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United Nations: ‘Young Leaders for the SDGs’ Flagship Initiative

Nominations Open for Australia-Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue

Deadline: 31 March 2022

The Office of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth is looking for the next generation of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!

Becoming a Young Leader is a title of recognition from the United Nations for young people who are excelling in their contributions to helping deliver on the SDGs in their communities.

On a biennial basis, 17 outstanding young leaders from across various sectors are recognized for their agency, courage and ingenuity in finding lasting solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.

Throughout the two-year term, these 17 Young Leaders will engage young people for the 2030 Agenda, not only through their existing initiatives, platforms and networks but through advocacy opportunities with the United Nations and its partners.

Objectives

Young leaders actively support the following objectives:

Consideration

Other factors that are taken into consideration are:

Eligibility Criteria

Young people from all over the world between the ages of 15 and 29 years are encouraged to apply.

Selection Criteria

Candidates are selected based on the following criteria:

For more information, visit https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/becomeyoungleader/

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