Summit of the Future Action Days
Friday
Opening Ceremony
Convenor
UN Youth Office and Executive Office of the Secretary General
Focal Point
Romeral Ortiz-Quintilla ([email protected])
Where
General Assembly Hall, UN Headquarters, New York
When
13:00 - 14:00 (EDT), 20 September 2024
The opening session aimed to ignite inspiration and action to advance meaningful youth participation in the UN and beyond – as an issue relevant and important to all sectors and actors.
Speakers
Programme Overview
Time | Agenda Item | Speakers |
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13:00 - 13:10 | Welcome | Master of Ceremony: DJ Cuppy Keshia Talking Waters DeFreece, Indigenous Youth Video: Our Commitment to the Future |
13:10 - 13:15 | Opening | Felipe Paullier, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs |
13:15 - 13:34 | Speaker Series | Master of Ceremony: DJ Cuppy Areej, Peace and Children's Rights Advocate Dan Carden, President of the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union José Maria Pereira Neves, President of Cabo Verde Terry Otieno, Global Focal Point in the Disaster Risk Reduction Constituency of the Major Group for Children and Youth |
13:34 - 13:44 | Messages of Hope & Art Unveiling | Master of Ceremony: DJ Cuppy Hello Kitty Sanjana Sanghi, Actress and UNDP India Youth Champion |
13:44 -13:49 | Closing | Master of Ceremony: DJ Cuppy |
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High-Level Dialogue
with the Secretary-General
In an interactive dialogue, youth advocates and the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, will unpack what the implementation of Chapter 4 of the Pact for the Future means in practice.