[IVECA Save the Date!] The UN ECOSOC Partnership Forum Follow-Up Event 2026: Youth Digital Collaboration for a Sustainable Planet
- IVECA Center
- Dec 29, 2025
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šĀ Date: February 5, 2026Ā
ā° Time: 3:00 pm ā 6:00 pm EST Ā
šĀ Location: ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations HQ in New YorkĀ
š Theme: Youth Digital Collaboration for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities
Cities are places of possibility. They are where cultures meet, ideas circulate, and daily life unfolds through shared spaces, services, and connections. They are also where global ambitions, on sustainability, inclusion, and equity, are tested most directly in peopleās everyday experiences.
Against this backdrop, and building on ongoing UN policy discussions following the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum alongside the Commission for Social Development, this event engages with priorities reflected in the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact, and UNESCOās work on Global Citizenship Education. It highlights how young people, connected through digital collaboration, engage with these global agendas by examining challenges rooted in their communities.
During the program, secondary school and university students will present youth-led projects developed through virtual exchange and intercultural collaboration. By addressing challenges such as sustainable water and energy systems, inclusive public spaces, and digital inclusion, these initiatives demonstrate how meaningful youth engagement can drive innovative, locally grounded approaches to sustainable development. The event will also show insights from representatives of UN Member States, the United Nations system, civil society, academia, and the private sector. The discussion will focus on listening to youth perspectives and exploring opportunities to strengthen partnerships that can translate promising ideas into tangible impact.
We invite you to join us for an afternoon of fresh thinking, cross-cultural exchange, and forward-looking collaboration. If you are eager to see what the next generation envisions for our shared planet, and how digital connection can help make those visions possible, this is the moment.
More details to follow. Please save the date!
