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Youth declaration urges action to green industries, reduce technical divides and reimagine education

Youth declaration urges action to green industries, reduce technical divides and reimagine education

Hundreds of young leaders from around the globe took part in the 4th UNCTAD Youth Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in October to set a transformative agenda for globa...

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Youth leading the charge against climate change

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UNCTAD15 youth declaration identifies priorities for COVID-19 recovery

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#UNCTAD60 | Nadia Paleari, UNCTAD Youth Action Hub member, Italy

#UNCTAD60 | Mohd O Ahmad, UNCTAD Youth Network member, India

#UNCTAD60 | Víctor Manuel Cruz Martínez, UNCTAD Youth Network Member, Mexico

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Youth action hubs

Programmes for youth

Meetings

FFD4 side event: Youth moving beyond GDP - intergenerational equity to finance what we value

2 July 2025

FFD4 side event: Youth moving beyond GDP - intergenerational equity to finance what we value

16 – 20 October 2023

4th UNCTAD Youth Forum: For Planetary Prosperity

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

31 July – 5 August 2022

Summer School 2022: Challenges and opportunities of a new international economic order

18 September 2021

Youth Forum 2021: Day 3

Virtual conference centre, Frangipani

17 September 2021

Youth Forum 2021: Day 2

Virtual conference centre, Frangipani

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Documents

04 Dec 2023

Report of the UNCTAD Youth Forum 2023: For Planetary Prosperity

English

04 Oct 2021

Youth Forum Declaration

26 Jun 2019

Report of UN ECOSOC Youth Forum by UNCTAD Youth Network (8-9 April 2019)

English

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