9th UNESCO Youth Forum

Opening Session of the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum

By the Director-General

FL Knowlab (Futures Literacy Knowledge Labs) – “Hopes and expectations” 1.1

In small working groups young participants initiate discussion on the topics of the Forum exploring their hopes and their expectations for the future

Lunch-break / 15’ of fame / Marketplace / Side events

Participants have the opportunity to exchange and network with partners that will be present at the Forum via dedicated stands at the Marketplace. Parallel side events are also organized, including “15 minutes of fame” (Salle des Pas Perdus) - Learn more about them in the PDF below:  

1.40pm – 1.55pm

Gladwell Wambui Kahara

1.55pm – 2.10pm

Arttu Holappa, Alex Myllymäki, Emmi Stenius & Vilma Vakkala

2.10pm - 2.25pm

Jordan Tieb

FL Knowlab – “Future thinking” 2.2.

In six sub-plenaries –corresponding to the six sub-topics of the Forum-  participants exchange and cross-fertilize their views and ideas from the previous sessions

Award Ceremony of the UNESCO/Juan Bosch Prize

The Director-General will award the 2^nd “UNESCO/Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Science Research in Latin America and the Caribbean”.

FL Knowlab – “Take action” 3.1.

Building on the ideas discussed the previous day, participants exchange in small groups to identify 1 macro-level action per group (action that can be undertaken at global, regional or national level) and individual micro actions that they can take in their respective countries and communities. 

Lunch-break / 15’ Minutes of Fame / Marketplace / Side events

Participants have the opportunity to exchange and network with partners that will be present at the Forum via dedicated stands at the Marketplace. Parallel side events are also organized, including “15 minutes of fame” (Salle des Pas Perdus) - Learn more about them in the PDF below:  

1.15pm – 1.30pm

Redeat Gebeyehu & Marvellous Gozirim Olakunori

1.30pm – 1.45pm

Noah Picard Simon, joined by Ève Ferguson

1.45pm – 2pm

Manuel Alejandro Olivera Andrade

2pm – 2.15pm

Ajda Gracia Golob, Ana Reisman, Luka Kropivnik & Jaka Gruden

Partners’ hour

Partners from different entities share their preliminary reactions to the results of the working sessions, as well as ideas and concrete proposals on collaboration with youth organizations around the Forum’s recommended actions. The leaders of the youth-led action projects that had received the 8^th UNESCO Youth Forum label in 2013 also share their experience on how to translate recommendations into action

Capacity-building Workshops

Participants have the opportunity to attend a series of 2-hour introductory capacity-building workshops initiating them to specific skills, tools or programmes that relate to the Forum’s theme and that could be useful to them in the Forum’s follow-up

9am – 11am

1.    Youth Advocacy Toolkit for Action on Global Citizenship Education (Room VI)

2.    Science, Technology & Innovation and Climate Change - focus on Water and Biodiversity (Room VII)

3.    Step up for our heritage: Learning and taking action to protect our World Heritage (Room VIII)

4.    Creating Youth Climate Summits (Room IX)

5.    Youth as Researchers:  Invoking Empathy and Activating Young People (Room XI)

9am – 12.30am

6.    YouthMobile: Building Your Own Mobile Apps for Sustainable Development (Open UNESCO site)

11am – 1pm

7.    Life Skills: Unlock Your Leadership Potential (Room II)

8.    African Youth Combatting Climate Change and Promoting Peace (Room VI)

9.    Youth Contribution in Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (Room VII)

10.  Mobilising Young People for Gender equality (Room VIII)

11.  Mobile Cultures for Dialogue (Room IX)

12.  Building Bridges for Inclusion (Room XI)

UNESCO in action

Participants are informed of UNESCO’s projects and ongoing activities with which they can engage or collaborate in the follow-up of the Forum

Concert

Concert by Eijin Nimura with young musicians and by CJ K-pop Stage with Playback & Roy Kim