Young people from around the world have set out what they would like world leaders at the G7 to do, from improving access to digital services to tackling the climate crisis.

The Future Leaders Network has brought the Youth 7 (Y7) to Cornwall for the G7 summit which is being held this weekend.

After months of consultations that have involved thousands of young people from all over the world, the Y7 has published a series of recommendations which it is putting to leaders attending the G7.

The recommendations cover a broad range of subjects under four headings – climate resilience, digital literacy, sustainable economy, and mental health.

At a briefing in Falmouth Sophie Daud, Chair of Y7, said that during the consultation they had found that young people wanted to be actively involved in making decisions which affect their lives.

However, she said that young people around the world feel underrepresented in democratic institutions and that it was hoped that G7 leaders would listen to them and learn more about their needs.

The Y7 said:

"We, and young people across the G7 countries, call on G7 leaders to involve us in decision making about our future, to assess the long-term impact of their decisions on future generations, to incorporate those assessments into policies, and to take immediate action on the recommendations."

In the four key areas identified by the Y7 there are calls for action which cover a number of individual recommendations.

On climate resilience the Y7 calls on the G7 to "protect future generations from natural disasters, by strengthening global early warning systems through climate stress-testing and knowledge-sharing on adaptation measures, and by 2022 increase co-designed risk reduction programmes with climate-vulnerable regions and marginalised communities."

In digital literacy the Y7 calls for world leaders to "enable all young people to engage safely and productively in a digitally transformative world by achieving universal connectivity by 2025 on their territories, and by 2030 worldwide, and by embedding digital literacy in all curriculum areas for all learners".

The call for action on sustainable economy states the G7 should "incorporate the impact on future generations into budget decisions by jointly developing indicators of economic performance that supplement GDP with integrated well-being, sustainability, and inclusivity outcomes".

And on mental health young people say world leaders need to "ensure current and future generations can live in a world free of mental health stigma by immediately incorporating educational curricula changes and targeted campaigns, and train young people to be able to adequately support peers facing mental health crises".

Young people from Cornwall are set to be involved in a Y7 conference event tomorrow in Penryn where they will be sharing their own personal experiences and backing the calls made in the document.

Follow our live article of events, as they happen, here.

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