On the 12th of August, WHO and UNESCO celebrate International Youth Day and would like to recognize young people around the world demonstrating their resilience, collective action and creativity in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many young people are essential workers, or volunteering to support their community. Young health professionals and students have been supporting the COVID-19 response from hospitals, research centers and testing clinics.
Other youth are working in advocacy and risk communication initiatives such as producing community radio shows and media and information literacy learning resources to counter disinformation and promote peer-education, conducting surveys on behavioural insights to inform response strategies,