Clarion call from youth for a better world: WEF report

Youth taking part in a march to draw attention to climate change in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 24, 2021. PHOTO: AFP
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Young people in their 20s and 30s around the world want government action on climate change, are worried about their jobs in the future and are in favour of a global wealth tax.

This is according to the first Youth Recovery Plan report developed by the Davos Lab, an initiative of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community, a network of 14,000 young people.

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