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SEVENTEEN receives appointment as UNESCO’s first-ever Goodwill Ambassador for Youth

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<p>K-Pop group SEVENTEEN officially received their appointment as UNESCO&#x27;s first Goodwill Ambassador for Youth.</p><p>On Wednesday, June 26, SEVENTEEN attended heir nomination ceremony at UNESCO&#x27;s headquarters in Paris led by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.</p><p>&quot;Today, we are humbled and overwhelmed to stand before you for the first time as UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Youth. It is a great honor to be representing today’s young people, which is the priority group for UNESCO,&quot; SEVENTEEN member Joshua said in the group&#x27;s speech as reported by <em>The Korea Times.</em></p><p>SEVENTEEN member Joshua expressed his gratitude to the institution for recognizing their contribution in empowering the youth through their appointment.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1805956827521208726&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fsearch%3Fsort%3Dfirstcreated%3Adesc%26type%3D%255B%2522text%2522%255D%26desk%3D%255B%252262bbfc7620288db1d2af9ac8%2522%255D%26spike%3Dexclude%26params%3D%257B%257D%26repo%3Dpublished%26q%3Dheadline%3A(seventeen)&amp;sessionId=e910a8be6c70c93a34cc8d82bbad7ac931bc9abe&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:648px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1805956827521208726"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;We are grateful to be recognized for our consistent effort and longstanding passion to contribute to youth worldwide. Looking back, this has been a long journey for us, taking one step at a time, until we could stand before you as the Ambassador for Youth. Ever since we made our debut, our music has talked about our own experiences and genuine emotions,&quot; he said.</p><p>The singer shared that the group will donate $1 million to the &quot;Global Youth Grant Scheme&quot; with UNESCO for the &quot;Going Together&quot; campaign, which the group has been running with the organization since 2022.</p><p>&quot;Let us all be one team and build a supportive community of global youth,&quot; Joshua highlighted.</p><div><iframe width="1624" height="814" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MZNlEo58OXs" title="SEVENTEEN&#x27;s Nomination Ceremony as UNESCO&#x27;s First Goodwill Ambassador for Youth" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Meanwhile in her speech, UNESCO Director-General Audrey highlighted how SEVENTEEN &quot;has become a symbol for millions of young people around the world, to whom we transmit  positive energy and the spirit of leadership.&quot;</p><p>She went on: &quot;UNESCO, as the United Nations organization for Culture and Education, is delighted to join forces with SEVENTEEN to give young people the means to express themselves and to take action to rise to this century’s major challenges.&quot;</p><p>As ambassadors, SEVENTEEN will participate in UNESCO&#x27;s awareness campaigns and events, promoting UNESCO&#x27;s values and initiatives during their performances.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/11/17/seventeen-delivers-speech-performs-at-unesco-youth-forum-in-paris-1032"><strong>READ: SEVENTEEN delivers speech, performs at UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris</strong></a></div><p>Following the announcement of SEVENTEEN&#x27;s appointment early this June, their agency PLEDIS Entertainment highlighted how the group&#x27;s music has always been part of the lives of the youth around the world.</p><p>&quot;Since its debut in 2015, SEVENTEEN has ceaselessly shared narratives about its growth in its music, communicating with young people worldwide. Through its music, the group has imparted positive messages to listeners, encouraging them to overcome hardships instead of getting frustrated,&quot; the agency said in a statement.</p><p>In November of last year, SEVENTEEN became the first K-pop act to take part in the UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris.</p><p>Members Seungkwan, Mingyu, Jun, Woozi, Vernon, and Joshua, delivered speeches at the said forum.</p><p>In his speech, Joshua talked about their collaboration with the Korean National Commission for UNESCO and the #GoingTogether campaign. He also expressed his gratitude to the fans for their support of the campaign.</p><p>&quot;None of this would have been possible without CARATs <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">(their fan group)</span>, our fans, who jumped into action to help the campaign. Thank you, CARATs. We love you. We hope that our actions through UNESCO will reach young people everywhere, from the kids on islands even smaller than Jeju to those in every corner of the world who are fostering, reaffirming, and acting on their dreams even as we speak,&quot; Joshua said in his speech as previously reported by SOOMPI. </p><p>Meanwhile, Seungkwan paid homage to his hometown of Jeju which is one of UNESCO&#x27;s world heritage sites.</p><p>&quot;Jeju Island became the first place in the world to be bestowed with all three of the UNESCO honors. The little boy who dreamed of a big future from that World Heritage island now stands before you at UNESCO headquarters today,&quot; the singer said as reported by Soompi.</p><p>SEVENTEEN also performed for the audience at the forum in November, singing their tracks &quot;_WORLD,&quot; &quot;Darl+ing,&quot; &quot;Headliner,&quot; &quot;God of Music,&quot; and &quot;Together.&quot;</p>

<p>SEVENTEEN receives their appointment at their nomination ceremony at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris. </p>

SEVENTEEN receives their appointment at their nomination ceremony at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris.

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