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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:ECOSOC Youth Forum 2021 session: Prospering and thriving
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Young people are navigating lost incomes\, limited social prote
 ction and rising prices for essential goods and services (SDG 8) as the re
 sult of COVID-19. The number of young people who are not in employment\, e
 ducation or training (NEET) has increased dramatically.\n\nSocial protecti
 on measures\, which are normally designed to help people in moments of cri
 sis such as the COVID-19 pandemic\, rarely sufficiently address the specif
 ic needs of young people. As a result\, youth worldwide are uniquely vulne
 rable to the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 and can be pushed irr
 eparably into extreme poverty (SDG 1).\n\nIn the context of COVID-19\, thi
 s breakout session will address key challenges young people face in fighti
 ng SDG 1 (No poverty) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). They ma
 y discuss how investing in a new global deal post-COVID-19 could enable yo
 ung people to live in dignity\; will ensure women have the same prospects 
 and opportunities as men\; and will protect the sick\, the vulnerable\, an
 d minorities of all kinds.\n\nGovernment officials and youth leaders will 
 discuss\, elaborate and bring innovative policy ideas. #EndPoverty #Decent
 Work #YOUTH2030 #GlobalGoals\n&lt\;p&gt\;Young people are navigating lost 
 incomes\, limited social protection and rising prices for essential goods 
 and services (SDG 8) as the result of COVID-19. The number of young people
  who are not in employment\, education or training (NEET) has increased dr
 amatically.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Social protection measures\, which a
 re normally designed to help people in moments of crisis such as the COVID
 -19 pandemic\, rarely sufficiently address the specific needs of young peo
 ple. As a result\, youth worldwide are uniquely vulnerable to the socio-ec
 onomic consequences of COVID-19 and can be pushed irreparably into extreme
  poverty (SDG 1).&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;In the context of COVID-19\, t
 his breakout session will address key challenges young people face in figh
 ting SDG 1 (No poverty) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). They 
 may discuss how investing in a new global deal post-COVID-19 could enable 
 young people to live in dignity\; will ensure women have the same prospect
 s and opportunities as men\; and will protect the sick\, the vulnerable\, 
 and minorities of all kinds.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Government official
 s and youth leaders will discuss\, elaborate and bring innovative policy i
 deas. #EndPoverty #DecentWork #YOUTH2030 #GlobalGoals&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nVie
 w meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ecosoc-youth-forum-202
 1-session-prospering-and-thriving
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