What is the MGCY Coordination Team?
It is the primary coordination structure of the MGCY. Its role is to coordinate, execute and create greater cohesion, coherence across all of the MGCY’s work, inter alia, thematic, regional and institutional work, within and across the various engagement avenues and processes. It is chaired by the MGCY OPs. Its meetings are convened by the MGCY Secretariat. It comprises the Secretariat (OPs, Policy Officers, and Administrative Officer), all the Global Focal Points, Focal Points of / Coordinators of cross-cutting Platforms, the Regional Caucus Coordinators, and representative/s of the MGCY-CYI Board of Trustees.
Secretariat
Policy Officers
Social Affairs, Lucy Fagan
Economic Affairs, Saul Zento Bueno
Human Rights, Omair Paul
Peace and Security, Mohamed Moftah Edabbar
Organising Partners
Sameh Kamel
Yugratna Srivastava
Global Focal Points
Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (GIYC)
Co-Chair, Jessica Vega Ortega, Yani Tundavii Dikuintii Collective
Co-Chair, Victor Antony Lopez-Carmen, International Indian Treaty Council,
Co-Chair, Carson Kiburo Kibett, Jamii Asilia Centre
Sendai Stakeholders Youth Group
Global Focal Point, Terry Otieno, Kenya Red Cross- Youth
Global Focal Point, Anish Shrestha, YFEED Foundation
Global Focal Point, Xiuli Zhang, Infinite
Migration Children and Youth Platform
Global Focal Point, Alicja Lelwic-Ojeda
Global Focal Point, Elana Wong, Colour Edinburgh
Youth Humanitarian Caucus
Global Focal Point, Erva Nur Cinar, Youth for Peace International
Global Focal Point, Areen Al-Amayrih, Reach Out to Asia- MENA Youth Capacity Building platform in Humanitarian Action (MYCHA)
Global Youth Advisory Council (UNHCR)
Co Chair, Barthelemy Mwanza Ngane, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council
Co Chair, Safia Ibrahimkhel, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council
YOUNGO-Youth NGOs in UNFCCC
Global Focal Point, Hemavathi Shekhar
Global Focal Point, Zi Han Xuan
SDG 7 Youth Constituency
Global Focal Point, Asma Rouabhia
Global Focal Point, David Arinze
Oceans Youth Constituency
Global Focal Point Process Underway
United Nations Forest Forum Major Group for Children and Youth (UNFF MGCY)
Global Focal Point, Joshua Amaitum, International Forestry Students Association
Global Focal Point, Binsar Sihotang, International Forestry Students Association
SIDS (Small Island Developing States) Youth Constituency*
SIDS Youth AIMS Hub
Caribbean Regional Youth Council
Pacific Youth Council
Children and Youth Constituency for Sustainable Communities
Global Focal Point, Christopher Bell, North America Students of Cooperation
Global Focal Point, Esther Muiruri, Kenya Red Cross-Youth
Global Focal, Ornella Ohoukoh, International Movement of Catholic Students
Global Caucus for Youth in Faith
Global Focal Point, Jesvita Princy Quandras and Roy Ibrahim, International Young Catholic Students
Stakeholder Group for Persons Facing Work and Descent Based Discrimination- Youth
Process underway
Youth for Crime Prevention
Global Focal Point, Dalia Francheska Márquez Añez
Global Focal Point, Vsevolod Lukashenok
Global Focal Point, Shade Amao Forssman
Global Focal Point, Linda Skogsby
Global Youth Against Terrorism
Global Focal Point, Lilia Khazri
Stakeholder Group for Communities Facing Descent and Work Based Discrimination
Youth Component
Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) - Youth Constituency to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Global Focal Point, Swetha Stotra Bhashyam, GYBN
Global Focal Point, Christian Schwarzer, GYBN
Major Group for Children and Youth to UNEA
Global Focal Point, Zuhair Ahmed Kowshik, Indian Youth for Society
Global Focal Point, Gyubin Hwang, AEGEE - European Students Forum
SCP Youth Platform
(Outgoing) Global Focal Point, Dalia F. Marquez, Juventud Unida en Acción
Global Focal Point Process Underway
Global Youth Health Caucus
Global Focal Point, Lucy Fagan, Commonwealth Youth Health Network
Global Youth Gender Equality Caucus- CSW Youth Constituency
Global Focal Point, Ines Maria Goncalves, World Associations of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Global Focal Point, Aditi Mukherjee YP Foundation
Global Focal Point, Danai Nyagani, Youth Health Africa,
Global Focal Point, Farai Mzungu, Youth Health Africa,
Water Youth Constituency
Global Focal Point, Martin Mawajee, Water Youth Network
Global Focal Point, Amy Syvrud, Water Youth Network
Global Youth Caucus for Decent Work and Sustainable Economies
Global Focal Point Process Underway
Global Youth Caucus for SDG 16
United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY)
National Youth Council of Swedish Youth Organisations (LSU)
Civil Society Financing for Development Youth Constituency
Global Focal Point, Saul Zenteno Bueno, International Movement of Catholic Students- Pax Romana
Global Focal Point, Viridiana Murillo and Meigan Diaz, My World Mexico
Chair, Josefina Villegas, CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness- Youth Constituency
Youth SPI (Science Policy Interface) Platform
Global Focal Point, Ona Ambrozaite
Global Focal Point, Barbara del Castello
Civil Society Mechanism for Committee on World Food Security Youth Working Group
Coordinator, Nzira Deus, World March of Women (WMW)*
Coordinator, Margarita Gomez, La Via Campesina (LVC)*
Interim Focal Point- Pramisha Thapaliya, CliMates
Global Youth Caucus on Land and Desertification
Global Focal Point, Juliet Grace Luwedde, Friends For the Environment, Uganda
Global Focal Point, Esha Mitra, International Forestry Students Association
LGBTQI+ Stakeholder Group- Youth
Christian Zega
Stakeholder Group of Persons Living with Disabilities- Youth
Youth Component
Youth Against Genocide
Global Focal Point, Nyon Nyin Toh
Global Focal Point, Gaia Michelle Benjamin
Global Focal Point, Leonardo Párraga Gutiérrez
Regional Caucus Coordinators
Asia and the Pacific Regional Youth Caucus
Regional Caucus Coordinator - Southeast Asia, Sharifah Norizah, Committee on ASEAN Youth Cooperation (CAYC Volunteers)
Regional Caucus Coordinator - South Asia, Fsahat Ul-Hassan, SAARC Youth Platform
Regional Caucus Coordinator - Central Asia, Anastasiia Stytsenko, Central Asia Youth Network by APINY (CAYNET)
Regional Caucus Coordinator - East Asia, Odontuya Altansukh, United Nations Youth Advisory Panel in Mongolia (UNYAP)
Regional Caucus Coordinator - East Asia, Baljaa Chinzorigt, Young Mongolian Professionals Association (YOUTH Inc.)
Regional Caucus Coordinator - Pacific, Ernest Kristoffer Gibson and Tyler-Rae Chung, Pacific Youth Council
Europe and other States Regional Youth Caucus
Process Underway - Presented coordinated by Youth Team Engaged in ECE Youth Assembly
Africa Regional Youth Caucus
Regional Caucus Coordinator - Africa, Kawsu SiIlah and Keith Andere, African Youth Commission
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Youth Caucus
Regional Caucus Coordinator - LAC, Marija Sujkowska, Millennials Movement
Regional Caucus Coordinator - LAC, Josefina Villegas, Latin America and Caribbean Youth Forum (FLAJ)
Western Asia Regional Youth Caucus
Regional Caucus Coordinator - Western Asia, Sameh Kamel, Josiane Atallah, and Wafa Hmadi, Arab Youth Platform for Sustainable Development (AYPSD)
Regional Caucus Coordinator - Western Asia, Jana Matta, Parham Kouloubandi, and Mayar Elgendi, Justice Call for Human Rights
Youth Entity Platforms Liaisons
International Alliance for Grassroots Youth Organisations
CIVICUS Youth Action Team- Daniel Nwaeze
Global Network of National Youth Platforms
Process Underway
Platform for ECOSOC Accredited Youth Organisations
Process Underway
Network of Regional Youth Organisations
Coordinated by the Regional Caucuses
Global Coalition of International Youth Organisations
Process Underway
Platform for Youth Mechanisms for UNGA Observers
Process Underway
Children and Youth International
Board of Directors
Roman Chucov, Representatives to the Coordination Team