Youth for a United World publishes its commitment to the Pact for the Future
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In this first year following Genfest 2024, the Youth for a United World of the Focolare Movement are reaffirming their commitment to peace, universal fraternity, human dignity, and care for nature with the second publication of ‘Together to Care: for our human family and our common home.’
As expressed in their letter to UN SecretaryGeneral António Guterres in October 2024, the Y4UW are grateful for his tireless championing of youth causes and his leadership in addressing global challenges. Through this report, they demonstrate their continued commitment to the principles we outlined— working alongside the UN to build a more sustainable, equitable, and peaceful world for all, in accordance with the visions set forth in the Pact for the Future (Resolution A/RES/ 79/1) and the Declaration on Future Generations.
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and rejoicing in its increasing attention to youth and future generations, as shown in the Pact for the Future, the Youth for a United World wishes to make its own, albeit humble, contribution to the life of the community of nations, in its belief that a United World is possible, now and tomorrow. Youth, in this sense, represent the present with a serious commitment toward their future and the future of the human family.
‘Together to Care: for our human family and our common home’ presents the life and commitment of both local communities around the world and a global, intergenerational network of people affiliated with the Focolare Movement in their efforts to make a contribution to a ‘United World.’ Many of these initiatives are the fruit of Genfest, a gathering of well over 6,000 Youth for a United World in July of last year. Other selected initiatives have had a firm impact within their communities for many years. In every area of life imaginable, they live and work for the flourishing of people and communities, finding inspiration in the ‘golden rule’: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
This document, throughout its three sections (Work Together, Build Together, Dream Together), shows how people around the world are already committed to the realization of a united world in the most various ways. They are addressing concrete needs arising within their communities, building upon available talents and capabilities and the shared conviction that fraternal love is the answer to the challenges of today’s world. Chiara Lubich, the founder of the Focolare Movement, affirmed that “it is by starting with small local problems that a moral conscience is formed that is capable of addressing problems on a global scale.” In fact, she says: “what is missing aren’t technical and economic resources but an extra soul, which means a new love for mankind, to make us all feel responsible towards everyone.”
The Youth for a United World, New Humanity NGO and the global community of the Focolare Movement wish to continue bringing a meaningful and concrete contribution—in the words of Chiara, “a supplement of love”—to the life of the UN, its agencies and collaborators, and to the human family at large. We do this in our endeavor to be instruments, witnesses, and expressions of God’s love in this world by being ‘Together to Care.’