The II International Youth Forum of the CIS Member States on the Sustainable Development Goals will be held from October 9 to 12, 2023 (arrival day is October 8, departure day is October 13) in Moscow.
The forum is part of the Action Plan for 2023-2024 for the implementation of the Strategy for International Youth Cooperation of the CIS Member States for 2021-2030.
The purpose of the forum is to develop cooperation and consolidate the efforts of youth of the CIS Member States to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and sustainable development targets and indicators in their countries and the world.
Tasks:
- increasing awareness of youth of the CIS Member States about the SDGs and their involvement in activities to implement the SDGs,
- forming a pool of active youth leaders involved in the promotion and implementation of the SDGs in the CIS,
- forming a regular open dialogue platform for the exchange of experience, creating new ideas and projects for the development and implementation of initiatives in the field of sustainable development in the CIS,
- stimulating youth activity, supporting and developing youth initiatives in the field of sustainable development in the CIS,
- developing the new effective forms of international youth cooperation, expansion and strengthening of international and interregional cooperation in the field of sustainable development in the CIS,
- encouraging cooperation between youth public associations in the field of sustainable development in the CIS,
- combining the efforts of relevant government agencies and youth public associations to implement the SDGs in the CIS,
- developing proposals and recommendations for international youth cooperation in the field of achieving the SDGs in the CIS.
The II International Youth Forum of the CIS Member States on the Sustainable Development Goals will bring together 100 participants, young leaders of the CIS Member States who are actively involved in the promotion and implementation of the SDGs in the CIS.
A candidate to participate in the forum must meet the following criteria:
- to be between 18 and 35 years old,
- to have citizenship and reside in one of the CIS Member States,
- to be an youth ambassador of the SDGs / a representative of a youth public organization / a representative of an informal youth association / a representative of a student organization / a young specialist in the field of sustainable development / a representative of a government body / a representative of an international agency who is actively involved in the promotion and implementation of the SDGs in the CIS or a young person who has a finished project or project idea aimed at achieving SDGs № 4, № 10, № 12, № 13, № 15, № 17,
- to be interested in developing cooperation for the implementation of the SDGs in the CIS,
- to have the motivation and ability to organize events and projects after the forum in cooperation with other forum participants,
- to be ready to work for dissemination and increasing the knowledge gained during the forum,
- to be ready to take part in all events planned as part of the forum program,
- to be able to work in Russian.
All interested candidates are invited to fill out an online application using one of the convenient methods until 23:59 Moscow time on September 22, 2023:
- through an online form on the intermol.su portal in the "Events" section,
- on the website "Youth of Russia" (you must register on the website for submitting an application).
The II International Youth Forum of the CIS Member States on the Sustainable Development Goals is held jointly by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the National Youth Council of Russia and MIREA – Russian Technological University acting as the basic organization of the CIS Member States for working with youth with the support of the Council for Youth Affairs of the CIS Member States.
If you have any questions related to the forum and the application procedure, please contact: projects@youthrussia.ru, + 7 (495) 249-11-49.
Detailed information and conditions of participation.
