The UAE has selected 100 youth delegates from around the globe to help shape the debate at Cop28 in Dubai later this year.
The team of eco ambassadors, three-quarters of whom are drawn from developing nations, will help ensure young voices are heard during crunch talks aimed at protecting the planet for future generations.
The formation of the first class of the International Youth Climate Delegate Programme was announced during a Youth Stocktake session held at the Bonn Climate Change Conference in Germany, Wam reported on Friday.
The UAE has sought to ensure young people are at the heart of decision-making at the Cop28 conference, which will be held from November 30 to December 12.
The group is comprised of 74 young people from least developed and small island developing nations in the Middle East and North Africa, the wider African continent, North and South America, Asia and Oceania.
The cohort, 56 of whom are female, includes 12 delegates from indigenous populations, 10 from conflict-hit areas and six with disabilities.
The Youth Stocktake gathering highlighted improvements being made in youth participation, including the establishment of an annual conference of youth which precedes Cop meetings, and discussed progress being made on the Global Youth Statement, a set of policy proposals agreed to by global youth organisations and plans set out at previous Cop events in Egypt and Glasgow.
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