The Global Youth Statement synthesizes the collective climate policy demands and proposals of young people, coordinated by YOUNGO, the official children and youth constituency of the UNFCCC. Through rigorous consultations at the Local and Regional Conferences of Youth, as well as more than 50 policy hackathons, the COP28 Global Youth Statement brings together more than 700,000 inputs and voices of young people from 150 countries around the world.

The Global Youth Statement represents children and young people’s landmark call to action for world leaders to step up to the existential challenge and seize the opportunity for course correction. We are the last generation that can take decisive action to keep 1.5C within reach and keep the planet in a safe, equitable, and just operating space for current and future generations. Young people around the world are poised to lead, and we are ready to stand together to combat the climate crisis.

With the fate of our planet hanging in the balance, we urge world leaders to join us: together, let us take immediate, systematic, and radical action for climate justice.