United Nations World Youth Report: Youth and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The Report examines the mutually supportive roles of the new agenda and current youth development efforts. The report provides insight into the role of young people in sustainable development in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and related frameworks, in particular, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development and the World Programme of Action for Youth.

The Report considers the role the 2030 Agenda can play in enhancing youth development efforts and examines how evidence-based youth policies can help accelerate youth-related objectives. It explores the critical role young people have in the implementation of sustainable development efforts at all levels.

While the adoption of the 2030 Agenda offers the opportunity to break new ground, its success is ultimately tied to the integration and advancement of existing development efforts and processes. Some of the key frameworks that can support its implementation include the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the Istanbul Declaration and Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020, the Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway, the New Urban Agenda, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.