The full title of this article by Barbados Today (12 August 2025) is “Barbadian youth leader Ashley Lashley appointed to UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of fourteen young climate leaders to the 3rd cohort of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, including Ashley Lashley of Barbados, “a passionate advocate for climate, health, and youth empowerment.” [Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.]
[. . .] The Youth Advisory Group provides the Secretary-General with practical and outcome-focused advice, diverse youth perspectives, and concrete recommendations to accelerate global climate action. This year’s announcement, made on International Youth Day, comes at a critical moment marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and a year when all countries must submit new national climate plans aligned with the 1.5°C target.
Ms. Lashley is well known across the Eastern Caribbean for her leadership in climate advocacy. As a UNICEF Youth Advocate, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, and former Miss World Barbados, she has dedicated her life to addressing pressing global challenges. At just 16, she founded Schools Against Non-Communicable Diseases and later launched the HEY Campaign, mobilizing more than 500 climate activists worldwide. Through The Ashley Lashley Foundation, she has built the world’s largest youth-led movement focused on the intersection of climate and health, and created Eco Fit Youth, a Caribbean initiative promoting the 5Rs: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and repurpose through wellness and fitness activities for children.
“To serve in this role is to carry the Caribbean’s cry for climate justice and to hold the world accountable for the debt it owes to SIDS,” Lashley said. “The Caribbean is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, and this is an opportunity to ensure our voices shape global solutions.” [. . .]
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The full title of this article by Barbados Today (12 August 2025) is “Barbadian youth leader Ashley Lashley appointed to UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of fourteen young climate leaders to the 3rd cohort of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, including Ashley
