Welcome!
This global online consultation on Young People at the Summit of the Future will be open from 4 March to 22 March 2024. It is organized by UN entities (UNDP, UNFPA, UNYO, DESA, UNESCO, UN Women, OHCHR, UNAIDS), youth partners (Major Group for Children and Youth - MGCY, the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations - ICMYO, SPI Youth Platform, Sendai Children and Youth Stakeholders Group, Global Youth Caucus on SDG16, SDG 7 Youth Constituency, Summit of the Future Youth Focus Group and others) and CSO (UN Foundation). The insights gathered from this consultation will contribute to the ECOSOC Youth Forum session titled: "Insights & Recommendations: The voices of Youth and Meaningful Youth Engagement in the Summit of the Future" at the ECOSOC Youth Forum (16-18 April 2024), in the lead up to the Summit of the Future (22-23 September 2024), the Voices of Youth Report and the global youth policy paper on Summit of the Future.
MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Young people are invited to join and add their voices to this online public consultation. Youth are understood accordingly with national and regional age-definitions and below 35 years of age. Adolescents and young people from the Global South will be particularly encouraged to engage in the discussion.
We look forward to your contributions!
WHY IS THIS CONSULTATION IMPORTANT?
Impact
Young people’s innovative ideas and bold action are needed to accelerate SDG implementation. This online consultation will identify and consolidate inputs from young people and bring those insights to the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024, the HLPF and the Summit of the Future’s consultation process. It will also contribute to enhancing coordination amongst all actors supporting youth engagement and consultations in the context of SDG implementation and review and to spotlighting promising practices, solutions and recommendations.
Partners:
The consultation will be moderated by young people and youth practitioners. It is co-created by UNDP, UNFPA, UNDESA, UNYO, UNESCO, UN Women, UNAIDS, OHCHR, MGCY, SPI Youth Platform, Sendai Children and Youth Stakeholders Group, Global Youth Caucus on SDG16, SDG 7 Youth Constituency, Summit of the Future Youth Working/Focus Group, ICMYO, UN Foundation. It will be hosted on SparkBlue by UNDP’s Communities of Practice on Peaceful, Just and inclusive societies and SDG Integration, through the UNDP Youth global team.
