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Rising Blue Network Newsletter

16 October 2021
A monthly update to inspire collaborative youth leadership and action for our blue planet

World Food Day is here!

15 October 2021
The global World Food Day Ceremony will take place as a hybrid event at 11.00 CEST and will include speeches and messages from His Holiness Pope Francis, His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and...

Youth Art Contest for the One Health Future We Want

12 October 2021
With the COVID-19 pandemic signaling a historic moment to build transformative resilience across our health, food and ecosystems, the momentum to strengthen a One Health approach is gaining greater political and stakeholder traction. As the international community ramps up for a bigger One...

Vibrant youth gathering sparks ideas and actions to shape the future of our agri-food systems

05 October 2021
Youth leaders took centre stage in the fight to feed the world by raising awareness, inspiring action and identifying solutions at the World Food Forum, a youth-led movement whose first flagship event ended today. Thousands of young people from across...

In Barbados, Guterres highlights power of ‘youth voices’ ahead of key trade and development conference

04 October 2021
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday said he was committed to ensuring that the Organisation is a place where “youth voices are heard, and their ideas lead”, as he spent the day in Barbados which tomorrow hosts a major UN conference...