K-pop boy band Seventeen will be speaking and performing at the 13th UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris on Nov. 14.
The forum is set to take place on Nov. 14 and 15 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
Seventeen (Pledis Entertainment)
Pledis Entertainment
On Nov. 14, Seventeen will present a speech and a performance as a representative of youth through a special 60-minute session, calling attention to how education and solidarity among youth can bring a better future.
Seventeen will become the first musical artist to have been invited for a dedicated session at the forum.
The UNESCO Youth Forum is a global forum that provides youth with the space to dialogue, along with the opportunity to share ideas and with the member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a part of the UNESCO General Conference.
The forum has been held every two years since 1999 as with the General Conference, and will be attended this year by representatives from the 194 Member States of UNESCO, as well as representatives from youth related institutions under the UN and governmental and non-governmental organizations around the world.
Pledis Entertainment, UNESCO and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU) earlier announced that they signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) signifying a global expansion of the existing partnership between Pledis Entertainment and KNCU.
Under Pledis Entertainment’s previous partnership with KNCU, Seventeen launched the ‘#GoingTogether’ campaign in August last year as advocates of education and youth initiatives.
Several projects have been done in the past year, including a donation campaign with Seventeen’s fans on International Day of Education last January, and donating a part of the proceeds from their world tour “Be The Sun” to provide educational aid for children in Malawi. Campaign booths were also set up at the act’s fan meets, to raise awareness of the importance of making education more accessible to underprivileged children.
“Educational aid from UNESCO helped the Republic of Korea recover from the aftermath of war 70 years ago. An artist from that same country, speaking to youth around the world at UNESCO about hope achieved through solidarity and education, will be both a moment of historical significance and a momentous milestone for SEVENTEEN as an icon in K-pop,” said HYBE, the parent company of Pledis Entertainment.
Seventeen released their mini-album “Seventeenth Heaven” on Oct. 23 with impressive results.
“Seventeenth Heaven” has sold 4.84 million copies as of Oct. 27.