16-18 April 2024
CONCEPT NOTE
Background
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Background 〰️
Context and Substantive Scope
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Context and Substantive Scope 〰️
SDG 1: End Poverty
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SDG 1: End Poverty 〰️
SGD 2: No hunger
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SGD 2: No hunger 〰️
SDG 13: Climate action
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SDG 13: Climate action 〰️
SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 〰️
SDG 17: Revitalize the global partnerships for sustainable development
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SDG 17: Revitalize the global partnerships for sustainable development 〰️
Regional Dimension
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Regional Dimension 〰️
Objectives The 2024 ECOSOC Youth Forum will:
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Objectives The 2024 ECOSOC Youth Forum will: 〰️
• Provide a platform for young people to meaningfully engage in a dialogue with UN Member States and UN entities on transformative pathways for realizing sustainable development.
• Share knowledge, skills, and lessons learned in achieving the rights and well-being of youth by promoting the accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda and ensuring the meaningful participation and engagement of young people in policymaking and implementation.
• Present ideas and solutions -- and showcase innovative initiatives and individual and collective action by youth and others -- to advance the SDGs based on national, regional and global experiences.
• Activate youth engagement for the SDGs and upcoming major events: the HLPF in July and the Summit of the Future in September 2024.