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  • Em... I will now.... Em...

  • Before opening the floor for very quickly remarks and

  • questions I would like to give the floor

  • to a very young Chinese youth delegate

  • that is with us today the young

  • celebrity in China who championed the

  • the Youth Engagement in the SDGs through

  • imagine 2030 and and several campaigns

  • and together with the UN. Wang Yuan you have

  • the floor

  • Ok... Dear Excellences, Friends and Colleagues

  • First, I would like to thank all

  • speakers and panelists for the

  • enlightening speeches

  • my name is Roy Wang. I'm a young singer

  • and actor from China the country and

  • that hosts 278 million young people on

  • the second-largest youth population in the

  • world

  • Until yesterday I only saw the UN

  • building on TV so this is a very first

  • time that I'm honored to participate in

  • the Youth Forum to raise my voice.

  • I'm grateful for this unique opportunity

  • I was fortunate to work with the United

  • Nation's 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

  • I submitted a cartoon drawing project

  • My passion 2030 is that every young

  • person can access good quality education

  • Girls has them potential to achieve

  • amazing things as boys.

  • With the support from many young people across the

  • country the campaign which has been

  • running for a few months since

  • October 2016 recorded over 500 million views online

  • Inspired by the campaign

  • understanding SDGs has become a fashion

  • amount the young people

  • Dear Excellencies, Friends and Colleagues

  • taking this opportunity both as a leader

  • and a young person myself

  • I want to reassure you of Chinese young people's

  • motivation to advance and realize

  • SDGs wherever you are.

  • I truly believe that our youth power can influence the

  • world we live in

  • and hope that our determination can make a difference

  • Thank you very much

  • thank you very much

Em... I will now.... Em...

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