Speaking to an audience of young entrepreneurs gathered in New York for an UN General Assembly high-level side event on Youth Entrepreneurship, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, announced the new Youth Gateway | Global Youth Partnership for the Sustainable Development Goals.
In innovative ways the Youth Gateway will facilitate connecting young people with opportunities to take action for contributing to global development, locally and internationally, and also link together education, implementation and evaluation of the SDGs by youth and for youth.
A pioneering partnership and interactive platform, the Youth Gateway | Global Youth Partnership for the Sustainable Development Goals is co-convened by the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and the Major Group on Children and Youth.
"We are announcing a global youth partnership for the sustainable development goals." –@AhmadAlhendawi at #Youth4SDGs pic.twitter.com/wtXbcMZnSi
— UN Youth Envoy (@UNYouthEnvoy) September 29, 2015
Tuesday’s high-level side event, “Innovative Solutions: Youth Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development” was co-hosted by the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations.
Her Majesty, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, echoed her work as the UN Secretary-Generals’ Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development when she talked about the importance of youth entrepreneurship to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Queen Maxima from the Netherlands speaking about #entrepreneurship and #Youth4SDGs organized by the @UNYouthEnvoy pic.twitter.com/BlCq2OzryN
— SDSN Youth (@SDSNYouth) September 29, 2015
"People say that #youth is the future… I have to say that #youth is the present so please take action." -Queen Maxima at #Youth4SDGs #UNGA
— UN Youth Envoy (@UNYouthEnvoy) September 29, 2015
Lilianne Ploumen, Netherlands’ Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, joined the gathering of young entrepreneurs and stressed the potential of youth.
"So many young people have untapped potential" -Lilianne Ploumen @ #Youth4SDGs event on innovative solutions. Watch: http://t.co/NaYSlU4kvM
— UN Youth Envoy (@UNYouthEnvoy) September 29, 2015
Thione Niang, co-founder of “Akon Lighting Africa”, spoke to the audience in New York, and to the audience watching online on a UN Web TV Live Stream, of the need for energy for all and the lack of opportunity in Africa because of shortages in access.
"600 million of Africans today are still without energy" –@thioneniang at #UNGA high-level side event w/ #Youth4SDGs pic.twitter.com/xAk72EiSFo
— UN Youth Envoy (@UNYouthEnvoy) September 29, 2015
Josipa Majic, the Founder and CEO at ID Guardian, emphasized the historically unparalleled capacity of youth to impact the world.
"Never a point in history in which #youth can make so much an impact globally!" –@JosipaMajic at #Youth4SDGs @UN pic.twitter.com/cvkXnWs18n
— UN Youth Envoy (@UNYouthEnvoy) September 29, 2015
Krishna Ramkumar, the co-founder of Avanti Learining Centers, called attention to attributes that young people can bring to the table in the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
"#Youth have the energy and passion to solve tough problems" –@krishnaramkumar at #Youth4SDGs http://t.co/NaYSlU4kvM pic.twitter.com/Jg6aFB16zQ
— UN Youth Envoy (@UNYouthEnvoy) September 29, 2015
#UNGA 4 empowering youth take the stage to tell their story on entrepreneurship! #Youth4SDGs pic.twitter.com/gbd3gjGvjd
— WFUNA Youth Network (@WFUNAYouthNet) September 29, 2015
Youth entrepreneurs address implementation #GlobalGoals at #UNGA HL event @UNYouthEnvoy #Youth4SDGs pic.twitter.com/wHyYoM9Gku
— Netherlands at UN (@NLatUN) September 29, 2015
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