Investing in the Power of Youth for Countering…

This year will mark the 3rd International Day for Countering Hate Speech and five years since the launch of the UN Strategy and Plan of Action. To mark the International Day, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations and the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide are organizing a High-level Event that would focus on the importance of engaging with youth in efforts to counter and address hate speech.

The Event would also focus on the importance of investing in the power and voice of youth to counter hate speech. Indeed, engaging with youth is a key component of the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech which stresses the role of education and that in the digital age, the UN should support a new generation of digital citizens, empowered to recognize, reject, and stand up to hate speech.

Objectives:

• Commemorating the 3rd Anniversary of the International Day on Countering Hate Speech, to bring further attention to the importance of tackling hate speech, in all its forms and manifestations.
• Highlighting the important role of youth in countering and addressing hate speech
• Hearing from youth voices on their experience, concerns, and recommendations on what more needs to be done to tackling hate speech.

Opening Segment:

President of the General Assembly; Secretary General of the United Nations; Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations; United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.