European Youth ForumWhat are we doing in 2018?

Sustainable Development

Advocate for comprehensive implementation and effective review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Advocate for comprehensive implementation and effective review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development within Europe and at all levels, and effective youth participation within all stages of that process

Progress

88%

Ongoing: 75%
Completed: 13%
Not started: 13%
Not completed: 0%

People

  • Dejan

    Dejan Bojanic

  • Stephanie

    Stephanie Beecroft

  • Jan

    Jan Mayrhofer

Activities

Activity 1

Status: ongoing

01.2018 > 12.2018

Advocacy for sustainable development in EU policy processes seeking to implement the 2030 Agenda, including through coalitions.

Activity 2

Status: ongoing

01.2018 > 12.2018

Advocacy for Sustainable Development as well as on the topics of agriculture and the environment in the preparation of the EU’s Multiannual Finanical Framework post-2020, in coordination with other work clusters and through coalitions.

Activity 3

Status: ongoing

01.2018 > 12.2018

Research and positioning on policy processes, governance structures, discourses, etc. for sustainable development in the EU’s strategic priorities post-2020, including the successor to the European Semester and the future of Europe, with partners.

Activity 4

Status: Not started

01.2018 > 12.2018

Input into Youth Forum’s messaging and work for EP elections.

Activity 5

Status: completed

01.2018 > 04.2018

A Policy Paper on Sustainable Development.

Activity 6

Status: ongoing

01.2018 > 12.2018

Advocacy on the important role of youth organisations and young people in Sustainable Development through the European Commissions’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) multi-stakeholder platform and other relevant policy processes.

Activity 7

Status: ongoing

04.2018 > 12.2018

Mapping how European Youth Organisations are contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and communicate this.

Activity 8

Status: ongoing

04.2018 > 12.2018

Follow-up and advocacy on Policy Paper on Sustainable Development and Position on comprehensive implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Europe.

Outcomes

2018

  1. 1

    The European Youth Forum's position is taken into account in the development of the European Commission Reflection Paper on Sustainable Development.

  2. 2

    The Youth Forum has increased its understanding of Europe post-2020 processes and is set to advocate for sustainable development in these processes.

  3. 3

    The Position of the European Youth Forum on sustainable development is reflected in positions of European political parties.

  4. 4

    The Youth Forum has increased its understanding of Sustainable Development and the changes necessary for its achievement, including through more comprehensive measures of prosperity and well-being.

Indicators

Number of mentions of 'youth/young people' in the European Commission reflection paper on Sustainable Development.

Number of mentions of 'sustainable development' in the European Commission MFF proposal.

Perceived increase in understanding of the options for the European Semester process post-2020 and its implications for sustainable development.

The European Youth Forum's platform for EP elections includes commitments on measures for sustainable development.

Policy paper has been drafted with active input from at least 10% of member organisations.

YFJ has attended at least 80% of meetings of the multi-stakeholder platform.

Report has been drafted including examples of youth organisation contributions to at least 12 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.