The climate crisis is accelerating, and children and young people are bearing the brunt of its impacts. Around the world, children and youth are demanding urgent actions from governments to protect and prepare them for the intensifying and accelerating climate crisis.
To protect their future and encourage urgent actions, children and youth must be meaningfully engaged in climate discussions and make their voices heard at major climate events, like the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28), to draw attention to the actions that need to be taken to secure a sustainable, equitable and livable planet for every child and young person.
We invite you to raise your voice by participating in a U-Report poll and share the extent to which you feel prepared to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This global consultation will run from July 10 until the end of September, and its results will feed directly into the global youth consultation and Global Youth Statement for COP28, providing an invaluable opportunity for world leaders to listen to the voices of young people.
The consultation is being carried out in collaboration with the Official Children and Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), also known as YOUNGO, and Youth Climate Champion (YCC). The U-Report poll also aligns with UNICEF’s upcoming Climate Action Plan and the COP28 Presidency focus on children, youth skills and education. Its results may also be an additional resource to support events linked to the national Conference of Youth.
Make your voice heard and share your experience with the climate crisis to inform the advocacy efforts of UNICEF and its partners at COP28!
To complete the poll, choose your preferred platform and follow these simple steps:
On Facebook Messenger:
Click here (https://bit.ly/COP28FB).
Send the message: COP28
On WhatsApp:
Save the U-Report WhatsApp number: +66 800 249 442 or click here (https://bit.ly/COP28WA).
Send the message: COP28
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Follow @ureportglobal on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ureportglobal/).
Click on "Message" and send the message: COP28
On Viber:
Follow ‘U-Report’ Public Account on Viber (Go to Discover) or click here (https://bit.ly/COP28VR).
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Invite your friends to participate in the poll by sharing these social media resources on your channels. Together, we can create a better world for all. Join us and start the U-Report poll today.
About COP28:
COP28 UAE is a milestone opportunity for the world to come together, course correct, and drive progress. We need everyone to be more ambitious in the fight against climate change to meet the goals and ambition of the Paris Agreement. COP28 will emphasize a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to climate action. Underscoring all efforts are the principles of transformation, solidarity, pragmatism, and inclusivity. The world needs a COP of action and a COP for all. COP28 UAE will take place from 30 November to 12 December 2023 at Expo City, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. By hosting COP28, the UAE is focusing on practical and positive solutions that drive progress for the climate and the economy, as well as provide relief and support to vulnerable communities. The UAE intends to make COP28 highly inclusive, reflecting the views of all geographies, sectors, and constituencies. As hosts, the UAE has undertaken a two-year leadership role anchored by the 2023 global climate summit in the middle. The UAE has the role of incoming presidency in the year leading up to the two-week conference and assumes the official presidency from the first day of the conference until passing the baton again one year later to the next hosts.
For more information, please visit https://www.cop28.com/en/.
About the COP28 Youth Climate Champion:
With its strong diversity, youth leadership, and innovation, the UAE recognises the need for concerted youth engagement and accordingly announced H.E. Shamma Al Mazrui as the COP28 Youth Climate Champion (YCC). The position, the first of its kind in the COP negotiation cycle, serves as the missing bridge between youth, governments, the Presidency, and UNFCCC, by mainstreaming youth participation and voice throughout the COP28 process and mobilizing substantive policy and programmatic outcomes for young people in multiple areas. Some of the flagship activities led by the YCC include the International Youth Climate Delegates Program and a global consultation series to listen to as many youth as possible and use their voices as inputs into the COP28 youth engagement agenda.
About YOUNGO:
YOUNGO is the official children and youth constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). YOUNGO is a vibrant, global network of children, youth activists (up to 35 years), and youth NGOs, who contribute to shaping the intergovernmental climate change policies and strive to empower youth to formally bring their voices to the UNFCCC processes. Visit www.youngoclimate.org for more information.
About U-Report:
U-Report is UNICEF’s flagship digital platform to engage adolescents and youth in programme, emergency response, and advocacy actions. With over 30 million U-Reporters, it is active in 95 countries and growing by one U-Reporter every 4 seconds.
U-Report operates as a messaging platform for youth participation and is a key tool for sharing information and receiving feedback on specific areas that impact young people, including the most vulnerable. Through it, youth actively participate in decision-making processes and speak out to achieve social change. For more information, visit www.ureport.in.
