Today, on International Youth Day, we celebrate the courage, creativity, and determination of young people everywhere especially those whose voices are too often unheard.
The 2026 theme, “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations,” speaks directly to our reality. Across Ethiopia, young people live in vastly different contexts: some in cities, many in hard-to-reach and marginalized communities. Yet our aspirations remain shared to participate meaningfully in the decisions that shape our lives, to strengthen social cohesion in our communities, and to move from dialogue to real, lasting change.
