Become Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Overview
Calling on young change-makers: the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth is looking for the next generation of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!
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About the ‘Young Leaders for the SDGs’ Flagship Initiative:
On a biennial basis, 17 outstanding young leaders from across various sectors are recognized for their agency, courage, and ingenuity in finding lasting solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
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Throughout the two-year term, these Young Leaders will engage young people for the 2030 Agenda, not only through their existing initiatives, platforms, and networks but through advocacy opportunities with the United Nations and its partners.
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Becoming a Young Leader is a title of recognition from the United Nations for young people who are excelling in their contributions to helping deliver on the SDGs in their communities.
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Applications for the 2022 Class are now open and will close on 31 March 2022! Young people from all over the world between the ages of 15 and 29 years are encouraged to apply.
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Candidates are selected based on the following criteria:
- Leadership – Ability to influence and motivate others
- Innovation – Uniqueness and ingenuity
- Scalability – Potential to benefit others beyond their current scope of impact
- Impact – Measurable outcomes directly linked to their work
- Presentation – Inspire and motivate others through storytelling
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Other factors that are taken into consideration are:
- Achievement – Commitment to promoting and advancing key areas of the SDGs
- Influence – Commitment to inclusive and innovative leadership
- Integrity – Commitment to core values of the United Nations
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Young leaders actively support the following objectives:
- Advocate – Advocate for the SDGs in ways most accessible and relevant to young people across different contexts
- Engage – Promote innovative ways of engaging their audiences and peers in the advocacy and realization of the SDGs
- Build – Contribute to a brain trust of young leaders supporting the UN and partners for key moments and initiatives related to the SDGs
The Secretary-General and Youth
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres says he “believes in the power of young people. Peace, economic dynamism, social justice, tolerance, all these, and more depend on tapping into the potential of youth.
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About the Young Leaders for the SDGs
Every two years, 17 young change-makers are recognized for their leadership and contribution to a more sustainable world
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On September 19, 2016, the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth unveiled the inaugural class of the Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals – 17 young change-makers whose leadership is catalyzing the achievement of the Goals.
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From food to fashion to finance, the Young Leaders for the SDGs come from many different backgrounds, represent every region in the world and help young people worldwide in support of the Goals.
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Convened by the Envoy on Youth, the Young Leaders for the SDGs are recognized for their leadership and contribution to a more sustainable world.
As a community, they work to support efforts to engage young people in the realization of the SDGs both through strategic opportunities with the UN and through their existing initiatives, platforms and networks.
The Young Leaders for the SDGs support one or more of the following:
Advocate for the Goals, in ways most accessible and relatable to young people across different contexts;
Promote innovative ways of engaging their audiences and peers in the advocacy and realization of the Goals;
Contribute to a brain trust of young leaders supporting the UN and partners for key moments and initiatives related to the Goals.
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