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Save the Children advocate says aid cut hinders Canada’s leadership in youth rights
OTTAWA — Save the Children’s global advocate says Canada could lead an effort to have youth steer the reform of global institutions to fight climate change, while urging Ottawa to reverse aid cuts.
“Canada is uniquely placed today to really help the world to lead differently, to help young people to find hope for the future,” said Rotimy Djossaya, the charity’s global policy head, during a recent visit to Ottawa.
“Canada can play a critical role in ensuring that the world is prioritizing gender and human rights.”
In mid-September, leaders gathered at the United Nations to take stock of the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of objectives such as gender equality, ending extreme poverty and ensuring a quality secondary education for every child. The goals involve 140 specific targets agreed upon in 2015, to be achieved by 2030.