2 September 2015: UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Sam Kutesa has encouraged all Member States to include young people in their official delegations to the UN summit for the adoption of the post-2015 agenda. Recalling the encouragement and request also from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Kutesa asked delegations to provide details of their youth representatives by 11 September.

Kutesa noted the “unprecedented” enthusiasm and interest shown by young people throughout the process of formulating the post-2015 development agenda, and said it would be desirable to include youth from countries around the world at the historic summit and adoption of the new agenda, ‘Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.’

The Summit will convene on 25-27 September 2015, in New York, US. [UNGA President’s Letter] [IISD RS Meeting Coverage]