Dispatches From Rio (and Beyond): Young People Reflect on What's Missing - NYTimes.com

The mood at the venue is dull and dry. Expectations are low and young people hope to shake things up through weekly activism at the conference venue.

Unhappy with the removal of language in the outcome document calling for a High Commissioner for Future Generations, young people put tape on their mouths and stood in silence outside of the negotiation room to send a message to delegates that their voices and those of future of generations were not being represented. After the conclusion of negotiations, the European Union agreed to bring back the issue for negotiations. A temporary victory.

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