UNEP Major Group for Children and Youth

Formal Youth Engagement Mechanism to the United Nations Environment Programme

A space for children and youth to engage meaningfully in
environmental governance and conservation processes across the UN system

- news and updates -

Sep 11

Join the UN IANYD Youth Caucus Outreach Group

UN IANYD is the United Nations inter-agency mechanism for matters related to youth. Join the Outreach Group of the UN IANYD Youth Caucus!

Sep 9

Youth constituency calls for respecting youth rights at UN briefing on Environment Emergencies

Respecting youth rights as governments combat Beirut explosion and other environmental emergencies

Jul 14

External Opportunity: Join the Finance for Nature Virtual Global Series, 20 – 21 July 2020

Join us in the kick-off of the Finance for Nature Virtual Global Series from 20-21 July 2020

Jul 9

EU Presidency Youth Dialogue - For a Green Recovery | Register Now!

On the 1st of July Germany took over the presidency of the Council of the EU for the next six months. Germany declared the recovery fro...

Jul 8

Internal Opportunity - Youth speaker for FAO webinar on Youth Innovation in Land, Soil and Water

Opportunity for UNEP MGCY members to be a speaker at an upcoming FAO - MGCY webinar!

WHO WE ARE

We are the formal youth engagement mechanism to UN Environment Programme and a movement of youth and youth organizations from different parts of world working for environmental conservation. The constituency is youth-led and independent.

Read more about our mandate, history and organizational structure.

WHAT WE DO

We advocate for inclusion, empowerment and meaningful engagement of young people in environmental processes, especially those of UNEP and UNEAs.

This is done through four areas of work: policy-advocacy, knowledge sharing, capacity-building and youth action; and different engagement avenues

GET INVOLVED

Our youth constituency is open to all youth and youth organisations interested in topics of environmental governance and conservation.

Learn more and join us now!

Featured Youth Action of the month - July 2020

Coming soon!