These national Town Halls are designed to engage, empower, and elevate the voices of young people and future generations. Each one is uniquely designed to address the challenges and opportunities specific to its host country, region or grouping of countries, fostering local solutions that contribute to global goals by focusing on generating ideas and commitments from the ground up.
Through engaging leaders, experts and policymakers from diverse communities and across generations, these events aim to ensure that the commitments outlined in the UN Pact for the Future are operationalized and a vision for the future of global governance and the United Nations resonates with the realities of people worldwide.
Find out more about the complex challenges and opportunities facing young people and young countries, and how our Intergenerational Townhalls fit into a wider landscape of national actions and commitments.
20 May
2 June
30 July /
7 September
12 August
16 August
20 August
27 August
Co-hosted with the Ministry of Information and Civic Education
29 August
11 September
27 September
Sep – 7 Dec
San Diego/Tijuana
19-20 October
El Escorial
16 November
22-27 November
Krakow
30 November
Nov-Dec 24
10 December
December
TBC
TBC
TBC
Our world is at a pivotal moment, facing challenges that are vast and varied. Climate change, the rapid pace of technological advances, and increasing social and economic disparities call for a fresh look at how we manage global affairs.
This period of intense change is further highlighted by significant demographic shifts, with predictions showing that by 2100, over 80% of the world’s young people under 30 will be living in Africa and Asia while the median age in Europe will be 50.Countries where the majority of the population are under 30 will play a crucial role in shaping the future on a global scale. These young countries, while brimming with potential, are also facing obstacles like heavy debt, slow progress on achieving Sustainable Development Goals, and a growing sense of disconnect with traditional forms of governance.
There is a pressing need for a new, inclusive way of working together on a global scale, one that not only tackles today’s issues but is also forward-thinking. The recent UN Summit of the Future sparked conversation on both the scale of these challenges and the range of potential solutions. Young voices reminded us not only that change is possible, but that young leaders are already driving action to meet the needs of current and future generations.
Read more about the game-changing moments from the Summit of the Future here.
Build strong national and political leadership for reimagining the future of the United Nations, ensuring that support is rooted in the local realities and reflects the specific needs and aspirations of countries across the spectrum.
To harness collective insights and enthusiasm to bolster global cooperation to tackle current and future challenges, highlighting the role of the UN as a cornerstone for building a more inclusive and resilient world.
Embed sustainability and resilience at the heart of global decision-making processes, ensuring that the well-being of the planet and future generations is prioritized in every policy, initiative, and global agreement, including the Pact for the Future.
Brief to understand how young countries can shape the future.
Strategic overview of the frameworks that support the interests of future generations.
Proposals derived from the current Pact for the Future, and aligned with 170 youth organizations.
In September 2024, world leaders gathered for the Summit of the Future, a high-level event that forged a new international consensus on how we will deliver a better present and safeguard the future.
The Summit’s central outcome was the Pact for the Future, a global agreement to address future challenges through collaborative, innovative solutions. The adoption of the Pact signifies a new era of governance that prioritizes resilience, inclusivity, and long-term sustainability, representing a shared understanding that the well-being of future generations hinges on the decisions we make today. Learn more about this global agreement through our simplified Pact Decoded summaries here.
The Summit of the Future was a crucial step toward a larger vision: the 2100 Roadmap. Backed by the United Nations Foundation and the Unlock the Future coalition the Roadmap is a strategic plan designed to make global governance more flexible, participatory, and in tune with the aspirations and needs of the world’s young people and future populations.
Set to be unveiled at the final SDG Summit in 2027, the 2100 Roadmap is an intergenerational vision inspired by young people for a future where every generation can thrive, taking the collective wisdom from the Summit of the Future and turning it into concrete, lasting change.To help us reach this milestone, the UN Foundation created the 2100 Learning Agenda, which is our guidebook towards turning our dreams for a better future turns into a guaranteed reality.
Find out more on how the Our Future Agenda program is spotlighting the challenges young people face and empowering them to lead the Sustainable Development Goals here.