WHY DO WE CONCERN ABOUT YOUTH AND THE SDGs?
Young people today face considerable challenges in creating a bright future for themselves.
Youth are the real owners and affected ones of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
In global, 1.8 billion young people (under 30 years old), representing close to a third of the world’s population. Youth should have the opportunity to contribute in shaping global action and molding the mindset change that is required to embrace the values of sustainability and inclusivity.
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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.
Good Health is essential to all ages, also for youth development.
Young people need to keep a good health status that enables them to lead economically and socially productive lives. Therefore, health information accessible to youth is crucial to their development. However, young people are facing increasing vulnerability to many health risks such as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), including HIV and AIDS, early pregnancies, drug and substance abuse, poor nutrition, other communicable and non-communicable diseases, and psychological problems.
Healthy Development of Youth
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Climate Change and Youth
Back in their home countries and communities, youth are taking action on climate change mitigation
and adaptation. Diverse initiatives include educational, awareness-raising, and behavioral change
campaigns. Youth also engage in climate change projects within different national and international
organizations.
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Youth and Global Governance
Global governance is not just an international political topic, only countries can participate. Global governance is not merely a matter of diplomacy and has no matter with individuals.
The global outbreak of the COVID pandemic has not yet recovered. The remaining problems affect every corner of the world and every family. The next ten years is an era of global governance. The world will need to communicate more comprehensively.
Young people are encouraged to open their minds and establish connections with the outside world, grow with the frontiers of the times, and open up the tide of this era.
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HOW ARE WE ORGANIZED?
VISION
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The YPSDG encourages independent thinking and socio-political initiative in young people and facilitates the learning of crucial social and professional skills.
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 at a common interest.
MISSION
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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
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- 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.
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