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Sympathy not enough, time to act on poverty, says youth delegate

Sympathy not enough, time to act on poverty, says youth delegate

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It’s time to act against poverty and stop sympathizing, a youth observer from Ghana to the United Nations has said.

Pearl Afua was selected to be the “eyes and ears” of young people in her country during the United Nations General Assembly debate.

Jocelyne Sambira caught up with her ahead of a High-Level event on ending hunger and asked for more details about her role.

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Pearl Afua, Ghana Youth Observer to the United Nations at the 71st UN General Assembly ahead of the High-Level Pathways to Zero Hunger event UN Radio/ Priyanka Shankar