Presidency Youth Climate Champion

Meet the Presidency Youth Climate Champion

The recent establishment of the role of the Presidency Youth Climate Champion (Decision 16/CP.28), is meant to further enhance and encourage the inclusive engagement of children and young people in climate processes.

The PYCC work focuses on these areas:

  • Enhancing the inclusion, participation and representation of children and youth in climate policy and action through advocacy and awareness-raising.
  • Empowering young people to usefully contribute to decision-making on climate through capacity-building and education opportunities.
  • Elevating and amplifying the voices of children and youth on climate policy within the COP Presidency, UNFCCC and beyond.
  • Catalysing action by leveraging the COP to advance, resource and monitor youth-led climate action.

 

Current Presidency Youth Climate Champion

Ms. Hasanova is the Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement Youth Organization, and has previously worked as Head of the Secretariat of the Non-Aligned Movement Youth Organization and Program Coordinator at the Institute for Development and Diplomacy at ADA University. She holds a master’s degree in public administration and graduated from the United National System Staff College (UNSSC) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
In her role as Youth Climate Champion, Ms. Hasanova will amplify the voices of youth-led and youth-focused organizations to ensure that they are mainstreamed into climate diplomacy and the COP process. She will also work with YOUNGO, the official children and youth constituency of the UNFCCC, to empower children and youth and promote youth participation in climate action.

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Leyla Hasanova - PYCC Presidency Youth Climate Champion
Leyla Hasanova - PYCC Presidency Youth Climate Champion
Credit: PYCC
Leyla Hasanova is the Youth Climate Champion for COP29 Azerbaijan
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