On November 16, 2024, the African Union Chairperson’s Youth Envoy, Ms Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, supported by the United Nations Foundation, the World Economic Forum and Global Shapers will convene a High-Level Ministerial Youth Town Hall titled: “Multilateral Governance: Reigniting Youth Leadership for Today and the Future.” The Town Hall will spotlight Africa's Panel of the Future, highlighting the need to transform multilateralism, placing youth leadership at the center, including the priorities of African young people to be integrated into future policies. The discussions will enable views from young people, ministers, policy makers, heads of state and stakeholders across various sectors.

This Town Hall aligns with the Youth and Stakeholder Assembly on Plastic Pollution, taking place on November 24 in Busan, Republic of Korea. This strategic gathering will bring together youth voices and diverse stakeholders, providing an intergenerational platform for coordinating and amplifying advocacy efforts for a plastics free future.

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The Intergenerational Peace Conference of San José will focus on engaging participants in an interactive and intergenerational dialogue, presenting solutions and good practices to advance the commitments from the Future Summit. The event will take place on December 10, International Human Rights Day, and follows the 76th anniversary of the abolition of the Army in Costa Rica.

This Town Hall, organized by the UCSD Design Lab, UN Foundation, World Design Capital, YMCA of San Diego County, and YMCA of the USA will engage an intergenerational, binational audience to capture perspectives on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. A series of events are taking place in the region between September and November 2024, and a culminating Town Hall will be held on December 7.

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This Town Hall will take place alongside the 2024 European Scout and Guide Academy, a unique event designed to provide participants with high quality training and networking opportunities around the core priorities of the WAGGGS and WOSM European Regions.

This Intergenerational Dialogue, co-hosted by the UN Foundation, YMCA South Africa, Engage South Africa, and the Leading Like Mandela Institute, will take place at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 30, 2024. This event is structured around six critical and forward-thinking dialogue themes, which will be led by an intergenerational pair of facilitators.

This Town Hall, organized by the Federación Española de Guidismo, took place on October 19-20, 2024 as part of the organization’s 40th anniversary. Around 100  young leaders and subject matter experts gathered in El Escorial, just outside of Madrid, to discuss and amplify the visions of the local communities across Spain regarding the Sustainable Development Goals.

On September 27, 2024, the United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC), in collaboration with the African Union Chairperson’s Special Envoy on Youth (AU OYE) and BBC Africa, gathered 12 Young Africans alongside UN Deputy Secretary General Amina  Mohammed to engage on the Future of Africa. During this Town Hall Discussion, which occurred on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, young people provided their perspectives on pressing issues and offered solutions to promote growth, prosperity and a sustainable future across the continent. Among them were members of the newly launched Africa’s Panel of the Future, supported by the UN Foundation, who engaged in a reflective discussion on the critical role African youth play in addressing the climate crisis and shaping global governance.

In the Press: The Herald; AllAfrica; Lerenifleur224; TheObserver; SpikedMedia; Bambouguinee.com;  Pan African Visions; Spiked Media (Intl Girl Day); sportywaynewsnet; gemnation

On the International Youth Day, August 12, 2024, over 200 students, policymakers, diplomats and social influencers came together to discuss India’s future at Youth Sabha 2047 in New Delhi. The event, co-hosted by the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW) and the United Nations Foundation, included diverse panel discussions, fireside chats, and in-depth breakout sessions focused on cities, health, oceans, food, and energy. Prominent speakers included the UN Resident Coordinator Mr Shombi Sharp, UNSG's SDG Advocate Ms Dia Mirza, and Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, among others.

In the press:  Mint, Economic Times, The Print, NDTV, Telegraph India.

The Unlock coalition hosted a two-part intergenerational town hall in Indonesia, focusing on the theme "Standing Strong with Girls and Youth in Indonesia Towards 2100 Vision." The first event, held on July 30 in partnership with Plan International, emphasized youth empowerment and included insights from UNDP's SDG Push Diagnostics and Signals Spotlight platforms into discussions. The second town hall, held on September 7 in Jakarta, attracted hundreds of participants and featured youth activists alongside high-level representatives from the Ministry for Human Development and Culture and UN Women Indonesia.

On June 2, 2024, UNA-USA hosted an Intergenerational Town Hall as part of their 2024 Leadership Summit in Washington, DC. Each year, the summit brings together over 250 activists, and during this year’s Town Hall sessions, intergenerational Americans shared their ideas for what the United States, and the world, should look like by 2100. They shared bold visions that reflect a deep commitment to the principles of justice, equity, and sustainability.