{"id":814,"date":"2025-11-04T02:01:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/?p=814"},"modified":"2025-11-04T02:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:01:05","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%8d-young-leaders-call-for-action-on-social-isolation-and-loneliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/?p=814","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf0d Young Leaders Call for Action on Social Isolation and Loneliness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/yarima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-2025-11-03T205856.308-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-815\" style=\"width:1170px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yarima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-2025-11-03T205856.308-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/yarima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-2025-11-03T205856.308-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/yarima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-2025-11-03T205856.308-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/yarima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-design-2025-11-03T205856.308.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Category:<\/strong> Mental Health &amp; Global Wellness<br><strong>Date:<\/strong> November 1, 2025<br><strong>Published by:<\/strong> Yarima.org Editorial Health Team<br><strong>Reading time:<\/strong> ~2 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcac A New Generation Speaks Up for Connection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the <strong>Global Model WHO 2025<\/strong> in Geneva, nearly <strong>400 young leaders from over 40 countries<\/strong> gathered to address one of today\u2019s most pressing yet often overlooked health issues \u2014 <strong>loneliness<\/strong>.<br>Describing it as <em>\u201ca public health priority shaping our generation\u2019s future,\u201d<\/em> participants called for urgent action to rebuild meaningful social ties in increasingly disconnected societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>Social connection is the missing pillar of global health,<\/strong>\u201d said <strong>Ida Marchese<\/strong>, Director-General of the Global Model WHO 2025. \u201cOur generation has grown up in an age of digital connection but social disconnection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf10 The Global Model WHO Youth Declaration on Social Connection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the event\u2019s conclusion, delegates unanimously adopted the <strong>Global Model WHO Youth Declaration on Social Connection<\/strong>, calling for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>National strategies<\/strong> to address social isolation and loneliness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community investments<\/strong> that promote inclusion and belonging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Digital policies<\/strong> that encourage connection rather than division<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, created in partnership between <strong>WHO<\/strong> and the <strong>World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)<\/strong>, allows young leaders to simulate the <strong>World Health Assembly<\/strong> and propose global health resolutions on issues such as mental health, digital wellbeing, and migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 Why Loneliness Matters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <strong>WHO Commission on Social Connection<\/strong>, loneliness now affects <strong>1 in 6 people worldwide<\/strong>, contributing to more than <strong>871,000 deaths annually<\/strong>.<br>Rates are highest among <strong>young adults<\/strong> and <strong>lower-income communities<\/strong>, where limited access to safe spaces and digital divides can intensify social isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcaa A Global Movement for Belonging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus<\/strong>, WHO Director-General, encouraged delegates to take their message home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cBring this spirit of connection to your families, your schools, your communities. Together, by building stronger human bonds, we can create healthier societies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>WFUNA Secretary-General <strong>Aziel Goulandris<\/strong> added that the declaration proves <em>\u201cthe power of youth diplomacy to shape healthier societies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc97 Key Takeaway<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The youth-led declaration reminds the world that <strong>mental and social health are inseparable<\/strong>.<br>By fostering inclusion, empathy, and participation, societies can transform <strong>isolation into belonging<\/strong> and <strong>disconnection into collective care<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br>World Health Organization (2025). <em>Young leaders call for urgent action to tackle social isolation and loneliness at the Global Model WHO 2025.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/01-11-2025-young-leaders-call-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-social-isolation-and-loneliness-at-the-global-model-who-2025\">WHO News Release, 1 Nov 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Category: Mental Health &amp; Global WellnessDate: November 1, 2025Published by: Yarima.org Editorial Health TeamReading time: ~2 minutes \ud83d\udcac A New Generation Speaks Up for Connection At the Global Model WHO 2025 in Geneva, nearly 400 young leaders from over 40 countries gathered to address one of today\u2019s most pressing yet often overlooked health issues \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":816,"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814\/revisions\/816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarima.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}