Transitioning from MDGs to SDGs: ECOSOC Youth Forum 2015
Nepali youth delegates including Devika (left) with UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi in New York. This year marks the final year of the Millennium Development Goals, the eight global goals launched in 2000. Now, the world must decide on a new set of goals to guide development priorities for the years to come. Many urgent priorities compete for attention as member states, UN agencies, and a range of other development actors advocate for inclusion of their issues in these so-called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In order to bring the voices of young people into this discussion, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened a Youth Forum on 2-3 February 2015, focusing on how to maximize the engagement of young people in the transition from MDGs to SDGs. The youth population of Nepal is significant: according to the census of 2011, the people between 16-40 years (youth, as defined in Nepal's National Yo...