Youth 2030 Cities

Youth 2030 Cities advances the localization of the SDGs by building youth’s capacity to engage in local governance, enabling them to share knowledge, influence urban planning, and actively contribute to the creation of sustainable, youth-friendly communities.

A group picture from a Youth 2030 Cities focus discussion held in Jaipur, India, May 2022. Credits UN-Habitat

DeclarACTIONs

The DeclarACTIONs are the roadmap for urban youth action within that country, relating to the achievement of the SDGs and the New Urban Agenda.

Key Components

Research on urban youth

Youth 2030 undertakes research on how youth and local government are achieving the SDGs, at the local, nation and international level.

Localizing SDG Training

A series of on-site workshops in selected cities to build youth capacity in engaging with cities and communities for achieving the SDGs.

Promising Practies

Promising youth-led actions are being collected and profiled to attention at global events such as the World Urban Forum in Poland in June of 2022.​

Digital Tools

An impact measurement and reporting platform designed to measure the impact of youth-led action in communities and cities globally.

Youth 2030 Forums​

Youth 2030 Forums bring together youth to learn and exchange on sustainable urbanization and development of a global DeclarACTION of urban youth.

Youth 2030 Cities Map

Videos

News and Stories