ECOSOC Side Event

On 6 April, the World Food Forum launched its Youth Action Track through a virtual side event at the United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum to discuss the complex, context-dependent and intertwined issues related to our agri-food systems. The stresses the importance of creating spaces for young people to share their vision and action for the transformation of these systems.

Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, opened the event and was followed by a panel discussion featuring young food activists and experts from Consumer International, UNITE 2030, the Arab Youth Center, and Act4Change/Act4Food.

The main objectives of the event included:

• Initiating inclusive discussion with and by youth around agri-food systems transformation to raise awareness and gather momentum for the Youth Assembly at the World Food Forum;
• Fostering the vital role youth plays in the creation of pledges as driving force for global action;
• Bringing the consumer’s perspective to the table;
• Highlighting the importance of leveraging the interconnectedness of the Sustainable Development Goals to help eradicate world hunger;
• Empowering youth to be at the centre of the development of socio-economic agendas;
• Exploring how young agents of change can influence global arenas.

To learn more, watch the full event recording and the highlights!