Climate Action & SDG
About IYF
The International Youth Forum on Climate Action & SDG is the world's largest annual youth gathering . Since its inception in 2017, it has brought together every year thousands of participants from governments, business, civil society, trade unions, international organisations, Indigenous Peoples, affected communities, academia and others from around the world. Last year at the there was a number of over 800 registered participants, the vast majority in-person at the United Nations Convention centre, at Bangkok,Thailand. Many others followed the discussions online.
Why to attend IYF 6.0
Equipping delegates with the networks, strategic competencies, and institutional platforms needed to transform global ambition into regional action.
Be Part of a Global Movement
Join youth leaders from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and regions united by a shared vision for a better world.
Develop Actionable Solutions
Participate in collaborative workshops designed to create real-world solutions to pressing global issues.
Learn from Global Experts
Engage with distinguished speakers and mentors who are leaders in their fields, including policymakers, entrepreneurs, and activists.
Enhance Your Leadership Skills
Gain insights and tools to become a more effective leader and advocate for change in your community.
Network with Change-Makers
Build lasting connections with like-minded peers and professionals, opening doors to future collaborations.
Drive Human Rights & Policy Action
Champion the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and translate SDG commitments into enforceable multilateral progress.
Empowering Youth Leadership
Our core services accelerate the translation of youth perspectives into institutional action across the globe.
Our Themes
Climate Action & Environment
Mobilizing youth to advocate for ecological justice, climate resilience, and sustainable environmental governance.
Youth Rights Advocacy
Empowering youth to comprehend, assert, and safeguard inalienable human rights across global societies.
Gender Parity and Justice
Promoting systemic equity, social justice, and dignity across multifaceted gender identities.
Inclusive Governance and Leadership
Facilitating the institutionalization of equitable leadership to drive transformative societal change.
Youth Capacity-Building
Enhancing the competencies, agency, and socio-economic opportunities for youth-led development.
Civic Engagement
Mobilizing youth to actively engage in democratic processes and evidence-based policy formulation.
SDG Advocacy
Mobilizing and holding youth accountable for advancing, monitoring, and evaluating global SDG frameworks.
Global Citizenship
Instilling a profound sense of responsibility in youth to act within a universal, interconnected global framework.
Social Innovation and Impact
Catalyzing youth-driven innovation to address complex socio-economic challenges through scalable, sustainable solutions.
Digital Equity
Ensuring universal access to digital infrastructure while safeguarding online privacy and rights.
Peacebuilding & Dialogue
Facilitating youth-led initiatives for peacebuilding, intercultural dialogue, and multilateral conflict mediation.
Social Justice and Equity Reform
Advocating for comprehensive policy reforms to eliminate systemic discrimination and ensure equitable access to resources.
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Strategic Partners
Past Speakers
Mr. Paolo Dionisi
Ambassador of Italy
Mr. Elchin Ragub oglu Bashirov
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Mrs. Hala Youssef Ahmed Ragab
Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Mr. Patrick Bourne
Ambassador of Ireland
Ms. Rukhsana Afzaal
Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Mr. Darkey Ephraim Africa
Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa
Ms. Ilse Lilian Ferrer Silva
Ambassador of United Mexican States (Mexico) to Thailand
Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi
Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ms. Anna Maria Oltorp
Counsellor and Head of the Development Cooperation Section, Embassy of Sweden
Mr. Tiago Monteiro
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Portuguese Republic
Mr. Aslam Perwaiz
Executive Director, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Mr. Felipe Paullier
Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, United Nations
Mr. Alexander Rendell
Actor and Singer, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador - Thailand
Mr. Sean Reacherd
Global Goals Ambassador, UNA-USA
Mr. Nutthapon Rathie
Head of Experimentation, UNDP Thailand
Mrs. Alia El-Yasir
Director for Asia Pacific Representative in Thailand, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Liam O'Connor
Sustainable Urban Development Section, UN ESCAP
Prof. Niteesh Kumar Upadhyay
Founder, Knowledge Steez
Prof. Ms. Prisana Kumchai
Director of the Human Rights and Sustainable Learning Center, Faculty of Law, Khon Kaen University
Prof. Dr. Arti Aneja
Senior Assistant Professor, Delhi University
Prahlad Singh Patel
Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism, Government of India
Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Minister of State Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
Ganesh Prasad Timilsina
Chairperson of the National Assembly of Nepal, Government of Nepal
Dr. C. Vijaya Basker
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Dr Ram Saran Mahat
Minister of Finance, Government of Nepal
Prof. Dr. Pushpa Raj Kandel
Vice Chairperson – National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal
Ms. E.A.S. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe
Sri Lankan Permanent Representative to the UNESCAP, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand
Kiptiness Lindsay Kimwole
Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the Kingdom of Thailand
Mr. Abderrahim Rahhaly
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Kingdom of Thailand
Dr. Sándor Sipos
Ambassador of the Hungary to Thailand
Mr. Jonathan Kings
Ambassador of New Zealand to the Kingdom of Thailand
Mr. Pavel Pitel
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Thailand
Ms Evangeline Freeman
Member of Parliament, The Republic of South Africa
Ms. Indira Rana Magar
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal
Dr Binda Pandey
Hon Member of House of Representative Nepal Federal Parliament, Member Governing Council, ILO
Mr. Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali
Dewan and Heir Apparent to The Prince of Arcot
Faris Hadad-Zervos
Country Director, World Bank
Dr. Mary Shuttleworth
President, Youth For Human Rights International, USA
Dr David James Molden
Director General, ICIMOD
Mr. Raja Devasish Roy
Raja of the Chakma Circle Former Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Prof Dr Pam Rajput
Chairperson, High Powered Committee on the Status of Women, Government of India.
Ms. Bandana rana
Member of UN CEDAW
Mr. Andrew Chalmers
Ambassador, Youth for Human Rights International
Mr. Bruce Freguson
Founder- Reform Through Education
Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya
National Professional Officer, WHO
Miss. Mai Thin Yu Mo
UNIFAD
Mr. Sudip Pathak
Member, NHRC Nepal
Mr. Phoolman Chaudhary
Expert Member UN Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
MR. Jiten Yumnam
South Asia Coordinator International Secretariat Land Is Life New York, USA.
Ms. Kathryn Clarkson
Senior Representative, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Datuk Dr. Habibah Abdul Rahim
Director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO).
Dr. Eklabya Sharma
Deputy Director General, ICIMOD
Mr Daya Sagar Sherstha
Executive Director – NGO Federation of Nepal
Ms. Pratima Gurung
General Secretary and Asia Focal Person, Indigenous Persons with Disabilities Global Network (IPWDGN)
Mr. Madhab Prasad Dhungel
Executive Vice Chairperson National Youth Council Nepal Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Mr Ravindra Shakya
International Director at Restless Development
Mr Shanker Limbu
Former Member – Board of Trustees, United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
Mr Gauri Pradhan
Commissioner and Spokesperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Nepal
Mr. Paolo Dionisi
Ambassador of Italy
Mr. Elchin Ragub oglu Bashirov
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Mrs. Hala Youssef Ahmed Ragab
Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Mr. Patrick Bourne
Ambassador of Ireland
Ms. Rukhsana Afzaal
Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Mr. Darkey Ephraim Africa
Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa
Ms. Ilse Lilian Ferrer Silva
Ambassador of United Mexican States (Mexico) to Thailand
Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi
Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ms. Anna Maria Oltorp
Counsellor and Head of the Development Cooperation Section, Embassy of Sweden
Mr. Tiago Monteiro
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Portuguese Republic
Mr. Aslam Perwaiz
Executive Director, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Mr. Felipe Paullier
Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, United Nations
Mr. Alexander Rendell
Actor and Singer, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador - Thailand
Mr. Sean Reacherd
Global Goals Ambassador, UNA-USA
Mr. Nutthapon Rathie
Head of Experimentation, UNDP Thailand
Mrs. Alia El-Yasir
Director for Asia Pacific Representative in Thailand, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Liam O'Connor
Sustainable Urban Development Section, UN ESCAP
Prof. Niteesh Kumar Upadhyay
Founder, Knowledge Steez
Prof. Ms. Prisana Kumchai
Director of the Human Rights and Sustainable Learning Center, Faculty of Law, Khon Kaen University
Prof. Dr. Arti Aneja
Senior Assistant Professor, Delhi University
Prahlad Singh Patel
Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism, Government of India
Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Minister of State Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
Ganesh Prasad Timilsina
Chairperson of the National Assembly of Nepal, Government of Nepal
Dr. C. Vijaya Basker
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
Dr Ram Saran Mahat
Minister of Finance, Government of Nepal
Prof. Dr. Pushpa Raj Kandel
Vice Chairperson – National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal
Ms. E.A.S. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe
Sri Lankan Permanent Representative to the UNESCAP, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand
Kiptiness Lindsay Kimwole
Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the Kingdom of Thailand
Mr. Abderrahim Rahhaly
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Kingdom of Thailand
Dr. Sándor Sipos
Ambassador of the Hungary to Thailand
Mr. Jonathan Kings
Ambassador of New Zealand to the Kingdom of Thailand
Mr. Pavel Pitel
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Thailand
Ms Evangeline Freeman
Member of Parliament, The Republic of South Africa
Ms. Indira Rana Magar
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal
Dr Binda Pandey
Hon Member of House of Representative Nepal Federal Parliament, Member Governing Council, ILO
Mr. Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali
Dewan and Heir Apparent to The Prince of Arcot
Faris Hadad-Zervos
Country Director, World Bank
Dr. Mary Shuttleworth
President, Youth For Human Rights International, USA
Dr David James Molden
Director General, ICIMOD
Mr. Raja Devasish Roy
Raja of the Chakma Circle Former Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Prof Dr Pam Rajput
Chairperson, High Powered Committee on the Status of Women, Government of India.
Ms. Bandana rana
Member of UN CEDAW
Mr. Andrew Chalmers
Ambassador, Youth for Human Rights International
Mr. Bruce Freguson
Founder- Reform Through Education
Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya
National Professional Officer, WHO
Miss. Mai Thin Yu Mo
UNIFAD
Mr. Sudip Pathak
Member, NHRC Nepal
Mr. Phoolman Chaudhary
Expert Member UN Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
MR. Jiten Yumnam
South Asia Coordinator International Secretariat Land Is Life New York, USA.
Ms. Kathryn Clarkson
Senior Representative, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Datuk Dr. Habibah Abdul Rahim
Director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO).
Dr. Eklabya Sharma
Deputy Director General, ICIMOD
Mr Daya Sagar Sherstha
Executive Director – NGO Federation of Nepal
Ms. Pratima Gurung
General Secretary and Asia Focal Person, Indigenous Persons with Disabilities Global Network (IPWDGN)
Mr. Madhab Prasad Dhungel
Executive Vice Chairperson National Youth Council Nepal Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Mr Ravindra Shakya
International Director at Restless Development
Mr Shanker Limbu
Former Member – Board of Trustees, United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
Mr Gauri Pradhan
Commissioner and Spokesperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Nepal
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