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Dear [Official's name],

As a member of [your youth organization, or NGO, if applicable], as well as a concerned citizen of [your country], I wanted to contact you to express my desire to see the [your country]'s Mission to the United Nations work towards including youth delegates regularly in our country's delegations to the General Assembly.
The United Nations General Assembly has already passed several resolutions and declarations supporting the creation of a youth delegate seat for each country's mission to the UN. For example, in1981, the General Assembly wrote that "Governments should consider the inclusion of youth representatives in their national delegations to the General Assembly" (Resolution on Communication Between the United Nations and Youth and Youth Organizations, A/36/17).

The General Assembly has reiterated these calls on several occasions. In 1995, the General Assembly invited "Member States, once again, to include, whenever possible, youth representatives in their delegations to the General Assembly' (World Program of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, A/50/81). In addition, the GA restated in 2001 "the call made in the World Program of Action to Member States to consider including youth representatives in their delegations to the General Assembly' (Resolution on Policies and Programs Involving Youth, A/56/117).

Many countries have incorporated youth within their national delegations to the General Assembly for over thirty years. Yet [your country], while being a leader in [examples: environmental issues, foreign aid, calling to democracy, etc.], has fallen behind in the area of youth delegates. While many countries, such as Denmark, the Netherlands, Ecuador, and India, have sent youth delegates in the past, [your country] has not sent single representative from youth to participate with the General Assembly.
I would like to urge the [your country] Mission to the UN to seriously consider accepting the call of the Secretary General as well as of the General Assembly to include youth delegates to the General Assembly, thereby bringing the youth perspective on many key issues that affect youth.
I hope to hear back from you on these important questions, and rest at your disposition for any of your questions or concerns.
Sincerely,

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