G7 leaders debated the future while ignoring the concerns of young people

The G7 summit is meant to shape the future of democratic countries, and the absence of a serious youth agenda is a complete lack of a forward vision. Very few world leaders take young people’s concerns seriously.
Presently, very few world leaders take young people’s concerns seriously. Many govern as if we are living at the end of history, writes Zhida Shang.

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