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The Steering Group aims to advance the operationalization of YoU-CAN by developing a strategic direction, a governance structure, and an outline of operations for the Network, in accordance with needs on the ground.

improve the ownership of youth and leadership in UNESCO’s activities by building on the knowledge of youths, their creative potential and innovative ideas to make and influence positive climate action, through meaningful collaboration and partnerships.Ī fifteen-member ad hoc Steering Group with representatives of youth networks from different regions and fields of expertise was established in 2020.

upscale UNESCO’s positioning on climate change, by contributing to its climate change activities, and codesigning and co-implementing climate activities in all its fields of competence.

leverage youth-led climate action by sharing and upscaling ideas, collaborating with networks and organizations, and implementing successful grassroots projects.

Therefore, YoU-CAN aims to be a youth-led network that provides youth with a safe space to engage, participate, communicate and generate solutions to address global climate change issues, within UNESCO’s fields of competence.Īs a hub of knowledge, a pool of potential partners, a source of innovative projects, and a resource for multidisciplinary climate solutions, YoU-CAN aims to: The ambition behind YoU-CAN is to promote and support their mobilization and advocacy efforts to address the climate crisis, especially in the Small Island Development States and among indigenous youth communities. Indeed, youth of today are among the strongest voices for social change and particularly for climate action. YoU-CAN can help UNESCO reinforce its climate action and transform its operations to identify and implement new and innovative ways of addressing the issue, by strengthening strategic partnerships and meaningfully engaging with youth. Results of UNESCO’s World in 2030 Survey show that climate change is the most important topic the world needs to address in the coming decade. Supporting youth-led action: a key-lever to raise climate ambition YoU-CAN in action Steering Group Secretariat & contact

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In line with the UNFCCC Paris Agreement, aimed to significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change, YoU-CAN was created with a view to supporting and facilitating youth-led climate action to reach its full potential and impact, by building on existing relevant youth action in the areas of Natural Sciences, Education, Culture, Social and Human Sciences, Communication and Information. The Youth UNESCO Climate Action Network (YoU-CAN) was officially launched during COP25 in December 2019. UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.MGIEP - Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development.IESALC - International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean.IITE - Institute for Information Technologies in Education.