Youth Parliament for SDG

About YPSDG

“Youth Parliament for SDG” is a Swiss-based non-profit organization registered in the Global Governance Hub —Geneva. It was established in May 2015 under the initiative of a group of young SDGs supporters and professionals from Switzerland, Africa, America, China, Europe, and the Middle East region.

Under the inspiration of the UN 2030 Agenda, YPSDG is committed to supporting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals at the local and regional scale, targeting the global youth citizen to influence, equip, and empower them into effective catalysts of continuous positive changes in their home region and the wider world.

YPSDG is concerned about the rights and development of youth and youth capacity building to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

VISION

The vision of the YPSDG is to actively engage young people in the molding of their future society. To be involved in the decision making and the governance process, to develop friendly cultural exchange and dialouge between different parts of the worlds to reduce the gaps in the development agenda and to learn from each other.

The YPSDG encourages independent thinking and socio-political initiative in young people and facilitates the learning of crucial social and professional skills. Since its inauguration. These values interdependent are essential to ensure a sustainable future. This can be achieved first with a fast and progressive increase of the exchanges between the different regions and the different actors, decision-making authorities and beneficiaries, second with a reinforcement of the civil society organizations’ role and last with the necessary adaptation of the national legislation. In this way, the cooperation shall be built on mutual trust, the constant exchange of experiences, good practices and the relationship-building aiming a common interest.

MISSION

YPSDG carries out the follow-up and the analysis of the current problems of development in order to give advice and adapted solutions to strengthen sustainable development and rights. This mission follows an integrated approach thanks to the research; the sharing of knowledge and good practices, the education and the awareness, covered by publications, conferences, or other means and support jugged and adopted by the Executive Committee.

GOALS

The Goal of YPSDG is to promote and enhance the youth capacities an involvement to influence, equip, and transform them to become effective catalysts of continuous change in their home region and in the wider water world to achieve the Rights and the Development goals, in a vision of sustainable development and for an equitable social framework.

Designed by young professionals with experienced scientists, society leaders, and academia, for young SDG professionals, the YPSDG aims to:

- INSPIRE young professionals with leadership potential to develop their careers in different SDG goals with more focus on equity, peace, Green Growth, climate change and industry.

- CONNECT young professionals with Development experts and established business leaders, who serve as role models.

- INVOLVE young professionals in the development agenda and governance.

- MONITOR the development agenda and rights within their societies.

Global Action

To achieve the Rights and the Development goals, in a vision of sustainable development and for an equitable social framework in the global wide.

Positive Value

To impart positive values to the young generation with Development experts and established business leaders, who serve as role models.

Youth Network

To develop friendly cultural exchange and dialogue between different parts of the world to reduce the gaps in the development agenda and to learn from each other.

Awareness Raising

To make known locally and abroad, things that affect the people and the development rights related to the sustainability of the planet.

Youth Initiative

To involve youth leaders in the decision- making and the global governance process.

Youth Empowerment

To encourage independent thinking and socio-political initiative in young people and facilitates the learning of crucial social and professional skills.

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