NEW YORK, N.Y., April 16, 2024 — The Hon. Mario Bowleg, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, and a delegation young Bahamians are in New York to participate in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum at the United Nations headquarters from April 16 to 18, 2024.
The Bahamian youth delegates are Amber Turner, K. Riva Rolle and Joshua Cartwright. Yesterday, the delegation paid courtesy calls yesterday on His Excellency Stan Smith, Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations, and the Hon. Leroy F. Major, Bahamas Consul General to New York.
The Forum provides a global platform for dialogue among Member States and young leaders from around the world on solutions to challenges affecting youth wellbeing. It also serves as a unique space for young people to share their vision and actions as well as provide an opportunity to advance youth solutions to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.
The 2024 Forum’s discussions are being guided by the overall theme of the 2024 ECOSOC and HLPF on “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions.”
Discussions center around the SDGs under review at the 2024 HLPF, namely, no poverty (SDG 1), zero hunger (SDG 2), climate action (SDG 13), peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16), and partnerships for the goals (SDG 17).
The Youth Forum has also gathered young people to share their recommendations and innovative ideas in preparation of the Summit of the Future, to be held under the auspices of the General Assembly, in September 2024.
The three-day event will feature plenary sessions, interactive thematic and regionally-based discussions, and provide an opportunity for a rich exchange of views and ideas on innovative solutions to issues of relevance to young people on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. It will also advance ideas on the implementation of the sustainable development goals under review in the Economic and Social Council and the High-level Political Forum in 2024. Young people will have the opportunity to contribute to the intergovernmental consultations on the Summit of the Future during the one-day discussions on this process on April 18, 2024.
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