Welcome Message from your Assembly Co-Chairs Omnia and Thiago!
Dear friends from all over the world,
Welcome to the 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety! 🎉 We are Omnia, from Egypt, and Thiago, from Brazil. We have the honour and pleasure to serve as your co-chairs during the Assembly. We have been thrilled to read about your inspiring work and efforts that led to your participation as youth delegates. Under your leadership, youth from all across the world have participated in the global youth consultations. Well done!
A big responsibility lays ahead of you. You will be representing the youth voices of your country and that of every young person out there who demands safer and more sustainable roads and cities. Together we will have the obligation to make their voices heard and turned into real action!
We cannot wait to hear your thoughts and ideas for the implementation of our Global Youth Statement for Road Safety and to spark a global youth movement. It’s time that youth no longer accept their #1 leading cause of death as ‘the price we pay for our mobility’ and start claiming our space at the decision-making table.
As you know, the Assembly is right around the corner. So, we would like to give you some tips and tricks for your awaited arrival in Sweden:
Keep an eye on your email inboxes. We will soon share a perusal version of the Global Youth Statement on Road Safety for your feedback. The Declaration will not be negotiated during the Assembly, so we want to hear from you what you think and incorporate your input in advance!
Don't forget to bring your coats, scarves and gloves to Stockholm. We promise you a warm welcoming inside the Assembly's venue, but outside the expected temperature will be about 0ºC. 🥶 So don’t forget to wrap up warm.
Our dress code for the Assembly will be casual. Feel free to wear something traditional in representing your country. For those of you going to the Ministerial Conference, on the 19th and 20th, we will be giving you WYA hoodies to wear so that our youth stand out!
Together with our Global Youth Taskforce Members, you can count on us to ensure everything runs smoothly on the 18th. We are ready to start #ClaimingOurSpace. Are you?
Looking forward to seeing you very soon and welcoming you to beautiful Stockholm!
Warm regards,
Omnia & Thiago Co-Chairs of the 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety
