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Committed, inspiring and bold climate leaders from all over the world will meet during the UN High-Level General Assembly week to discuss youth-led engagement and solutions in climate actions

All over the world, young people are fighting for the right to a livable future.
Despite famines, droughts, and rising sea levels, they refuse to give up on what older generations have promised for decades but not delivered; meaningful action to address a heating planet and advance climate justice.

Against all odds
Today’s young generations are carrying a full backpack: they are still bearing the scars of a global financial crisis and enduring the impacts of an entrenched and inherited climate crisis.
Events

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New York, USA
Youth4Climate: Powering Action will convene a flagship global event on 20 September 2022 in New York, on the margins of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Youth4Climate: Powering Action global event will take place during the High-Level Week of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Join the Youth4Climate video challenge and record a short 15-30s video around #PoweringAction and the themes of the Youth4Climate Manifesto!
Your contribution might be featured in the opening ceremony video at Youth4Climate: Powering Action flagship event! Find all the instructions on how to submit your video here.
Adopted at the Youth4Climate:
Driving Ambition Summit in 2021, the Youth4Climate Manifesto is a synthesis document bringing together the ideas and concerns of 400 young climate leaders. It highlights youth voices under 4 main themes: 1) Youth Driving Ambition, 2) Sustainable Recovery, 3) Non-State Actors' Engagement and Climate Conscious Society. The Manifesto was presented at Pre-COP26 in Milan and COP26 in Glasgow, with some elements being included into the Glasgow Climate Pact.
Youth4climate is a Global initiative by

The 2022 Youth4Climate: Powering Action flagship global event has been organized in collaboration with

