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Our Voices

Young People from Across the Region

Dany Stolbunov, 20, born with HIV, speaks on a megaphone during the social protest "We Want and We Walk" for the freedom and safety of the mass actions.
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This is a platform for young people from Europe and Central Asia to share their opinions and experiences and offer solutions to the challenges they face.

All views expressed here belong to the authors, and do not represent the views of UNICEF.

Organizing a theatre festival during the global pandemic

How young people moved Serbia’s Festival of International Student Theatre online

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“It’s our duty to be there in the frontline'

Haroun, from Senegal, volunteers for the COVID-19 response in Italy

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"Now is the right time to rethink what we do to the planet"

Young climate activist from Armenia - on a glimpse of hope amid anxiety and health fears

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“This is a common problem and it requires common solutions”

U-Reporter Bassirou Dembele shares vital information on COVID-19 with other refugees and migrants in Italy, and with family and friends in his home country

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Calm in the coronavirus 'infodemic'

The virus is dangerous but so is misinformation about it.

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“We are united by the challenges imposed by this pandemic"

25 year old Eurisa reflects on her new reality in Kosovo*


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“Be the change you want to see in the world”

A blog to mark Earth Day on young people uniting to help protect the planet in Central Asia

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We are all the same - just human

I overcame the misconceptions about refugees in my community

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