2017年CRI Chinese teenager singer promotes quality education at ECOSOC Youth Forum

 

The 6th UN Economic and Social Council - ECOSOC - Youth Forum¹ - taking place Monday and Tuesday local time at the UN headquarters in New York - has been focusing on "the Role of Youth in Poverty Eradication² and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World."

On the second day of the event, Wang Yuan, a member of China's well-known teenage band TFBOYS, delivered a speech at the plenary session of the ECOSOC Youth Forum, expressing his hope for young people, regardless of their gender³ and race, to gain equal access to quality education by 2030.

During his address, the teenage singer gave an overview⁴ of the achievements of the 'Imagine 2030' campaign, launched by the UN System in China in October 2016 to draw young people's attention to the UN's Sustainable and Development Goals.

"I was fortunate to work with the United Nations China subgroup on Youth to advocate for the 'Imagine 2030' campaign, which aims at encouraging the young generation in China to reflect and think about the world we want to see in 2030, the year the Sustainable Development Goals are expected to be achieved. This campaign meaningfully engaged a large number of young people, including millions of left-behind children and other marginalized young people, and provided them with an opportunity to express their views and share their imagination to inspire our world."

Wang Yuan went on to say that with the support from many young people across the country, the campaign had recorded over 500 million views online in the past few months. Inspired by the campaign, understanding Sustainable Development Goals has now become a fashion among the young people.

The teenager boy band member also drew attention to a sketch⁵ he submitted during the 'Imagine 2030 Campaign', which he said conveys his belief and support for young people's equal access to quality education.

"I submitted a cartoon drawing project. My passion for 2030 is that every young person, regardless of their gender and race can access good quality education, girls have the same potential to achieve amazing things as boys."

This year, roughly 700 young people from across the world participated in the ECOSOC forum to discuss the role of young people in advancing the implementation⁶ of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

At the two-day annual event, participants took part in wide-ranging discussions on key topics including poverty eradication, youth employment and economic empowerment, gender equality, health and well-being⁷, and climate change.

For CRI, this is Qian Shanming from the UN Headquarters in New York.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 eradication   

n.根除

参考例句：

• The eradication of an established infestation is not easy. 根除昆虫蔓延是不容易的。
• This is often required for intelligent control and eradication. 这经常需要灵巧的控制与消除。

3 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

4 overview   

n.概观，概述

参考例句：

• The opening chapter gives a brief historical overview of transport.第一章是运输史的简要回顾。
• The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。

5 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

6 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

7 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。