YOUTH 2030Overview

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Youth 2030 Strategy: Aim and launch

Youth 2030 resets the UN’s focus on youth to facilitate

• increased impact and • expanded global,

regional and country-level action

Developed as a system-wide effort

Launched at a High-Level Event in UNGA in September 2018

Youth 2030 Strategy: Objectives

address the needs, build the agency and advance the rights of young people

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ensure the UN’s work on youth issues is pursued in a coordinated, coherent and holistic manner with youth.

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ensure their engagement and participation in the implementation, review and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda, other relevant global agendas and frameworks

Leadership Example-

Youth in UN

Knowledge & Innovation

Pioneer

Investment & Solution Catalyst

Accountability Leader

FOUNDATIONAL AREAS

Youth 2030 Strategy: Pillars

Engagement, Participation,

Advocacy

Economic Empowerment

through Decent Work

Peace &

Resilience Building

Youth &

Human Rights

Informed &

Healthy Foundations

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PRIORITY AREAS

Global Governance-High Level Steering Committee (HLSC); Joint Working Group (JWG)

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JWG Focal Points = 37+ Additional Task Team Members= 24As of November 25, 2020

Youth 2030 Secretariat, Office of the SG’s Envoy on Youth (OSGEY)

DMSPC

DPPA IYC*

ICMYO*

ILO

IOM

MGCY*

OHCHR

OSGEY

UNAIDS

UNDCO

UNDESA

UNDP

UNESCO

UNFPA

UNICEF**

UNIDO

UN Women

* Youth network ; ** Non-HLSC

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UNODC

WHO**

ITU**

Young UN*

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Design and developmentNov 2019 - Apr 2020

ConceptualizationSept-Nov 2019Review principles of meaningful youth engagement, policies, programme, operational docs, performance toolsCausality analysis, Pathway of Change, Results chain

Test-ready versionApril- June 2020Several iterations to build test-ready version

Online Field ValidationJuly-Sept 2020

Uzbekistan, Ethiopia, Costa Rica

Final version, IMS Questions Sept-Oct 2020Feedback incorporation, Scorecard finalization,IMS Question development

Development of UNCT Scorecard 6

Ready for reportingIntegration into IMS

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Moving forward

At milestone

Getting ready

Criteria

Descriptive

Proportions

Indicator Imp.

Acronyms

JWP activity

MoV

Gender SC

UNSDCF

BOS Guidance

Principles Matrix

ReferencesDisability Incl SC

Definitions

Other guidances

Annex

Indicators

Scoring Types, Thresholds

ResourcesII. Indicator-Scoring-Resource matrix

UNCT Scorecard structure

6By 2024, all UNCTs are ‘At milestone’ for ≥80% of the indicators.

I. Integrated Guidance

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5. UNCTs, Youth, COVID

response & recovery

1. Youth focus in UNSDCFs 2. UNCT leadership, culture, architecture, capacities for youth

3. UNCT support to Govts on youth & SDGs 4. UNCTs, youth-led solutions, KEx, A&C

1.Youth situational analyses in CCAs2.Results for youth in UNSDCFs3.Youth 2030 in JWP, BOS in UNCTs 4.Funding for youth results in UNSDCFs5.Transparency of youth results in UNCTs

6. Leadership and culture in UNCTs for meaningful youth engagement

7. Youth coordination architecture in UNCTs8. Capacities for Youth 2030 implementation 9. Youth workforce in UNCTs10.Fair and quality internships in UNCTs

11.Leave No Youth Behind12.Policy alignment & coherence13.Public finance for youth development14.Disaggregated data on youth15.Youth in design, monitoring, and review of in-

country programmes 16.In-country youth coordination mechanisms

17.Investments in youth-led solutions18.UNCTs, youth, and Knowledge Exchange19.UNCTs, youth, Communication and Advocacy

Sections

Youth 2030 UNCT Scorecard

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https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/youth-un/

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Results for youth in UNSDCFs:

UNSDCFs (or equivalent) include results for youth

Criteria-based scoring

Results for youth available in UNSDCF (or equivalent)

(yes/no)

Skip logic.

If yes, select all that apply

• Results for youth at output level

• Results for youth at outcome level

No results for youth in UNSDCF (or UNDAF or equivalent document)

1 of 2 available

2 of 2 available

UNSDCF/ equivalentdocument with results matrix

Q.04.03.01 – Section-1: Youth focus in UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks

Indicator 2

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Youth coordination architecture in UNCTs: UNCTs have coordination mechanisms in place for coherent UN youth programmes

Criteria-based scoringUNCT has in place, a coordination structure/mechanism for youth programmes (yes/no)Skip logic. If yes, select the most suitable option (best)

• Part-time youth focal point(s) coordinate(s) youth programme in the UNCT (one or many part-time)

• Full-time youth focal point coordinates youth programme in the UNCT (at least one full-time)

• A results group /thematic group / task team/ equivalent on youth coordinates joint programming in the UNCT (can include additional part-time/full-time focal points)

No coordination structure/ mechanism

Youth focal point (Part-time or full-time) for coordination

Results group/ thematic group/ task team on youth for coordination

ToRs of Task forces on youth/ Thematic Groups on youth or ToRs of focal point(s) on youth

Q.04.03.02 - Section 2: UNCT Leadership, culture, architecture, and capacities for youth

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UNCTs, youth and Knowledge Exchange (KEx):Knowledge exchange plan(s) of UNCTs include youth components

(North-South, South-South, and Triangular Cooperation, in-country exchange plans)

Criteria-based scoring

Knowledge exchange plans available in UNCT.

(Yes/No)

Skip Logic.

If yes, select all that are included

1. Youth components/ programmes

2. Funding for knowledge exchange on youth

Plan does not integrate youth programmes

Plan integrates youth components

Both criteria met

Relevant reports/ briefs

Suggested JWP activity - UNCTs support targeted capacity building of national stakeholders for youth programmes through North-South, South-South, Triangular cooperation and other in-country KEx mechanisms

Q.04.03.04-Section 4: UNCTs, youth-led solutions, Knowledge Exchange, Communication and Advocacy

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Virtual Helpdesk Ask Anything Youth 2030 Clinics

Quick Youth2030 video guides

&Indicator cards

IMS Reporting

Contact us: Sudha Balakrishnanyouth2030@un.org

Document links:1. United Nations Youth Strategy 2. Youth 2030 UNCT Scorecard

Youth 2030- annual UNCT reporting in UNSDG IMS; Indicators-questions, scoring criteria- options

All joint programming activities on Youth to be reported

M&E Focal point in RCO in coordination with UNCT’s Youth Task Force/Thematic groups/ BOS teams

Technical Support

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Timelines

Nov-Dec 2020

31 Dec 2020

Jan 2021

Jan-Feb 2021

UNCT Reporting

End of reporting

Youth 2030 UNCT Baseline; Youth 2030 Public facing Dashboard

Draft 1st Youth 2030 Stocktake report

Q&A

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