{"id":1424,"date":"2025-10-11T15:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthtimes.news\/?p=1424"},"modified":"2025-10-11T15:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:13:01","slug":"worlds-largest-youth-movements-un-youth-office-forge-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-youth-leadership-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthtimes.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/worlds-largest-youth-movements-un-youth-office-forge-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-youth-leadership-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Largest Youth Movements, UN Youth Office Forge Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Youth Leadership Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a0United Nations Youth Office\u00a0and the\u00a0\u2018Big Six\u2019\u00a0Youth Organizations have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate youth leadership and action toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The partnership, built on a shared commitment to invest in and further the Global Youth Mobilization, will be publicly launched during the High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Big Six \u2013 World YWCA, World YMCA, World Scouting, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), The Duke of Edinburgh\u2019s International Award Foundation, and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) \u2013 collectively reach over 250 million young people across more than 190 countries. Through their joint initiative, the&nbsp;<strong>Global Youth Mobilization (GYM)<\/strong>, they equip young people with funds and training to deliver youth-led solutions to global challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newly established\u00a0<strong>UN Youth Office<\/strong>, led by Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs Dr. Felipe Paullier, is committed to strengthening youth engagement across the UN system and beyond. This partnership sets the stage for a greater connection between young people and global decision-making, building on the UN Secretary-General\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Our Common Agenda<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Pact for the Future<\/strong>, which call for inclusive multilateralism, as well as dialogue and solidarity across generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis partnership reflects our shared belief that meaningful progress on today\u2019s global challenges can only be achieved with young people at the center. Through the Global Youth Mobilization, we are not just investing in youth-led initiatives\u2014we are investing in the future of our societies,\u201d said Dr. Paullier. \u201cThe UN Youth Office is proud to join forces with the Big Six to expand opportunities for young people to lead, to shape solutions, and to have their voices heard at the heart of global decision-making.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership will involve a shared action plan, which will focus on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Collaboration.\u00a0<\/strong>The UN Youth Office will become the main (but not exclusive) UN partner for Global Youth Mobilization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advocacy.<\/strong>\u00a0We&#8217;ll speak up together for youth priorities and rights in UN spaces and global forums and share each other\u2019s campaigns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resource mobilisation.\u00a0<\/strong>We&#8217;ll work together to channel more resources through the GYM in support of youth-led projects around the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Representation.\u00a0<\/strong>We\u2019ll make sure young people\u2019s voices will be heard in global decision-making spaces, and that the UN Youth Office is a key part of conversations about scaling up and elevating the Global Youth Mobilization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYoung people have demonstrated, repeatedly and convincingly, that when they are given trust, space, and resources, they deliver transformative change,\u201d said Carlos Sanvee, Secretary General of the World YMCA and Chair of the Global Youth Mobilisation board. \u201cWe remain deeply committed to advancing their agency, and we welcome this bold partnership with the UN Youth Office which elevates their voices and their impact to the highest levels of decision-making.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Chew, a Youth Board Representative said: &#8220;We are excited about this partnership to amplify advocacy for youth-led decision-making processes, mobilise greater resources for grassroots solutions, and ensure that young people can represent ourselves on the issues we care most about in key global spaces.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This strategic alliance sets a new precedent for youth engagement in global decision-making and reaffirms the commitment of all parties to co-create a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new strategic alliance builds on an established partnership with the European Commission\u2019s Directorate for International Partnerships, through the Youth Empowerment Fund, which is currently powering the Global Youth Mobilization. The Global Youth Mobilization was first launched during the Covid-19 pandemic, with generous support from the World Health Organization and UN Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(UN Youth Office)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0United Nations Youth Office\u00a0and the\u00a0\u2018Big Six\u2019\u00a0Youth Organizations have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate youth leadership and action toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The partnership, built on a shared commitment to invest in and further the Global Youth Mobilization, will be publicly launched during the High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly. 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