Mr. Yousaf Jogezai:

I thank the committee for the additional time. In Malawi, a couple of months ago, in advance of COP 26, there were several engagements between the youth, the Malawian Government and civil society organisations. The main issue that arose related to the lack of financing for countries such as Malawi to cope with climate change. It is often said that within Malawi, only 10% of the population has access to electricity and that is hydro-powered. As a country, therefore, we are not contributing to climate change but we are the worst affected. Since the economy is so small, it is difficult for countries such as Malawi or others in a similar position to adapt.

Based on suggestions from young people and civil society organisations, we started a Twitter campaign to advocate for a fund of $100 billion for climate change. It has gone viral within Malawi. There have been tweets from ministers, various embassies and UN agencies, which has given voice to the civil society organisations and young people there to allow them to contribute. Some of the same young people are attending COP 26 in Glasgow, where they will interact with young people from Ireland. That is a good example of how we are able to create links between young people in our country's programmes and in Ireland.