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Resolution Recap Series: Resolution on Enhancing the Meaningful Participation of Youth in Environmental Processes and in Environmental EducationFeaturedArticleNada MohamedJun 15 / 4 min readResolution Recap Series: Resolution on Enhancing the Meaningful Participation of Youth in Environmental Processes and in Environmental EducationOut of the 15 resolutions proposed in the UNEA-7 cycle, the Youth Resolution could be considered CYMG's brainchild. The resolution marks a milestone in the institutionalisation of youth participation in environmental governance.Read more

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Children and youth representatives with UNEP leadership at a regional consultationActivity recapSep 27, 2025 / Activity recapLatin America and Caribbean Youth Environment Forum 2025LACYEF 2025 took place in Lima, Peru, consolidating youth inputs for the XXIV Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean and UNEA-7 preparations.Activity recapSep 23, 2025 / Activity recapWest Asia regional preparation for UNEA-7West Asia regional preparation for UNEA-7 took place in Muscat, Oman, before the Council of Arab Ministers responsible for Environment affairs met in October 2025.Fiji coastal landscape used for the Sixth Asia Pacific Ministerial ForumActivity recapAug 24, 2025 / Activity recapAsia-Pacific Youth Environment Forum 2025Asia-Pacific youth engagement fed into the 2025 regional UNEA-7 preparatory process in Fiji, including the Asia-Pacific Youth Environment Manifesto 2025.Activity recapJul 14, 2025 / Activity recapAMCEN @40 Youth DayYoung people met around AMCEN @40 in Nairobi to shape Africa's youth priorities for UNEA-7 and the region's environmental agenda.Activity recapOct 21, 2023 / Activity recapLatin America and Caribbean Youth Environment Forum 2023LACYEF 2023 gathered youth inputs on sustainable measures, collective action, and equitable outcomes ahead of UNEA-6.Activity recapOct 2, 2023 / Activity recapAsia-Pacific Youth Environment Forum 2023The 2023 Asia-Pacific Youth Environment Forum gathered regional youth inputs before the fifth Asia-Pacific ministerial forum and produced the Asia-Pacific Youth Environment Manifesto 2023.
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