Young people are valuable contributors to climate action. They are agents of change, entrepreneurs and innovators. Whether through education, science or technology, young people are scaling up their efforts and using their skills to accelerate climate action.
Meaningful youth enagement through a partnership between youth-led organizations, local and national governments, and civil society.
Youth and youth-led organizations have the ability to effect change many times the resources invested in them.
New strategies must be undertaken, and youth will need to have their skills upgraded and new skills learned
When given the floor, Leah began by thanking IAAI on behalf of UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board for allowing her to speak at the event. She underscored the vital role of youth in tackling climate change in cities, emphasizing their capacity to offer innovative solutions for the future.
COP27 has been nicknamed “The African COP”. If COP27 is to truly deliver, we must be ready to face some truth. Some truth is that we have faced decades of inaction from world leaders.
Workshop on SDGs for youth from Otavalo On 12 August 2025, young leaders from across the globe gathered in Nairobi and online to mark International Youth Day (IYD) under the theme Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond. Co-hosted by UN-Habitat and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), working
The Young Gamechangers Initiative (YGI) turned Jatni into a living experiment in Participatory Budgeting (PB). In other words: people, especially the youth, got to decide how real public money gets spent on real parks, sports fields, and chill spaces. Why does it matter? Instead of just complaining about broken parks and missing hangout spots, young people became the solution-makers. The
Distinguished delegates, esteemed colleagues, dear friends, and, most importantly, the bright young leaders gathered here today, It is both a privilege and a poignant moment for me to stand before you as we close this Children and Youth Assembly at the World Urban Forum. As I look back on my time as Executive Director of
At the 2025 Global Stakeholder Forum, the UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board (YAB) advocated for the meaningful inclusion of youth in sustainable urban development. As one of the UN-Habitat’s oldest and officially recognized advisory bodies, the YAB emphasized that young people must not be seen solely as beneficiaries or vulnerable groups, but as strategic partners and
