Moving the Global Youth Agenda Forward - 1st Session…

Moving the global youth agenda forward: the role of youth in shaping the agenda of the United Nations and regional organizations Discussions will focus on mechanisms and initiatives at the international and regional levels that contribute to moving the global youth human rights agenda forward. Participants will consider measures to ensure the participation of young people in the work of the United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms, including possible avenues for young people to bring allegations of human rights violations before relevant mechanisms, and ways to ensure that issues relevant to youth are considered by the said mechanisms. Presentations by: -Mr. Max Trejo Cervantes, Secretary-General of International Youth Organization for Ibero- America -Mr. Alexander Kauschanski, Youth Delegate Programme Multiplier of the World Federation of UN Associations -Ms.Rita Muyambo, Head of Programmes for World YWCA Moderator: Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Discussion (Forum Co-Chair) Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law