Youth Assembly
Regional
consultations
and sessions
The Youth Assembly’s regional consultative processes and sessions are a structured and inclusive space designed to engage youth from different geographic regions in identifying, prioritizing and addressing region-specific challenges and opportunities in agrifood systems.
Regional consultations and sessions aim to:
- Address regional priorities by facilitating dialogue tailored to the distinct challenges, realities and opportunities across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Near East and North Africa, and North America;
- Elevate diverse regional youth perspectives and strengthen youth representation in discussions on sustainable development and agrifood systems transformation;
- Foster inclusive participation by creating spaces for young people from diverse backgrounds — including Indigenous Peoples, marginalized communities, young farmers, students and activists — to meaningfully engage in regional policy and governance processes; and
- Contribute actionable, youth-driven recommendations that inform national, regional, and global policymaking and reflect the priorities of young people across regions.
Key Achievements
Increased regional representation
Over 3 000 young people worldwide contributed to drafting regional policy priorities, showcasing the diversity and strength of youth engagement through regional Youth Assembly consultations and sessions. This effort bridges the gap between youth-led insights and global policy frameworks, ensuring inclusive and equitable representation.
Regional recommendations
Comprehensive policy compendiums were developed to address region-specific challenges and opportunities. They served as advocacy tools, summarizing key policy priorities and actionable recommendations derived from youth manifestos, consultations and surveys. Presented to key stakeholders, these recommendations fostered localized solutions while aligning with global sustainability goals, such as the Sustainable Development Goals.
Knowledge sharing
Understanding of policy frameworks, negotiation processes and innovative approaches to sustainable agrifood systems was enhanced through workshops, panel discussions and training sessions. Intergenerational dialogues and sessions enabled young leaders to share experiences and solutions, building a collective repository of expertise to drive agrifood systems transformation.
Policy co-creation
Annual cohorts of the Youth Policy Board (YPB) collaborated with stakeholders to draft impactful policy recommendations, which were transformed into programmatic actions and shaped youth declarations.
Global Youth Action Plan
The WFF Global Youth Action Plan 2025–2026 was launched in 2024, providing a strategic two-year roadmap for the YPB, the Youth Assembly Secretariat and stakeholders. It identified regional challenges, policy priorities and actionable strategies. The plan outlined the methodology used in regional consultations, refined priorities, proposed solutions and key steps for implementation. Additionally, each region issued a call to action, mobilizing policymakers, scientists, NGOs, international organizations, farmers, Indigenous Peoples, civil society, the private sector and youth leaders to translate policies into meaningful, tangible actions.
Participation in international fora/Intergovernmental processes
Regional youth positions and contributions fed into global policy discussions by presenting Youth Assembly outcomes at major international fora, such as the Children and Youth Pavilion at the Conference of the Parties, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Partnerships Forum, the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the ECOSOC Youth Forum and the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2024 and FAO Committees such as Committee on Fisheries and Committee on Agriculture. This presence strengthened youth voices and highlighted their role as changemakers in transforming agrifood systems.
Regional action
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