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 & Updates

Featured Opportunities

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Apply for the Youth Task Force for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Apply now!

Designated space for children and youth in the UN system on ecosystem restoration - we invite you to apply!

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Funded roles in the first-ever Asia Pacific Youth Environment Forum

Apply now!

Applications open for various funded roles such for program coordination, website, social media, etc for Asia Pacific Youth 

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Environmental Peace-building and Youth - take the global survey

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Calling global youth to have your voice heard on issues relating to youth, the environment, conflict and peacebuilding!!

Recent interventions/submissions

This section provides a glimpse of collective written submissions / interventions (such as at negotiations) made by the youth constituency. For full overview, please visit the intervention and submission portal!

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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

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GET INVOLVED

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

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Learn more and join us now!

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