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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:
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.
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.
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.
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 ?
Resilience and Humanitarian Action
Disaster Risk Reduction, Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees, Migration and Displacement, Sustainable Urban Development
Human Rights
Indigenous Peoples, Disabilities, LGBTQI+ (SOGIE), Age Based Discrimination, Children, Descent and Work Based Discrimination, Faith Based Communities
Peace and Security
Youth Peace & Security, Women Peace & Security, Disarmament, Counter Terrorism, Drugs and Crime, Environmental Security
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
Sustainable Development
Economic, Environmental, Social Dimensions
Governance
Multilateralism, UN Reform, Various Accountability Processes, Global Economic and Environmental Governance
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)
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.
