Article originally published 1 Feb 2017 on World Federation of United Nations Associations website

Between 1-2 February, the 5th edition of the ECOSOC Youth Forum brought together young representatives from civil society and youth led organizations, UN representatives and Ministers of Youth or government officials working on youth to discuss young people’s role, particularly in connection to Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 14 and 17.

This year’s Forum was the biggest since the creation of the event in 2012 with over 900 participants, 51 delegations from different member state capitals and 28 Ministers for a total participation of 129 member states. The WFUNA Youth Network was present with a delegation of 4 Youth Representatives: Ms. Clarissa Benoni (UNYA Italy), Ms. Elisabeth Resch (UNA USA Georgetown Law Chapter), Mr. Hillary Taylor (UNA Uganda), and Ms. Gabriela Taveras (UNA USA).

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http://www.wfuna.org/news/2017-ecosoc-youth-forum

ECOSOC Page on Youth FORUM 2017