The UN General Assembly 2023 is an essential event for The Youth Cafe since the theme and the meeting objectives align with TYC theory of change, which is a pathway for action, and sustainability towards creating a better future. The following are topics to be discussed during the assembly:
HALFTIME FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS - It’s halftime on the SDGs. According to Harshani Dharmadasa, the SDG Summit provides “a unique moment for the UN to look back as well as forward, to take stock of how far we’ve come and how much more we can — and must — achieve in the next seven years.”
TURNING CLIMATE AMBITION INTO CLIMATE ACTION
PREPARING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
EQUITY IN FOCUS AT UNGA 78 and much more
The SDG Summit will be a central UNGA 78 event. It will bring together leaders and communities to reaffirm commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals at the halfway mark to 2030. The Climate Ambition Summit, scheduled for September 20, will be an opportunity for leaders to demonstrate their collective commitment to respond to the mounting climate emergency. During UNGA 78, the United Nations Foundation will highlight key moments, and share insights and perspectives from leaders, experts, and influencers across borders and sectors.
THEME: Rebuilding and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals toward peace, prosperity, progress, and sustainability for all.
The 78th UN General Assembly will take place September 18 to 26, 2023 in New York, at a time of unprecedented setbacks in global progress. The Earth is getting hotter, faster. Poverty and food insecurity are worsening, amid war and inflation. Humanitarian needs are escalating in scale and cost. Inequality is deepening. During UNGA 78, world leaders, including young leaders, will discuss and debate how to confront the global polycrisis and find strategies to accelerate action on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
