United Nations Youth Office

In an era marked by challenges that threaten #OurCommonFuture — from escalating conflicts to environmental crises — it's more urgent than ever that we join together to raise our voices to push for urgent and inclusive change 🚨 We need world leaders and institutions to take immediate action to make global policymaking and decision-making spaces more representative of the communities they serve. Putting more diverse perspectives around the decision-making table is the only way to ensure we don’t continue to repeat past mistakes. Young people recognize this perhaps more than anyone else, as the generation that will live with the consequences of the decisions taken today. By championing intergenerational solidarity and finding innovative solutions even in the most challenging of circumstances, young people remind us that a better world is still possible 💪 That is why we are mobilizing young people and allies around the world in support of an open letter, letting world leaders know: It’s time to let #YouthLead ✊ Join the movement by signing the open letter & letting leaders know it’s time to #ActNow ✍️ bit.ly/LetYouthLead

Youth Video Competition - Outer Space Security Conference 2024! 🚀 Are you aged 18-25 and passionate about space security? Here's your chance to attend the Outer Space Security Conference 2024 (#OS24) in person! UNIDIR and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) are thrilled to announce the inaugural Outer Space Security Conference Youth Video Competition! Create a 1-3 minute video on the topic: “Why does space security matter to you? – Keeping outer space secure and sustainable.” Submit your video for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Geneva for the Outer Space Security Conference in September 2024 🇺🇳 This is an incredible opportunity to: 🪐 Network with leading experts in the field 🪐 Have your video showcased at the conference Learn more here 👉 unidir.org/OS24-youth-vid #SpaceSecurity

How do we equip the world for the challenges that lay ahead? Young people with disabilities must not be left behind as vital decisions are made. Join our #COSP17 side event to hear how we can jointly re-shape the future. Register here: https://lnkd.in/edZ489Cx

"Integrating the YPS agenda and young people’s perspectives into UN diplomacy and policy development is not only essential, but also the most sustainable, inclusive, and strategic way forward." Read Felipe Paullier Olivera's blog ✍️ on his reflections from conversations with #Youth4Peace and representatives from member states 👇

Thrilled to share the launch of “Adolescents in a Changing World,” highlighting the need for investing in youth well-being! 🌟 Don't miss the Lives in the Balance event at 18:00 CET for more insights. @PMNCH @UNICEF @UNFPA @WHO @victoriauninews Access the report: https://shorturl.at/3zbM5

Believe in Better: Shaping the future through the meaningful engagement of young persons with disabilities." This global research provides statistics on young persons with disabilities; barriers to their meaningful engagement; ongoing good practices and ways forward to strengthen their leadership at global and national levels. The research and Guidance for UN Country Teams are available in Spanish, French, Arabic, English and Easy-to-Read versions. Creer en algo mejor: Forjando el futuro mediante la participación significativa de las personas jóvenes con discapacidad". Esta investigación global contiene estadísticas sobre personas jóvenes con discapacidad; barreras para su participación significativa; buenas prácticas y próximos pasos para fortalecer su liderazgo a nivel global y nacional. La investigación y la Guía para Equipos País de Naciones Unidas está disponible en Español, Francés, Árabe, Inglés y formato de Lectura Fácil. All the research documents can be accessed here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gM6-Q6wz

On 17 May 2024, ASG for Youth Affairs, Felipe Paullier Olivera, met with the Civil Society Working Group on Youth, Peace and Security co-chaired by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) and the United Network of Young Peacebuilders 🕊 📅 This vital conversation comes ahead of the UN Security Council Debate on young women, convened by Mozambique. The Debate is scheduled for 28 May 2024.

Ers dros ganrif, mae plant a phobl ifanc Cymru wedi danfon neges o heddwch ac ewyllys da i'r byd. Dyma Neges Heddwch ac Ewyllys Da 2024: neges sy'n datgan bod merched Cymru yn parhau i alw am heddwch can mlynedd ers i'w neiniau wneud yr un peth â Deiseb Heddwch Menywod Cymru 1923-24. Rhannwch ein neges i helpu lleisiau pobl ifanc Cymru gyrraedd pedwar ban byd heddiw! - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Every year since over a century, the youth of Wales send a message of peace and goodwill to the world. This is their 2024 Peace Message: a message that makes it clear that the young women of Wales are still calling for peace and are amplifying the same call made by their foremothers a hundred years ago with the 1923-24 Welsh Women's Peace Petition. Share our short film today and help amplify young Welsh people's voices across the world! Am fwy o wybodaeth | For more information: https://lnkd.in/ehxsmpwy Ffilm fer wedi'i hanimeiddio gan | Short film animated by: https://lnkd.in/ewXbkubz 🌍 #Heddwch2024 | Cardiff and Vale College | Llywodraeth | Academi Heddwch Cymru | #Peace