UNHCR urges youth to participate in climate change initiatives

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) global youth advisory council has urged youths in refugee camps to participate in climate change initiatives by pioneering disaster risk management using 21st century technology.

Speaking at a United Nations Youth Climate Summit in New York, the United States, at the weekend, UNHCR global youth advisory council Southern Africa representative Barthelemy Mwanza Ngane said young refugees should play a role in reducing the impact of natural as witnessed in Cyclone Idai-hit Chipinge, in Manicaland province.

“What if youths pioneered disaster risk management, as opposed to the mere management of disasters?

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