9.3 Exchanges between young people and policy-makers on global issues
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Global issues exchanges with policy-makers at the domestic level
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Global issues exchanges with policy-makers at the international level
Global issues exchanges with policy-makers at the domestic level
Dialogue with youth
Dialogue with Youth is a European Union initiative that promotes youth participation in political, social, economic and cultural development at all territorial levels, from local to European; and encourages debate between young people and decision-makers for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies that have an impact on youth.
In June 2023 the IX Cycle of Dialogue with Youth is coming to an end, and next July the X Cycle begins, which will last from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2024 and will be entitled "We need Youth".
The National Working Group organises and coordinates the implementation of the Youth Dialogue at state level. It is led by the Spanish Youth Council and involves young people representing civil society and the Spanish Youth Institute.
Global issues exchanges with policy-makers at the international level
Have your say
On 26 April 2023, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the Have Your Say portal to carry out a mid-term evaluation of the EU Youth Strategy 2019/2027. The overall objective of this initiative is to take stock of the effectiveness and performance of this strategy, as well as its coherence and usefulness in the framework of the European Union. In other words, to help shape the future of EU youth policies.
European Charter on Youth and Democracy
Supported by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Youth Forum, the Charter was jointly developed in a bottom-up process with representatives of youth organisations and young local and regional representatives from across the EU, and was signed at the CoR plenary session on 1 December 2021 during a debate on youth and the future of Europe.
Some of the recommendations include Intensifying civic education, lowering the voting age and supporting young people to stand as candidates in elections, establishing permanent mechanisms for consultation with youth, subjecting new legislation to an evaluation from a youth perspective and strengthening EU youth programmes.
Youth for Climate Action: Conference of Youth
The Youth4Climate conference were hold on 28-30 September in Italy 2021 under the title youth4climate: Driving Ambition.
The first two days were dedicated to working groups, while the last day will feature a discussion between young delegates and the Ministers attending pre-COP 26.
The annual Youth4Climate event is dedicated to enhancing the results achieved by the Initiative from year to year, facilitating and legitimizing the work of young people.
In 2022, the “Youth4Climate: Powering Action” was a hybrid event on the margins of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York which was co-convened by Italy and UNDP. It spotlighted youth-led actions under the four core themes of the Youth4Climate Manifesto, namely: Youth Driving Ambition; Sustainable Recovery; Non-State Actors’ Engagement; a Climate-Conscious Society; and it formally kicked off the Youth4Climate Initiative in all its components.
YOUTH CONFERENCE 2018
A resolution entitled "EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027" was signed at the Youth Conference in Vienna in 2018. It included the 11 youth goals:
- Connecting the EU with young people, to regain their trust in the EU project and encourage their participation in it.
- Equality of all genders, ending discrimination, especially against women, and guaranteeing the rights of all people, including non-binary and LGTBIQ+ people.
- Inclusive societies, ensuring the integration of those at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
- Information and constructive dialogue, with the aim of enabling access to reliable information and empowering young people to receive and disseminate critical and responsible messages.
- Mental health and well-being, to break down the stigmatisation of mental health problems, promoting the social inclusion of young people.
- Empower rural youth, given the continuing disparities in opportunities between urban and rural areas, by creating conditions to tap the potential of the latter.
- Quality employment for all, reducing high rates of youth unemployment, abusive working conditions and discrimination in the workplace.
- Quality learning, by improving ways of teaching and preparing young people for the challenges of an ever-changing life.
- Space and participation for all, by strengthening the autonomy of young people and providing them with spaces in all areas of society.
- A green and sustainable Europe, to act against climate change and constant environmental threats, ensuring sustainability in all areas.
- European youth programmes and youth organisations, open to the European youth field.
The Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change
Convened under the auspices of the United Nations first-ever system-wide youth strategy, Youth2030, and the Our Common Agenda, the Youth Advisory Group serves as a mechanism for the UN Secretary-General to hear directly from young people, as the organization works to accelerate global climate action, and drive forward all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change provides the Secretary-General with practical and outcome-focused advice, diverse youth perspectives and concrete recommendations, with a clear focus on accelerating the implementation of his climate action agenda.