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This September, world leaders will gather at the United Nations in NYC to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda to guide development priorities for the next 15 years. The adoption of the SDGs provides a wonderful opportunity to focus attention, bolster awareness, and mobilize action towards sustainable development solutions. Young people around the world have played an unprecedented role in developing the post-2015 agenda, and their participation in the coming years will be key to realizing a sustainable future.

This year the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) launched its youth division (SDSN-Y) with the mission of “Empowering youth globally to create sustainable solutions.” SDSN-Y encourages young people to prioritize the SDGs through campaigns, educations programs, policy dialogues, research projects, and solutions initiatives. This past month, SDSN-Y launched its global #KnowYourGoals campaign to support youth in informing their local communities about the relevance and importance of the SDGs.

SDSN-Y is excited to invite you to "Youth for SDGs" to celebrate the role of youth in shaping the post-2015 agenda and to examine means of effective participation in the implementation phase. At the event, SDSN-Y will highlight activities from its #KnowYourGoals campaign, examine the role of youth in implementing the SDGs, and identify opportunities for collaboration in a shared platform for youth engagement. A world premiere film screening that provides an introduction to the SDGs will also be shared in the end.

Keynotes speakers include Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth; Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the SDSN and the Earth Institute; Noëlla Richard, Youth Policy Specialist at UN Development Programme (UNDP); and Siamak Sam Loni, Global Coordinator of SDSN Youth.

#Youth4SDGs

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Keynote speakers:

How Youth Shape the Post-2015 Agenda

Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth

Biography | @AhmadAlhendawi | @UNYouthEnvoy

Role of Youth in Implementing the SDGs

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute

Biography | @JeffDSachs | @UNSDSN | @EarthInstitute

Effective Youth Engagement Strategies

Noëlla Richard, Youth Policy Specialist at UN Development Programme (UNDP)

Biography | @Noella_Richard | @undp4youth

SDSN Youth’s #KnowYourGoals Campaign

Siamak Sam Loni, Global Coordinator of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Youth

Biography | @siamak_sam | @SDSNYouth

Eco Boys and Girls & SDGs Program

Laura Huerta Migus, Eco Boys and Girls & SDGs Program, Executive Director of the Association of Children's Museum

Biography | @huertamigus | @childmuseums

World Premiere – SDGs Short Film from kontentreal

Karl Mehta, Founder & CEO of EdCast Inc.

Biography | @karlmehta | @edcast

Karena Albers, Founder of Kontentreal

Biography | @kontentreal

This event will be followed by a networking reception.

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Important Details

RSVP is required by Sep 17 for non-CUID holders (required for entrance into Lerner).

Please connect with SDSN-Y on website, Facebook, and Twitter. Tell your friends & colleagues to RSVP at sdsnyouth.org/event!

The event will be livetweeted; join the conversation online using #Youth4SDGs.

Video recording of the entire event will be shared within a week.

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Directions
The event will be held in Roone Arledge Cinema of Lerner Hall at Columbia University. The building is located on campus, near the corner of 115th and Broadway. Take the 1 train to 116th Street Columbia University stop and enter Lerner at 115th and Broadway (marked by the star on the map below). Please bring a photo ID for sign-in.

Detailed driving directions along with alternate transportation options and parking can be found on the Columbia University website.

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This event is free and open to the public; RSVP is required for entry into Lerner! Please direct any questions, including press inquiries, to youth@unsdsn.org.

This event is organized by SDSN Youth (SDSN-Y), an initiative of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) working engage youth globally in the post-2015 agenda. This event is cosponsored by the UN Major Group for Children and Youth, Consilience: The Journal for Sustainable Development, DeltaGDP, and the Student Union for Sustainable Development (SUSD).

This event is part of the SDSN-Y #KnowYourGoals campaign and a side event of the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD).