{"id":12036,"date":"2023-09-01T16:40:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/leadership\/how-unicef-is-mobilizing-youth-to-drive-climate-action\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T16:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:40:56","slug":"how-unicef-is-mobilizing-youth-to-drive-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=12036","title":{"rendered":"How UNICEF Is Mobilizing Youth To Drive Climate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Young people are determined to do something about climate change. UNICEF intends to help them succeed \u2014 and spark a global movement. A look at some promising youth-led projects already underway.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

With the launch of The Green Rising, UNICEF and partners have put an ambitious plan in motion: to mobilize 10 million young people to take concrete climate actions in their communities and countries by 2025.<\/p>\n

The idea is to help activate and support youth-led climate action on a number of fronts, from community volunteerism to advocacy to skills development, jobs and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

Empowering youth with education, skills and opportunities to be champions for the planet<\/h2>\n

There are several youth-led efforts already underway, in countries where UNICEF works all around the world, from Burundi to Kyrgyztan, Mongolia to the Maldives. Through The Green Rising initiative, UNICEF will essentially be stepping up efforts to help other youth in all corners of the globe get their projects off the ground, leveraging its extensive partner network and expertise in core issue areas like water, nutrition and education.<\/p>\n

The initiative will focus on accelerating, scaling and measuring actions that young people are taking, leaning into existing youth networks and climate action initiatives \u2014 in partnership with UNICEF country offices and partners from all sectors \u2014 in a sprint leading up to COP28. “The Green Rising commits to contribute to a just green transition in which the most vulnerable youth are empowered with the education, skills and opportunities to be champions for the planet,” the launch report<\/strong> states.<\/p>\n

The goal: to spark a global, grassroots movement<\/h2>\n

Helping to propel the movement forward is the idea that young people have the power to influence society at all levels \u2014 from the local school district all the way up to high-level conferences. \u201cWe need young people in the rooms where decisions about our planet are being made, because young people are not only on the front line of the climate crisis, but we are also on the front lines of the fight for climate justice,\u201d UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate<\/strong> said in a video address.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In sparking a global, grassroots movement around climate action, stakeholders hope policymakers and business leaders will follow suit.<\/p>\n

The Green Rising was announced in May by Generation Unlimited<\/strong> \u2014 a global public-private-youth partnership created by the UN General Assembly and anchored in UNICEF \u2014 following a high-level meeting that focused on building cross-sector coalitions, generating investments and ramping up youth-led climate action.<\/p>\n

Engaging youth to drive climate action is a UNICEF priority<\/h2>\n

UNICEF has long prioritized youth engagement around climate issues, providing platforms for youth to share their ideas and to advocate for global action. From these direct interactions with youth across the globe, UNICEF has found that young people are eager to:<\/p>\n