by the time there sixteen they could have a great business running. And once they come to the appropriate age they’ll be ready to grow and expand it. Until then adults have to support them.

Another advantage that these young entrepreneurs have is that they see things in a new way. A way that adults don’t. SO they can find a lot of problems and solutions in day to day life.

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So they can become very successful. Now the challenges.

Adults don’t believe that just kids can become very successful in their life. They believe that children just naturally become an entrepreneur. They can’t do that. They need help from the adults. They can only do it if the adults support them. That’s one challenge. Another challenge Is that entrepreneurship is not taught in school. And very limited resources are there to find out about entrepreneurship. A lot of kids don’t have the resources and to find out, get the information and learn entrepreneurship. So that’s another challenge.

That’s all from me. Thank you for listening

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Privacy Rights for Children

by Siddharth Satish, 16, USA As someone who is under the age of 18 and currently considered a minor, I think privacy is one of the most important concerns for Gen Z. Every day, more people across the globe become connected through technology, and their reliance on electronic devices increases. Many of us keep our lives stored in the hard drives of our computers and in the camera rolls of our phones. This is why many teenagers are so possessive of their electronics. We will welcome more people into our rooms than into our phones, because that's where all our likes, dislikes and vulnerabilities are.

When we talk about privacy and the rights of children in the context of the 21st century we need to understand the cost of a breach in privacy - judgement. The reason we keep things to ourselves is for fear of judgement and a breach of privacy materializes our fear into reality.

Technology in the life of Gen Z plays a very important role. It allows us to form our own identity, influenced by all those who dare to make an appearance on our social media feeds.

Technology provides us with the platform to band together as a group in shared happiness or sorrow and serves to unify people. Friends of mine who have struggled in realizing their

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gender identity and sexuality have seen tik tok videos or instagram posts that struck an internal cord with them and helped them realize their preferences. However, if they were controlled by parents who limited their access to social media then this realization would have taken much longer.

The control over technology and children is not limited to parents. Governments who engage in censorship and try to limit public access to various websites also infiltrate a child's privacy. When our search history is scoured for specific websites and our likes on videos are analyzed for patterns, we are less likely to engage with our technology and display our preferences.

For children like me, privacy is having a right to yourself and to your thoughts. For long our thoughts and likes remained in our brains, but the hearts and thumbs up on social media have become appendages for our thoughts. Rather than cut them off we need to learn to embrace them to have a generation that is well exposed to various schools of thought and is comfortable with who they are.

I say all of this while also recognizing the need to invade privacy in the interest of national security or personal security.

If someone’s behavior towards others or themselves indicates that they have the potential to hurt themselves or others, then a breach of privacy is worth it. However, in all other cases, it is

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important to remember how privacy and personal autonomy helps forge a sense of inclusivity and identity for children.

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Human rights and children's basic needs

by Nathanael Shihengo, 10, Zambia My name is Nathanael Shihengo Macauley from Lusaka, Zambia.

I am 10 years old and this is my presentation on human rights; focusing on the basic needs of children.

All children have the right to: Decent housing and shelter. A place where we can be protected, fed well and supported by family.

Every child has the right to an education: we need information to guide us into responsible citizens. Without an education we will not be able to thrive as responsible adults.

Every child needs access to good healthcare to protect us from death due to diseases like diarrhea, dysentery and malaria. There is usually no money and no transport to get us to the hospitals on time and many children die in the process.

Every child needs access to clean water and sanitation so that we do not fall sick and miss school or fall sick and are not able to access the hospitals. Many children with no shelter also have no access to decent toilets and this makes them inconvenienced and end up using poorly made pit latrines or

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the sides of the road.

Protect all children! Invest in all children because we are the future!

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DR. ARIEL ROSITA KING, PHD, MPH, MBA, DTM&H, phd (France), phd (UK)

Dr. King was chosen to be on the Expert AIDS Prevention working Group with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (USA) and Human Science Research Council (South Africa). Prof. Dr. Ariel R. King is the Founder, and President Ariel Consulting International, Inc. founded in 2000, a company that creates and enhances PublicPrivate Partnerships in international health, policy, and management with focus on developing countries. She also founded The Ariel Foundation International founded in 2002 as a non-profit organization with an international focus on children and youth in Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Community Service world-wide. In 2008 Dr. King founded the Ariana-Leilani Children’s Foundation International to educate and advocate for Children’s Human Rights Worldwide. Dr. Ariel King now as President of AFI, which has Economic, Cultural and Social Council (ECOSOC) status, has been a representative for various NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs) at the United Nations in Geneva, the United Nations in Vienna (UNOV) and United Nations in New York. Dr. King’s life focus is on the worlds children and youth. Dr. King has over 35 years of experience in international health, international public health policy and international management in government, business and NGOs. As a Professor in International Health, Management, Policy and Environment she has taught at Universities in the USA, Europe and Africa. Dr. King was a part of SAHARA: Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research as the Chair of the Continental Advisory Board, and worked on forging public private partnerships, including a MOI between University of Bayreuth (Germany) and SAHAA. She was on the Friends of Madagascar Advisory Council (FOMAC) led by the late Madagascar Ambassador to the USA, H. E. Ambassador Jocelyn Radifera. Dr. King’s focus is on International Public-Private Partnerships in Development that has its foundation of 35 years of iving and working in 11 countries and traveling to over 65 countries in Asia, Africa, Americas, Middle-East, Americas and Europe.

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Dr. King is currently a Trustee of CRAE- Children’ Rights Alliance of England. She has also represented the International Council of Women (Paris) at various UN meetings and has served on the Boards of Directors including currently, the Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) based in London, UK; and had served on the board of directors of the National Black Women’s Health Project (Atlanta, USA), Positive Art: Women and Children with HIV/AIDS (South Africa), The Life Foundation: AIDS Foundation of Hawaii, The Black Alliance for AIDS Prevention, the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Care, Inc., and the Ronald McDonald House. Dr. King is a Founding and Board member of Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), member of the Dr. King was chosen to be on the Expert AIDS Prevention working Group with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (USA) and Human Science Research Council (South Africa). Prof. Dr. Ariel R. King is the Founder, and President Ariel Consulting International, Inc. founded in 2000, a company that creates and enhances Public-Private Partnerships in international health, policy, and management with focus on developing countries. She also founded The Ariel Foundation International founded in 2002 as a non-profit organization DR. ARIEL ROSITA KING, PHD, MPH, MBA, DTM&H, Women’s Foreign Policy Group (WFPG) and has been active member of various International Rotary Clubs for fifteen years.

Dr. King completed a second research degree (PhD) in Sociology with focus of community care of traumatised children. She also has completed advance certificates in the study of Children’s Human Rights, from the UER Droits de l’enfant/Children’s Rights Unit, Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) in Switzerland.

Dr. King holds a Diploma Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H); Doctorate (PhD) in Philosophy in Public Health and Policy from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London; a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in International Health Management from Thunderbird American Graduate School of International Management, Master in Public Health (MPH) in international Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health; and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Hawaii.

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