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    Youth from around the world gathered in Hiroshima, Japan for the International Youth Summit for Nuclear Abolition to learn about the efforts to abolish nuclear weapons and discuss how to engage more young people. Over the course of three days, 30 youth participated in discussions with atomic bomb survivors and activists. They then presented a Youth Pledge to the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth calling for action to eliminate nuclear weapons at a larger summit attended by over 250 people. The youth participants intend to spread the message of the Youth Pledge in their ongoing anti-nuclear weapons work.

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    Youth from around the world gathered in Hiroshima, Japan for the International Youth Summit for Nuclear Abolition to learn about the efforts to abolish nuclear weapons and discuss how to engage more young people. Over the course of three days, 30 youth participated in discussions with atomic bomb survivors and activists. They then presented a Youth Pledge to the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth calling for action to eliminate nuclear weapons at a larger summit attended by over 250 people. The youth participants intend to spread the message of the Youth Pledge in their ongoing anti-nuclear weapons work.

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    Youth Summit for Nuclear Abolition creates momentum

    Rick Wayman (Nuclear Age Peace Foundation) and Anna Ikeda (Soka Gakkai International)
    From!August!28-30,!youth!from!around!the!world!gathered!in!Hiroshima!to!learn,!engage,!
    network,!and!become!even!more!inspired!to!work!for!the!abolition!of!nuclear!weapons.!The!
    International!Youth!Summit!for!Nuclear!Abolition!was!initially!proposed!by!Soka!Gakkai!
    International!and!was!joined!and!supported!by!many!NGOs!around!the!world!along!with!
    the!cities!of!Hiroshima!and!Nagasaki.!
    For!the!first!two!days,!30!young!people!from!23!countries!took!part!in!intimate!
    conversations!with!each!other!and!other!important!voices!in!the!movement!to!abolish!
    nuclear!weapons,!such!as!survivors!of!the!U.S.!atomic!bombing!of!Hiroshima!(hibakusha)!
    and!the!Mayor!of!Hiroshima,!Kazumi!
    Matsui.!This!small!group!then!engaged!
    in!thematic!discussions!such!as!how!to!
    engage!more!youth!in!the!disarmament!
    movement,!and!worked!on!an!action!
    plan!for!moving!the!nuclear!abolition!
    agenda!forward.!
    On!August!30,!a!large!summit!was!held!
    in!Hiroshima!with!over!250!people!in!
    attendance,!and!many!more!tuning!in!
    from!around!the!world!via!livestream.!
    In!the!morning!session,!participants!
    heard!from!Mr.!Masaaki!Tanabe,!a!filmmaker!and!survivor!of!the!Hiroshima!bombing.!His!
    film,!Hiroshima,Lost,!was!screened,!followed!by!an!engaging!question!and!answer!session.!

    For!many!at!the!summit,!one!of!the!most!
    uplifting!moments!of!the!morning!
    session!was!from!Naomi!Tagawa,!a!high!
    school!student!in!Hiroshima!who!is!a!
    third-generation!hibakusha.!Naomi,!an!
    accomplished!pianist,!played!a!Hibaku!
    Piano!!a!piano!that!survived!the!
    atomic!bombing!of!Hiroshima!and!has!
    since!been!restored.!
    Following!an!afternoon!of!small!group!
    discussions,!the!summit!concluded!with!
    the!presentation!of!a!Youth!Pledge!to!
    Mr.!Ahmed!Alhendawi,!the!UN!Secretary-Generals!Envoy!on!Youth.!The!pledge!reads!in!
    part:!
    The!continued!existence!of!nuclear!weapons!is!unacceptable!and!action!must!be!
    taken!to!protect!our!shared!future.!We,!the!Generation!of!Change,!invite!you!to!join!
    us!as!we!raise!our!collective!voice!to!call!for!action;!we!refuse!to!stand!by!while!
    nuclear!weapons!continue!to!threaten!our!lives!and!future!generations.!Join!us,!take!
    action!and!create!change!!
    Participants!will!continue!to!carry!the!Youth!Pledge!forward!in!their!future!work,!both!
    within!their!own!organizations!and!collectively.!We!urge!you!to!read!more!about!the!Youth!
    Summit!at!www.internationalyouthsummit.org,!where!you!can!sign!the!Youth!Pledge,!
    watch!video!of!the!summit!and!much!more.!We!also!plan!on!holding!a!side!event!on!the!
    youth!pledge!and!outcomes!of!the!summit!during!the!2015!session!of!the!UN!General!
    Assembly!First!Committee!in!October.!Information!will!soon!be!available!on!the!website.!

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