European Youth ForumWhat are we doing in 2017?

Sustainable Development

Engage in monitoring and review of the 2030 Agenda

Engage together with member organisations in monitoring and review of the 2030 Agenda, including through the official regional and global processes

Progress

86%

Ongoing: 29%
Completed: 57%
Not started: 0%
Not completed: 14%

People

  • Dejan

    Dejan BOJANIC

  • Stephanie

    Stephanie Beecroft

  • Jan

    Jan Mayrhofer

Activities

Activity 1

Status: completed

02.2017 > 05.2017

Organise meeting of National Youth Councils whose countries are being reviewed in 2017, together with UN Youth Delegates on sustainable development.

Activity 2

Status: ongoing

09.2017 > 12.2017

Begin bringing together NYCs whose countries will be reviewed in 2018.

Activity 3

Status: not completed

04.2017 > 04.2017

Training for relevant secretariat and Board members on review processes (to better support members in engaging in review processes and be able to feed in to reviews at relevant levels together with partners).

Activity 4

Status: completed

05.2017 > 07.2017

Draft input on the Youth Forum’s contribution to the theme of the High-Level Political Forum.

Activity 5

Status: completed

07.2017 > 07.2017

Participate in High-Level Political Forum and support coordination of member organisations there.

Activity 6

Status: ongoing

01.2017 > 04.2017

Advocate for increased civil society and youth participation in the UNECE Regional Forum for Sustainable Development and participate in the Forum.

Activity 7

Status: completed

01.2017 > 02.2017

Participate in and facilitate session at ECOSOC Youth Forum.

Outcomes

2017

  1. 1

    Relevant National Youth Councils have increased capacity to engage in the 2017 and 2018 National Voluntary Reviews for their countries.

  2. 2

    The Youth Forum has improved capacity to understand the possibilities and practices as regards to review processes at national and UN level.

  3. 3

    The Youth Forum has strengthened coordination of member organisations in view of the High-Level Political Forum 2017 and its theme “eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world”, as well as in relevant preparatory meetings.

Indicators

Five out of eleven National Youth Councils engaging in the national review process in some form (2016 baseline 3 out of 9)

Perceived increase in understanding on review possibilities and practices after participation in HLPF 2017

Number of members feeding into Youth Forum contribution

One coordinated action at the HLPF

  • Five out of eleven National Youth Councils engaging in the national review process in some form (2016 baseline 3 out of 9)
  • Perceived increase in understanding on review possibilities and practices after participation in HLPF 2017
  • Number of members feeding into Youth Forum contribution
  • One coordinated action at the HLPF