{"id":139104,"date":"2025-04-16T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T06:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/un-youth-forum-brings-fresh-perspectives-on-sustainable-development\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T09:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T06:00:14","slug":"un-youth-forum-brings-fresh-perspectives-on-sustainable-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/un-youth-forum-brings-fresh-perspectives-on-sustainable-development\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139104\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>Young people from across the globe are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to share their recommendations to transform the world into a fairer, greener and more sustainable place. Putting sustainable change and social inclusion at the forefront of its effort, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum is the UN\u2019s yearly largest gathering of young people. \u201cThe urgency of shaping a more sustainable, inclusive and just future for all has never been clearer,\u201d said the President of ECOSOC, Bob Rae, during the opening plenary session.<\/p>\n<p>Convened by the ECOSOC President and organised by various UN departments, the forum provides a platform for young people to meaningfully engage in a dialogue with UN Member States and UN system entities. \u201cYou are today\u2019s leaders. We cannot wait for tomorrow, we need you to start participating and taking charge today,\u201d Mr. Rae told the youth in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme, \u201cYouth at the Forefront: Leveraging Science and Social Inclusion for Sustainable Development,\u201d presents innovative ideas and initiatives led by youth and others to improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth \u2013 all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. \u201cIt is very important to represent the voices of people who do not have the chance or privilege to raise their voice on important topics,\u201d Selvican Sahin, a Youth attendee from Germany, told UN News.<\/p>\n<p>Faced with a series of complex crises, the world needs the voices of young people. As agents of change, youth are contributors to social justice, sustainable development and global security. The forum emphasises how crucial social inclusion is to sustainable development. \u201cGetting as many people at the table is really important because then you can hear their concerns,\u201d Ryan Li from Canada, told UN News.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing fresh and bold perspectives, young people serve a crucial and unique role, acting as a force for sustainable development, and driving innovation and progress at local, national and global levels. When asked about the importance of young people\u2019s representation at the UN, attendee Cha\u00efmane Ribani told UN News that young people \u201cwant to be part of the change\u201d, and \u201cwant to be shaping these national and international policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Acting as a strong foundation for a sustainable, equitable, and inclusive future for generations to come, the active engagement of young people in such discussions is essential. \u201cEmpowering our young people is an investment that delivers sustained benefits across society and the future they shape,\u201d said Philemon Yang, President of the UN General Assembly, during the opening plenary session. The ECOSOC Youth Forum is taking place from Tuesday to Thursday, and will comprise eight different thematic sessions dedicated to advancing the UN 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2025\/04\/1162286\">The UN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/vau-viikkokatsaus\/un-youth-forum-brings-fresh-perspectives-on-sustainable-development\/\">UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[12084,18582,606,607,608],"class_list":["post-139104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-sustainable-development","tag-un-youth-forum","tag-vau_viikkokatsaus","tag-vauen","tag-vaufien"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}