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#YouthLead: Young People in the Driver’s Seat to Build Back Better - 2021 ECOSOC Youth Forum


The United Nations of Earth reporting on this issue: "#YouthLead: Young People in the Driver’s Seat to Build Back Better - 2021 ECOSOC Youth Forum"
The topics: Happy 10-year anniversary to the @UNECOSOC #Youth2030 Forum! It’s been a decade of bringing young people together, to share concerns and for the world to listen. We’re in for another decade of action, making the promise of the #GlobalGoals a reality for all. We need young people in the driver’s seat to #RecoverBetter after #COVID19. Find out how and hear youth speak out at this year’s #Youth2030 Forum! Information: 👉 bit.ly/2021YouthForum; https://linktr.ee/ECOSOC_YF_21 #Youth2030, #SDGLive, #GlobalGoals, #YouthLead Programme 7 April 2021 (9:00 AM – 9:30 AM) - 10X10: Ten Years of #ECOSOCYF – Building Up for a Decade of Action * H.E. Mr. Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council * Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations * H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly * Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth * Ms. Anika Jenne Dorothy, Executive Director of the Green Congress of Kenya (9:30 AM – 10:00 AM) - #YouthLead: Young People in the Driver’s Seat to Build Back Better H.E. Mr. Carlos A. Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica * Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) * Ms. Nadine Khaouli, Co-Founder, Kafe be Kafak and Member of Generation 17 * Ms. Chandra Tripura, Founder & Director, Hill Resource Centre (10:00 AM – 1:00 PM) - Achieving the SDGs With and For Youth ------------- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will be held on 7 and 8 April 2021. The modalities of participation will depend on the evolving spread of COVID-19 and its impact on travel restrictions as well as considerations on the safety, health and wellbeing of participants. The Forum provides a global platform for a candid dialogue among Member States and young leaders from around the world on solutions to challenges affecting youth wellbeing. It also serves as a unique space for young people to share their vision and actions as well as to provide youth perspectives on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. The 2021 Forum’s discussions will be guided by the overall theme of the 2021 ECOSOC and HLPF: “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, that promotes the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development: Building an inclusive and effective path for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development”. Consideration will also be given to the group of SDGs decided by Member States for in-depth discussions at the 2021 HLPF, namely, SDGs 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16 and 17.


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