New York, 19/20 April – The ECOSOC Youth Forum has been a platform for discussions on the situation regarding COVID-19 and its impacts in the various regions. Regional breakout sessions of the Youth Forum has been prepared by events and consultations organized by the regional commissions, together with regional youth entities and platforms. This has helped to gather as wide a participation of youth-led and youth-focused organizations and government representatives as possible.
Young people are encouraged to share best practices, lessons learned, solutions as well as creative and innovative ideas with Member States, other youth and stakeholders on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and also on the sustainable development goals under review in the Economic and Social Council and the High-level Political Forum in 2022. IDA attendance.