18. Stresses also the importance of ensuring that young people are recognized as active agents in decision-making processes and for positive change and development in society, urges Member States, in this regard, to consider including youth representatives in their delegations to all relevant discussions in the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and its functional commissions, bearing in mind the principles of gender balance and non-discrimination, and emphasizes that such youth representatives should be selected through a transparent process which ensures that they have a suitable mandate to represent young people in their countries;
18. 又着重指出，必须保证确认青年是决策进程的积极参与者，是推动社会正面变革和发展的积极力量，并在这方面促请各会员国考虑派遣青年代表加入其代表团，参加大会和经济及社会理事会及其各职司委员会的所有相关讨论，同时应铭记两性均衡和不歧视原则，并强调应通过透明进程挑选这些青年代表，以保证他们具有适当授权，可代表本国青年；