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WHAT?
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum, to be held on 30-31 January 2017, will provide a platform for youth to engage in a dialogue with Member States and share ideas on innovation, collective action and solutions to global problems. It will also address the concept of “shared prosperity”, which is at the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
WHO?
The forum will bring youth leaders from around the world to the UN Headquarters in New York. It will give them the opportunity to engage with policy-makers and other youth delegates and representatives.
HOW?
This two-day event will feature interactive dialogues among representatives from youth organizations, high-level and other keynote speakers. A number of sessions will be held on aspects of the themes for the Economic and Social Council and the High-level Political Forum and space will be created for regional perspectives. A Ministerial Roundtable, The UN’s Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals and a diverse group of YouTubers will also take part in the discussions aimed at supporting multilateral approaches led by the United Nations
Information
Participants
- Moderators and Speakers
- Civil Society Representatives and Youth Organizations
- Member States and Youth Delegates
- Parliamentarians and Municipal Officials
- Youth Representatives selected by UN on the ground
Concept notes
- General concept note
- Interactive Roundtable on “The role of youth in poverty eradication and promoting prosperity”, featuring Ministers and other High-Level speakers (30 January, 10.45 am to 1 pm)
- Breakout sessions on SDGs (30 January, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm):
- End poverty in all its forms and create decent jobs for youth
- End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
- Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
- Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
- Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
- Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
- Role of technology in implementing the SDGs (30 January, 4.30 pm to 6 pm)
- Breakout sessions on key regional priorities for youth development (31 January, 9.30 am to 11 am):
- Youth engagement in eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity: Voices from the field (31 January, 11.30 am to 1 pm)
- Interactive Roundtable on Means of Implementation and Financing for Youth Development, featuring Ministers and other High-Level speakers (31 January, 3 pm to 5.30 pm)
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