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Opening remarks by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the High-level meeting on critical energy transition minerals.

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Ahead of the FIFA World Cup Final, the United Nations Youth Office announced the launch of a global advocacy campaign on youth mental health and well-being: One World, One Game, One Goal. Through football, the initiative aims to raise awareness, encourage investment in mental health, and empower young people by promoting resilience and a whole-of-society approach to well-being.

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Women are driving the energy transition from the frontlines of innovation, policy, investment, and community organizing. Aligned with the 2026 High-Level Political Forum’s theme of transformative, equitable action, this session convenes senior leaders from clean energy entrepreneurship, sustainable finance, and multilateral institutions to explore how diverse leadership accelerates progress on SDG7. Bridging grassroots networks and global institutions, the conversation will highlight the unique impact of women-led approaches, expose where structural barriers persist, and outline how the international community can champion inclusive leadership at every level. Join us to reshape the future of clean energy.

Speakers:

– Ms. Selen İnal, Founder of EcoMuse and Member of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition
– Ms. Rana Ghoneim, Director, Division of Energy and Climate Action at UNIDO

Moderator: Ms. Kathryn Clay, Lead Energy & Climate Analyst at Washington Post Intelligence

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Press Conference by Felipe Paullier, the Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, and Sahira Al Nahari, a Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They briefed journalists on mental health and football.

Ahead of the FIFA World Cup men’s final, Felipe Paullier announced the convening of One World, One Game, One Goal, a global event with the UN Member States Friends of Football to celebrate football and sports as powerful drivers of youth mental health and well-being.

Talking to reporters in New York, Paullier said young people are “navigating a very complex world with unpredictable change,” where they are “most interconnected than ever, but at the same time, we have very worrying figures about isolation among people in general, and especially adolescents and youth.”

Behind these numbers, he said, “there’s actually people, millions of young people, families and communities that are carrying a pain which is often unseen, unspoken and unsupported.”

Paullier said, “we’re taking this moment where everyone is looking into football as a connector of humanity, football as something that brings us together, sometimes to celebrate, to talk about something, sometimes to cry when our team is not performing well.”

During the event, he said, “we will launch a one-year campaign, a public advocacy campaign, that it’s about elevating youth mental health and well-being onto the world stage, because we believe that we cannot advance any of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if there is not a generation that feels supported, that feels empowered and resilient.”

Joining Paullier, Sahira Al Nahari, who is a young leader for the SDGs, said, “football has a lot for us to learn from. When we’re facing a global crisis, let’s zoom into the stadiums. When you look at the stadiums, we learn discipline, resilience and how to recover from profound loss. It prepares us ultimately for the most complex match of all, which is the game of life.”

Al Nahari said, “on the field, absolutely no one wins alone. Players depend on a whole ecosystem. So, you have defenders, you have midfielders, coaches, medics, and fans in the stands all having important roles. And so, when we approached Youth mental health, we required the same exact ecosystem.”

One World, One Game, One Goal is part of the United Nations Youth Office’s flagship initiative on Youth Mental Health and Well-Being, advancing an important shift from fragmented, individual approaches to a holistic ecosystem model.

Friday’s event will bring together young leaders, changemakers, policymakers, UN entities, governments, civil society, private sector partners, athletes, and advocates to celebrate football and sports.

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