This ground-breaking initiative, developed by WHO and the Alliance of the Big Six Youth Organizations (the "Big 6"), intends to support young people around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and help alleviate the negative impact of COVID-19 on the development of young people.

Special guests:

Tharindra Arumapperuma, an Emerging Leader and International Council Member of the The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, and Michelle Shi Jie CHEW, Youth Commission Member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, will speak at the press conference today.

Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary General, World Organization of the Scout Movement, and Casey Harden, General Secretary, World Young Women’s Christian Association, will be available to take questions from the media.