Exciting News: Launch of the Global Youth Coalition on Sustainable Urban Development

We are thrilled to announce the official launch of the Global Youth Coalition on Sustainable Urban Development – a youth-led movement to shape the cities of tomorrow.

🏙️ Where: Baku, Azerbaijan
📅 When: Side event during the World Urban Forum (WUF)
🎯 Why: To amplify youth voices in urban policy, climate action, and equitable development

Young people are not just future leaders – we are today’s changemakers. This Coalition will connect, empower, and mobilize youth worldwide to drive sustainable urban transformation.

Join us in Baku – and if you can’t be there, follow our page for updates, resources, and ways to get involved.

Comments (7)

‎I am a Timbuktu-based entrepreneur with a Bachelor’s in English and an Alumnus of YALI Dakar, Tony Elumelu Foundation, and SDG Challenge 2026. As a youth association leader, my expertise lies in climate-smart agribusiness, specifically 100% organic farming using solar-drip irrigation. I am passionate about scaling Agri-Tech solutions in the Sahel to achieve food security (SDG 2). I seek mentorship to refine my financial modeling and expand my green business model to empower more youth in Northern.
Ibrahim Almoustapha

That's a wonderful idea like a change-maker of today ,,any changing does not possible without action and to have the liability .

Zipporah Njenga

@Ibrahim, you are absolutely correct, we recognise that local efforts in climate action remain in silos and disjointed from the global discourses. Therefore looking to unite those whose work focuses on SDG11, The New Urban Agenda in various Global platforms

Zipporah Njenga

@ Jagriti welcome, our aim is to break silos in
implementation, follow up and review of SDG11 and the New Urban Agenda to enhance youth advocacy and lobbying efforts in the global multilateral processes


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