The role of youth in building sustainable and resilient urban and rural communities- #YOUTH2030

WHAT?

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum held on 30-31 January 2018 provided a platform for youth to engage in a dialogue with Member States and to discuss the policy frameworks and promote innovative, institutionalised approaches and initiatives for advancing the youth development agenda at national, regional and global levels with a view to promoting solutions to the global challenge of strengthening resilience and sustainable development.

WHO?

The Forum brought youth leaders from around the world to the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It gave them the opportunity to engage with government representatives, youth delegates, policymakers and other relevant stakeholders in civil society and the private sector.

HOW?

This two-day event featured plenary sessions, interactive thematic and regionally-based discussions and region perspectives, and provided an opportunity for a rich exchange of views and ideas on innovative solutions to issues of relevance to young people on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and also on the sustainable development goals under review in the Economic and Social Council and the High-level Political Forum in 2018.  

Information

• Programme
• Draft Logistical Information
• List of Participants
• Side Events Schedule

Outcome

• Presidential Statement
• Informal Summary

Statements

• Opening remarks by H.E. Mrs. Marie Chatardová, President of ECOSOC 
• Opening statement by H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, President of the General Assembly
• Keynote Address by Ms. Salina Abraham, President, International Forestry Students’ Association 
• Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary‐General of the United Nations; and Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth in conversation
• Closing remarks by Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
• Closing remarks by H.E. Mrs. Marie Chatardová, President of ECOSOC

Communication

• SDG Media Zone
• Media Alert

Concept notes

• General concept note of the ECOSOC Youth Forum
• Interactive Roundtable on “The role of youth in building sustainable and resilient urban and rural communities”, featuring Ministers, other High-Level speakers, and youth organization representatives

Thematic Breakout Sessions, 30 January 2018 (3.00 to 5.00 p.m.)

• SDG 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
• SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
• SDG 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
• SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
• SDG 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss, and the related processes
• SDG 17: The use of science, technology and innovations in facilitating youth engagement, development and resilience

Regional Breakout Sessions, 31 January 2018 (10 to 11.30 a.m.)

• Africa
• Europe, North America and other States
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• Asia and the Pacific
• Arab States region

Interactive Roundtable on Means of Implementation (finance, technology, capacity building, trade, and systemic issues), 31 January 2018 (12.00 to 1.00p.m.; and 3 to 5.00 p.m.)