News » Jolly Amatya – Youth Chair at the Youth Assembly at the United Nations

On February 1-3, the 2017 Youth Assembly at the United Nations brought together approximately 1,000 young leaders and professionals from around the world, UN officials and diplomats, and representatives from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations to tackle young people’s role in realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Under the theme “Realizing the 2030 Agenda: Youth in Action”, the conference aims to explore multifaceted global issues such as poverty, education, and sustainable consumption and production, with an emphasis on the integrated nature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conference also brings to the fore contemporary discussions on youth’s role in policy-making, present-day humanitarian crises, and their impacts on global development.

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