Why is empowerment of youth the key to tackling global issues? | Josephine Hebling | TEDxUniMannheim

Why is the empowerment of young people the key to tackling global issues? The answer to this question can be for sure found in Josephine’s TED talk. Telling her own inspiring story of how she got to be one of the children’s voices at the Commission on the Rights of the Child at the United Nations in Geneva being 14, she is going to demonstrate that children should not be underestimated: even young people can be seen on an equal level with the politicians, diplomats and internationally recognized representatives!

WHO IS JOSEPHINE HELBING?
Young Josephine Helbing represented the German youth at the 74th session of the General Assembly and the 58th Sessions of the Commission for Social Development being the UN Youth Delegate to the UN General Assembly 2019. Besides that, Josephine is a winner of the honorary prize «Golden Pea Award» for her outstanding activity as Member of the Children and Youth Advisory Board of the German Children's Fund. She has a very special connection to the University of Mannheim as being one of its political sciences students. Young Josephine Helbing represented the German youth at the 74th session of the General Assembly and the 58th Sessions of the Commission for Social Development being the UN Youth Delegate to the UN General Assembly 2019. Besides that, Josephine is a winner of the honorary prize «Golden Pea Award» for her outstanding activity as Member of the Children and Youth Advisory Board of the German Children's Fund. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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