Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2022 - In preparation of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will be held from the 19-20 April 2022, and will be guided by the theme for this year's UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development entitled "Building back better from COVID-19 while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda.” The Youth Forum will also review progress in the areas of quality education (SDG4), gender (SDG5), life below water (SDG14), life on land (SDG15), and partnerships for the goals (SDG17).

As part of the preparatory process for the Youth Forum, ECLAC along with other regional youth entities and platforms will be promoting a series of consultations with young people in the Caribbean subregion which will feed into the regional breakout sessions of the Forum.

There will be a series of four Caribbean Youth Dialogues in February, as well as a Regional Youth Forum in March.

You are invited to be a part!

o Register here > https://bit.ly/ECOSOC-YF2022

o Take our survey > https://forms.office.com/r/cVaFuKiqqa

Please share, everyone is welcome to get involved!

Discussion questions:

1. What were the most pressing challenges for young people in your community before the COVID-19 pandemic in the frame of the selected themes?
2. How has COVID-19 impacted or further exacerbated the challenges identified?
3. How have children and young people been involved and how can they be meaningfully engaged to respond to the challenges identified and in the recovery process of the COVID-19 pandemic?
4. What are the recommendations to increase partnerships and accelerate action in these areas especially during the post-pandemic recovery and reconstruction process, and for the achievement of the SDGs?