SEJONG YOUTH FORUM

OVERVIEW

The Sejong Youth Forum is an international platform for youth to address global issues and pressing challenges, exchange views, and recommend initiatives to grow as global citizens. Through networking with global peers, participants can further develop and foster cultural diversity, empathy, and a sense of community. In addition, they will explore best practices and take action to make our world a better and more sustainable place for everyone.We are now in a state of environmental crisis that is affecting every region of the world more than ever before. Extreme weather events, loss of biodiversity, unsustainable carbon footprint from conventional food systems, poor waste management, fast fashion and textile waste, and so on. The Youth Forum addresses the theme: Our Planet Matters, and it provides the participants with a comprehensive understanding of environmental issues and sustainability. In particular, the following are emphasized: good health and well-being (SDG3), responsible consumption and production (SDG12), climate action (SDG13), life below water (SDG14), life on land (SDG 15), and partnerships for the goals (SDG17).Participants will hear from inspirational speakers and lecturers, and the delegates from partner schools will discuss and collaborate with each other to solve environmental issues. We encourage them to come up with sustainable and tangible proposals on how we can protect the planet, as individuals, as consumers, or as members of a community that can unite for change.We hope that students can become more informed as active global citizens, and build friendships with one another.Please join us in our pursuit of a more sustainable planet.