Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 3 – Meaningful Youth Engagement in Policymaking and Decision-making Processes

Lead author: Eliane El Haber

The knowledge and resources needed to fulfill the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are available in the modern world. But without the support and participation of a wide range of players, revolutionary changes will simply not be achievable at the scale necessary. Particularly true for the 1.2 billion young people who are living today. Young people hold the key to developing novel ideas that can bring about the breakthroughs our planet so desperately needs. They also stand to suffer the most if societies grow more unstable and unequal and if the triple planetary catastrophe worsens unchecked, as they will be the planet’s future keepers. 

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Policy Brief 3 Meaningful Youth Engagement in Policy and Decision-making Processes