Rehana Bashir Butt (Pakistan) served as a UN Volunteer Associate Supply Officer with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Dadaab, Kenya, since 2018. She holds a Master’s degree in business administration and worked with several humanitarian organizations before joining UNHCR in the supply chain function. In her role, she handled procurement, warehousing, fleet and asset management. This year, Rehana concluded her assignment with UNHCR. For World Humanitarian Day, she shared why volunteering is essential for humanitarian work.

A recent study, Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes, estimated that children born in 2020 will experience a two- to seven-fold increase in extreme climate events, particularly heat waves, compared with people born in 1960, under current climate policy pledges. This year’s International Youth Day on 12 August is highlighting the potential of Intergenerational Solidarity in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals in line with the Our Common Agenda report which, among others, calls on policymakers to listen to, and work with, youth.