The High-Level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Process was held virtually on 20-21 January 2022, co-hosted by Qatar, Finland, and Colombia, and co-organized with civil society and UN partners. It began with a Youth Pre-Event on 19 January 2022, leading up to the Global Conference on 20-21 January 2022. The high-level conference aimed to secure national commitments to advance the country-level operationalization of the Youth Peace Security agenda and strengthen political will and commitment to including youth in peace processes. Interactive and action-oriented discussions convened across five themes building on the Youth Peace Security agenda between Heads of State and other High-Level Government representatives, young peacebuilders, and representatives of intergovernmental organizations, CSOs, academia, and donors.
Attending The Shape The Net Zero Conversation Report
On Monday 19th July 2021, representatives from The Youth Café attended the Shape The Net Zero Conversation, since one of our key focus areas at The Youth Café, as highlighted by our Theory of Change is Environmental Preservation and Climate change. Meeting attendants were divided into three groups where each discussed the following three main themes of the event: First Session: Climate Science & Implications, The second session, Visions of a Climate Resilient & Net-Zero Future, The Third Session: Paths to 2050, Co-Benefits and Trade-Offs.
The 2020 State Of The Union
The Dialogue draws inspiration from the climate change movement and brings more voices to the table. The Declaration is overly general but universally agreed (what else was universally agreed in 2020?). It packages the 17 SDGs and more into 12 priorities and draws on existing tools like the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 even as COVID-19 rages. It offers civil society a document around which to coalesce, to demand action from governments individually and collectively, just as eyes turn to the recommendations requested of Secretary-General Guterres by next fall.