Posted on April, 21, 2021 at 12:05 pm
Geneva — The Global Youth Summit is a unique virtual event designed with young people, for young people. Over three-days, the Summit will convene young people from all over the world and key stakeholders from UN agencies, national governments and corporate partners to discuss the needs of young people in a post-COVID-19 world.
As we look towards a post-pandemic future, the Global Youth Summit is a critical moment to share experiences and solutions that will inspire and support young people to take an active part in pandemic recovery within their communities and beyond.
The virtual Summit will connect thousands of young people with an aim to:
Inspire: by sharing examples of impactful initiatives implemented by young people at local, national, regional and global level.
Enable: by providing a wide range of workshops offering hands-on, practical knowledge to young people by leading experts and peer educators.
Engage: by providing networking opportunities for youth with peers and key stakeholders and identifying critical priorities for youth to champion and own in a post-COVID-19 world.
The virtual Summit will include:
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Global Youth Mobilization
As a response to alleviating the negative impacts of the pandemic on young people, WHO has partnered with the Big Six Youth Organizations (YMCA, YWCA, IFRC, WAGGGS, WOSM, The Award) to initiate the Global Youth Mobilization. This initiative, powered by the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO, deploys four strategies in addressing the needs of young people:
This ground-breaking mobilization will empower young people to respond to challenges in their local communities and recognize them for their efforts. It will build on a network of 250 million young people engaged through existing networks of the Big Six but also a wide range of partners to inspire young people to action and community service.
Source: All Africa