Leymah Gbowee to young people: Find your passion
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate Leymah Gbowee spoke with Ariel Alexovich on the SDG Live during the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York about the role youth play in building peace.
Without young people, Global Goals will not be achieved, UN forum told
Today's young people are more connected, dynamic and engaged than ever and the Global Goals can’t happen without them, speakers told an annual United Nations forum, where young leaders called on the Organization keep its promise to ‘leave no one behind’ on the road to creating a prosperous world for everyone on a clean planet.
Youth leaders ready to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get to work at annual UN forum
Not content to follow old-school rules to tackle problems like climate change, poverty and inequality, today’s youth – media savvy ‘Millennials’ and the ‘Born in the 90s’ cohort that can’t remember life without the Internet – are using disruptive, new-school innovations to drive change; and they’re heading to the United Nations to talk about building a better world for all.
At Youth Forum, Guterres calls for youth to share their stories
The Youth Forum offers young people an opportunity to voice their opinions, share ideas and think about what they can do to achieve sustainable development.
UN Forum to highlight significant role of youth in promoting a sustainable future for all
The 6th ECOSOC Youth Forum provides a critical global platform where youth ministers and others can contribute to discussions on issues affecting young people.
UN official: Young people key to new sustainability agenda
Marking the end of the two-day ECOSOC Youth Forum, ECOSOC President Oh Joon told youth leaders that the time is now for young people to get behind global efforts to ensure sustainable development for all.
UN launches new initiative to tackle youth employment crisis
As more than 800 young leaders gather in New York for the annual United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum, UN officials launched a new initiative to tackle youth unemployment
Youth Forum to explore youth role in sustainable development agenda
More than 800 youth leaders from around the world will gather at the ECOSOC Youth Forum to examine the role of young people in implementing, communicating and realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.