The Working Group on Youth serves the following key functions:

• Act as the technical advisory group on Youth to the UN Development Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNDG LAC) on Sustainable Development and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ensuring a coherent UN response to the needs and interests of young people in the region, in all their diversity.

• Assist UN country teams in their roles supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the country level, and the involvement of youth in the Sustainable Development Goals and the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus.

• Facilitate the sharing of experiences at the regional level, including successes, challenges, and lessons learned, to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

RESOURCES

Youth, Peace and Security Agenda: urgent need for positive peace with youth at its center (English) (Español) (Português)

Promoviendo la solidaridad intergeneracional: Jóvenes de América Latina y el Caribe construyendo una región más resiliente

Latin America and Caribbean youth and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: An examination from within the United Nations system

The United Nations Launches Second Survey in Latin America and the Caribbean on Youth and COVID-19

United Nations Launches a Survey for Youth in Latin America and the Caribbean within the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

SURVEYS

Second United Nations survey on Latin America and the Caribbean youth within the context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Report of results

United Nations survey on Latin America and the Caribbean youth within the context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

CAMPAIGNS

International Youth Day 2022  
International Youth Day 2021  
International Youth Day 2020

ACTIVITIES