GEYC is supporting the Issue-based Coalition on Adolescent and Youth (led by UNICEF and UNFPA) to increase youth participation in the roundtables of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. The 2021 Regional Forum will be held under the theme “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and action and delivery on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the UNECE Region“, with a specific focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13 and the 2020 targets. The hybrid plenary sessions will take place on 17-18 March 2021 and will be preceded by virtual peer learning roundtables (10-16 March 2021) clustered around the themes People (SDG 1, 2, 3), Prosperity (SDG 8, 10) and Planet (SDG 12, 13).
GEYC will support the involvement of the following young people :
- Sophie Healy-Thow to join the Session 1-2: Accelerating SDG progress in the time of a pandemic: making healthy diets accessible to all
- Alexandra Peca to join the Session 2-2 : Young people and COVID-19: Impact and Solutions
- Ksenia Telukh from International Center for Responsible Tourism Rusia to join the Session 2-3:Transforming Tourism for a sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive post COVID-19 world
- Parvina Sultonmamadova from Little Earth, Tajikistan to join the Session 3-1: Partnerships for a sustainable recovery: Initiatives to accelerate the achievement of the environment and climate goals of the 2030 Agenda
- Alexandru Manda to join the Session 4-1: SDGs and COVID – how can data and statistics help building back better?
- Anastasija Šovran from Digitalizuj, Montenegro join the Session 4.2: Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development Goals in the Wake of COVID-19
On the 8th of March, we will have a pre-meeting, Networking meeting of Youth Representatives organized by UN Issue-based Coalition on Adolescent and Youth (led by UNICEF and UNFPA) and Group of European Youth for Change. The networking event aims to connect youth representatives with active roles in Regional Forum 2021 and to streamline joint advocacy efforts. Participation is limited to invited youth representatives.