Event

Financing Youth innovation for green solutions

Name: Financing Youth Innovation for Green Solutions: Launch of a UNESCO Global Youth Grant Scheme for SIDS and LDCs
Start: 2023-06-22T16:00:00
End: 2023-06-22T17:30:00
Location: UNESCO Headquarters

In line with the objectives of the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact (France, 22-23 June 2023), UNESCO is organizing an affiliated event on “Financing Youth innovation for green solutions - Launch of a UNESCO Global Youth Grant Scheme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)”.
It will take place on 22 June 2023, from 6.00pm to 7.30pm (GMT+2) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, in Room IX.

22 June 2023

Event

Financing Youth Innovation for Green Solutions: Launch of a UNESCO Global Youth Grant Scheme for SIDS and LDCs

22 June 2023 - 6:00 pm - 22 June 2023 - 7:30 pm

Location

UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

Rooms :

Room IX

Type :

Cat VIII - Symposia

Arrangement type :

Hybrid

The event aims to highlight the importance of youth innovation in supporting the green economy at local level, by showcasing concrete examples of social enterprises and youth-led initiatives responding to climate challenges.

A UNESCO Global Youth Grant Scheme for green solutions for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) will also be launched, as part of the overall UNESCO Global Youth Grant Scheme, calling for contributions from private capital partners and multilateral development banks. The aim of this programme will be to provide grant funding to young people and youth organizations, as well as mentoring and capacity development, to support youth climate innovations in SIDS and LDCs.

Please register here.

To attend online, register here.

This event is an affiliated event of the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact (France, 22-23 June 2023).