{"id":7275,"date":"2025-07-09T12:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:44:06","slug":"keynote-address-by-h-e-daw-zin-mar-aung-at-the-chin-youth-organization-north-america-convention-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/keynote-address-by-h-e-daw-zin-mar-aung-at-the-chin-youth-organization-north-america-convention-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Address by H.E. 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Our Future\u201d on July 6, 2025\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4a68de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4a68de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d1c311\" data-id=\"9d1c311\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0c55c elementor-blockquote--button-view-text elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0a0c55c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOur Voice. Our Future,\u201d could not be more timely or more powerful. I think - These four words carry the weight of our past, the urgency of our present, and the promise of our future. They remind us that our voices \/your voices are not simply sounds\u2014they are declarations of identity. They are expressions of resilience. And they are instruments of change.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">H.E. Daw Zin Mar Aung<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%E2%80%9COur+Voice.+Our+Future%2C%E2%80%9D+could+not+be+more+timely+or+more+powerful.+I+think+-+These+four+words+carry+the+weight+of+our+past%2C+the+urgency+of+our+present%2C+and+the+promise+of+our+future.+They+remind+us+that+our+voices+%2Fyour+voices+are+not+simply+sounds%E2%80%94they+are+declarations+of+identity.+They+are+expressions+of+resilience.+And+they+are+instruments+of+change.+%E2%80%94+H.E.+Daw+Zin+Mar+Aung&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fmofa.nugmyanmar.org%2Fmy%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F7275\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51f186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a51f186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">Mingalabar, dear brothers and sisters, young leaders of CYONA, honored guests, and friends\u2014<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">It is a\u00a0profound honor and privilege to stand before you today as your Guest of Honour at this year\u2019s CYONA Convention. Let me begin by expressing my heartfelt gratitude to the organizers and the Chair for inviting me, and to each and every one of you for the vital work you are doing to uplift and empower Chin youth.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">The theme of this year\u2019s convention, \u201cOur Voice. Our Future,\u201d could not be more timely or more powerful. I think &#8211; These four words carry the weight of our past, the urgency of our present, and the promise of our future. They remind us that our voices \/your voices are not simply sounds\u2014they are declarations of identity. They are expressions of resilience. And they are instruments of change.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">I speak to you today not only as a foreign minister of National Unity Government of Myanmar, not only as someone who has been imprisoned for speaking out, but as a sister, as a daughter of Burma, and as someone who believes in the unbreakablepower of youth to transform the world. I have seen firsthand what happens when voices are silenced\u2014and I have seen the miracles that can happen when people speak up, even in whispers, even in fear.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">Your voices matter. Your stories matter. And your future\u2014our future\u2014depends on what you do with them.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">As members of the Chin community, you carry a unique legacy\u2014one of courage, faith, and perseverance. You have endured the pain of conflict and displacement, the trauma of injustice and exile. But you have not let that define you. You are redefining the narrative. You are leading, building, and dreaming. You are standing tall not only as representatives of your ethnic identity, but as architects of a better Burma and a more just world.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">Today, I urge you to remember this: your voice is not only yours. It belongs to the generations that came before you\u2014and the generations that will come after. When you speak, you echo the hopes of those who never got the chance. When you act, you build bridges that others will walk across.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">But voice alone is not enough. We must also act with purpose. We must unite across differences and move forward together. Our strength is in our unity\u2014ethnic, political, generational. We cannot afford division. The future of Burma\u2014the future of our people\u2014requires us to be one voice, one force, one future.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">As you gather here in the United States\u2014a nation long known as the land of opportunity\u2014let us be reminded: opportunity does not mean ease. It means possibility. It means responsibility. And for you, the Chin youth living in this land, that responsibility is profound. You have the tools, the freedoms, and the platforms that so many back home are still denied. I hope that you can use them wisely. Use them boldly. Use them to speak truth, to build peace, to create opportunity for those who come after you.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">Let the opportunities you discover here strengthen your commitments to your people. May your success not only elevate you personally, but also resonate deeply within your community\u2014within Burma\u2014and inspire a brighter future for all.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">As I reflect on my life while I am here with you guys, I cannot help but revisit my youth. Dear young leaders, though I spent years behind bars, I have never lost faith in the future. It\u2019s challenging to convey the profound impact of having spent eleven years in confinement, especially starting at such a young age as 22. I watched as the world outside continued to evolve. Friends matured without my presence, relationships transformed, and opportunities blossomed\u2014all while I was confined in a space that felt like a time capsule.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">In that environment, freedom emerged as a beacon of hope, illuminating the shadows that surrounded me. While my youth may have been marked by confinement, it has endowed me with a unique perspective on life, one that I choose to embrace as I move forward. I strive to empower others to appreciate their freedom, to remind them that it is a precious privilege not to be taken for granted. With every opportunity that unfolds before me, I aim to celebrate the life I now possess\u2014one that honors my past while embodying the promise of a future worth living.But our journey has not finished yet.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">That future is not something we wait for\u2014it is something we create. You are already creating it\u2014with your words, your choices, your unity, your dreams.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">So let your voice be clear. Let your action be bold. Let your future be built in hope.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">I believe. Together, we will rise. Together, we will build a new tomorrow. And together, we will see a free, federal, and democratic Burma.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'system-ui', '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\">Thank you.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsroom Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government https:\/\/assets-mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/images\/2025\/07\/Keynote-Address-by-H.E.-Daw-Zin-Mar-Aung-at-the-Chin-Youth-Organization.mp4 Keynote Address by H.E. Daw Zin Mar Aung at the Chin Youth Organization North America Convention 2025 \u2013 \u201cOur Voice. Our Future\u201d on July 6, 2025\u200b \u201cOur Voice. Our Future,\u201d could not be more timely or more powerful. 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