Recording 

Organizers

This event was hosted by Children and Youth Constituency of UNFCCC (YOUNGO), CYMG UNEP, International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA), GCHA (Global Climate and Health Alliance) Youth Network, YOUNGO ACE Working Group, and YOUNGO Human Rights Working Group

Background

YOUNGO is the Official Children And Youth Constituency Of the UNFCCC (YOUNGO) is young people around the world are actively engaged in the effort to reverse the climate crisis, leading and participating in a multitude of initiatives at the local, sub-national, national, regional, and international levels to create a climate-friendly future for all of us. Our strong commitment to making the world a just and climate-friendly place has motivated us to participate in international climate negotiations under UNFCCC to ensure that no one is left behind. YOUNGO has a quine structure to cover all the themes of Climate change, we are having a working group branched from YOUNGO such as ACE, Human Rights, Health, and NDCs.

The session highlighted the youth's perspective and the cross-cutting on the three themes of ACE, Human rights, and health. We discussed how we can integrate children's rights into climate advocacy and show how education is one of the most important elements in climate change and having climate change education in the education curriculum at schools and universities.

Objectives

• Described the role of youth and children in addressing climate change actions. 

• Discussed the intersection between youth & children's rights, climate change, and health. 

• Integrated the gender lens as a main determinant of climate change's impact on youth and children. 

• Practiced advocacy skills to call for meaningful youth and children engagement in climate actions. 

• Created a plan about promoting youth and children's rights for a healthy planet through addressing climate change. 

• Provided systems for tracking and assessing the effects of youth-led projects on the environment, children's rights, and health in order to encourage responsibility and ongoing development of advocacy tactics.  

• Promoted discussions and activities that encourage engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, including parents, educators, healthcare providers, and policymakers.  

• Undertook capacity building to enhance the leadership, advocacy and project management skills of youth involved in climate and health policy. 

Structure

Speakers

Ahmed Owda, YOUNGO 

Mara Ghilan, YOUNGO Human Rights

Oumnia Anfer, YOUNGO Health 

Moderator

Mahnoor Rashid, YOUNGO ACE 

Key outcomes

• highlighted the significance of the Global Youth Statement which serves as a comprehensive policy output that reflects the diverse contributions and demands from youth across the globe. 

• focused on exploring the interconnections between climate, health, and human rights within the activities of YOUNGO. Thematic working groups, including health, human rights, migration, peace and security, and children's rights, were mentioned as avenues for addressing these interconnected issues. 

• discussed strategies for empowering youth champions to address challenges related to children's rights in the context of climate and health advocacy. Key strategies included ensuring representation of youth and children in governance structures, creating safe spaces for their involvement, breaking language barriers, and emphasizing the importance of mentoring and empowerment.