16-18 April 2024

CONCEPT NOTE

• 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.