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Substantive-Overview Resilience and Humanitarian Action Peace and Security Sustainable Development Human RIghts Youth Policy and Development
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COVID-19 STATEMENT Youth Initiative Platform Youth Action on COVID 19 UN IANYD Statement on Youth and COVID 19
World Youth Report Youth 2030 Solidarity with Nigeria Youth Voices for Nature International Youth Day 2020 UN MGCY HLPF 2020 Papers UN MGCY Coordination Team Diversity Report Sustainable Energy Global Caucus for Youth in Faith Youth Entity Platforms Submission to SG's HLP on IDPs Meaningful Engagement HLPF 2020 Sector Paper Science-Policy Interface Platform Call to Action on Adolescent Health Climate Action Declaration SDG 16 Publication Statement on OSGEY-MISK Youth Forum
 

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UN Youth Hackathon (Dec 6-8 2021)- REGISTER NOW!
UN Youth Hackathon (Dec 6-8 2021)- REGISTER NOW!

Organized by the United Nations Statistics Division, the global platform regional hubs of Rwanda, UAE, Brazil & China and MGCY, this virtual hackathon will take place from December 6th to December 8th 2021.

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Morocco’s Leadership Training in Peace and Security
Morocco’s Leadership Training in Peace and Security
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Friends for Tourism Launch World Tourism Survey for Digital Nomads
Friends for Tourism Launch World Tourism Survey for Digital Nomads
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IYD Special Event- Generational Equality and Sustainable Future for All
IYD Special Event- Generational Equality and Sustainable Future for All
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MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY TO THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN!!
MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY TO THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN!!
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Youth Voices from Latin America and the Caribbean- International Youth Day Podcast with Global South Radio
Youth Voices from Latin America and the Caribbean- International Youth Day Podcast with Global South Radio
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Celebration: International Youth Day 2021 !!
Celebration: International Youth Day 2021 !!
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Engagement of Youth in Building Resilient Food Systems: A South Asian Perspective
Engagement of Youth in Building Resilient Food Systems: A South Asian Perspective
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Global Youth Vaccine Confidence Report 2021
Global Youth Vaccine Confidence Report 2021
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Celebrate IYD 2021

Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health

The Major Group for Children and Youth and IYD Brazil, with the support of UNDESA and FAO, are preparing a WORLD MAP OF EVENTS, for International Youth Day 2021, which will be posted on the UNDESA website.

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2021 Voices of Youth Report

Outcome Document of the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2021

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Youth Action Platform on COVID 19

We have built a platform to showcase youth-led actions leading the response to the COVID health and social crisis, in order to give visibility to youth leadership and action.

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What do we do?

The UNMGCY is the formal mechanism for young people to meaningfully engage in the United Nations

We work on a range of issues at the global, regional, national and subnational levels across the pillars of the UN- human rights, sustainable development, and peace and security and organs of the UN- general assembly (GA), economic and social council (ECOSOC), security council, and secretariat. Our areas of work include the following:

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Policy and Advocacy

We facilitate the collective participation of young people in official, formal and informal  avenues of policy design, implementation, monitoring, follow-up, and review at all levels.

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Capacity Building

We facilitate activities for young people to enhance their understanding, knowledge, and skills in relation to sustainable development, meaningful engagement, and the UN system.

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Knowledge

Provide young people a platform for dialogue to create an evidence base for best practices through the assessment of existing knowledge, generating new knowledge, identification of emerging issues, and effective use and dissemination.

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Action

We provide young people with a platform that encourages them to lead, join, showcase, and share innovative and effective actions addressing the needs of people and the planet.

What do we work on ?

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Resilience and Humanitarian Action

Disaster Risk Reduction, Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees, Migration and Displacement, Sustainable Urban Development

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Human Rights

Indigenous Peoples, Disabilities, LGBTQI+ (SOGIE), Age Based Discrimination, Children, Descent and Work Based Discrimination, Faith Based Communities

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Peace and Security

Youth Peace & Security, Women Peace & Security, Disarmament, Counter Terrorism, Drugs and Crime, Environmental Security

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Youth Policy and Development

UN Youth Strategy, World Program of Action on Youth, Office of SG’s Envoy on Youth, UN Inter Agency Network on Youth Development

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Sustainable Development

Economic, Environmental, Social Dimensions

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Governance

Multilateralism, UN Reform, Various Accountability Processes, Global Economic and Environmental Governance

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Where do we work?

We work in all regions of the world. While we follow the different regional and subregional classifications used by UN frameworks/process, our regional caucus are based on the five regional commissions of the UN- Asia Pacific, Western Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, Latin America and Caribbean, in addition to SIDS (small island developing states)

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What is our scope ?

In addition to topic and region we also convene our coordination structures by types of entities/organisations by scope of work, and by organisational standing in the UN. These include dedicated space for grassroots/local youth, national, regional and international youth entities. In addition we also seek to bring together youth organisations that have different types of standing in the UN system.

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Our Reach

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