AFS Side Events at the United Nations in 2024

AFS Intercultural Programs is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.

AFS collaborates with UN system entities to advance its mission and vision to empower more people to become Active Global Citizens: people whose informed, compassionate, and ethical compass drives them to lead lives and make decisions that contribute to a better world.

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UN STI Forum

The ninth annual UN Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will take place in May 2024, during the 2024 session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

The collaborative STI Forum is convened annually by the ECOSOC President and is expected to discuss science, technology, and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementation of the SDGs, congregating all relevant stakeholders to actively contribute in their areas of expertise. The Forum will result in a co-chairs’ summary of discussions.

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UN STI Forum 2024 Side-event

Citizen Science & Web3 Technology enabled Governance Innovation: Challenges Mapping and Local Pacts for the Future

  • Date: May 8, 2024
  • Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  • Organizers: IAAI, AFS Intercultural Programs, CETRAD, Kenya; UN Habitat Youth Programme; UNEP
  • Venue: AFS Intercultural Programs
  • Context: This event will focus on the role of citizen science and Web3 technology in enabling governance innovation, with a focus on challenges mapping and local pacts for the future.
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UN STI Forum 2024 Side-event

Advancing the SDGs through Sustainability-Infused STEM Education

  • Date: May 9, 2024
  • Time: 1:15 PM to 2:45 PM
  • Organizers: AFS Intercultural Programs, UN Habitat
  • Venue: Virtual
  • Context: This side event at the UN Science, Technology, and Innovation Forum 2024 (STI) will focus on the role of sustainability-infused STEM education in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.
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ECOSOC Youth Forum

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will take place from 16 to 18 April 2024 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The Forum provides a global platform for dialogue among Member States and young leaders from around the world on solutions to challenges affecting youth wellbeing. It also serves as a unique space for young people to share their vision and actions as well as provide an opportunity to advance youth solutions to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.

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ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024 Side-event

Informal Youth Summit of the Future and Local Pacts for the Future – Pathways towards Youth-led Transformative Change

  • Date: April 17, 2024
  • Time: 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM EDT
  • Organizers: UN Habitat, AFS Intercultural Programs, IAAI, and IYC
  • Venue: United Nations Department of Global Communications, Resource Center 801 First Avenue, UNITAR Building, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10017, USA
  • Context: This ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024 side event will explore pathways towards youth-led transformative change, focusing on the Informal Youth Summit of the Future and Local Pacts for the Future.
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ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024 Side-event

Empowering Youth as Active Global Citizens to Tackle Poverty, Hunger, and Climate Change

  • Date: April 18, 2024
  • Time: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
  • Organizers: AFS Intercultural Programs, UN-Habitat, and the Permanent Mission of Malta
  • Venue: Virtual
  • Context: This side event at the 2024 ECOSOC Youth Forum will discuss the role of youth in addressing global challenges such as poverty, hunger, and climate change.
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