The two days World Youth Forum with emphasis on the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Youth and global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) had Political stakeholders, Thought leaders, Youth leaders, Policy makers, Students Leaders, Community leaders, NGO'S, Activists and others in attendance, with all providing innovative and practical solutions to factors hindering the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals ;
Goal 4- Quality education,
Goal 5- Gender equality,
Goal 14- Life below water,
Goal 15- Life on land
Goal 17- Partnership for the goals.
The 2022 ECOSOC Youth Forum is convened by the President of ECOSOC and co- organized by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth (OSGEY), in collaboration with the United Nations Inter- Agency Network on Youth Development (IANYD), and co-convened by the Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) and the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organizations (ICMYO), with technical input from youth organizations relevant to the theme of the forum.
Side events will take place virtually on Monday 18 April 2022-
Convener, Africa Youth Alliance for Sustainable Development Goals (AYASDG),
President, Rebuild Afrika Foundation,
Ambassador Prince Samuel Adesegun Egunjobi
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