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International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI) in partnership with UN Habitat Youth program, AFS Intercultural programs and IYC
There can be no doubt: youth engagement is essential for the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Therefore also UN SG's 'Our Common Agenda' includes "recommendations for meaningful, diverse and effective youth engagement both within and outside the United Nations". What is needed now is to develop concrete solutions, educational and skills development programs and digital tools which will help to translate words into youth led action and impact.
At the side event IAAI GloCha, UN Habitat youth program, AFS, IYC and partners will present their youth engagement programs and discuss the potentials for forming a new multistakeholder partnership on “Digital innovation for Youth SDG Action Empowerment”. Presentations will include i.a. the SDGs scorecard app of UN Habitat, IAAI GloCha’s DigitalArt4Climate NFT solutions and GloCha Global Challenges Action registry, ideas for a UN system wide youth engagement app et al. International Youth Conference (IYC) will present its proposal for a “World Climate Action day” and announce the IYC6 conference and AFS will present its huge active global citizenship youth capacity building programs and announce the Youth Assembly 2022. The side event will also serve as a preparation for a 2 days “Digital innovation for Local Youth SDG Action” conference at UN HQ NY 8th and 9th of September 2022 and for a series of IAAI GloCha led workshops, press conferences and side events at the forthcoming UN Climate Conference COP27 in November 2022 in Sharm el Sheikh/Egypt.
More information on the side-event can be found here
