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#IVECA is proud to share the highlights from our #ECOSOC2026 Follow Up Event, held on Feb. 5 at the @UN headquarters. This event aimed to empower youth-led solutions for a more #SustainableFuture. 📽️ Watch here 👉 tinyurl.com/iYouthHighligh… 📰 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/iYouthFollowUp

Youth leaders turned global challenges into real-world solutions, climate action 🌿, accessibility ♿, food security 🍎, and smarter cities 🏙️, proving innovation grows where collaboration lives 🤝 Read more: tinyurl.com/iYouth-news @UN #ECOSOC2026 #Youth2030 #SustainableCities

“Engaging students through global citizenship education and digital collaboration equips them to co-design solutions for inclusive societies.” - Dr. Eunhee Jung, President of @IVECAorg #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #Youth2030 #SustainableCities #DigitalCollaboration #GlobalCitizenship

“By sharing local solutions across the world, we can learn from each other, narrow gaps within and between countries, and bring people closer together.” - Mr. John Gilroy, Chief of Service, Trust Funds and Programmes @UNOPS #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #Youth2030

“Technology offers a path forward—like vertical farms that turn 50 traditional crop cycles into 2,500 cycles per year, accelerating knowledge and improving sustainability🌱.” - Mr. Noah Zelkind, Head of Operations, @80AcresFarms #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #Youth2030

“Education is strongest when it is inclusive, participatory, and guided by the voices of young people—the future leaders of our world.” - Mr. Tim Francis, Senior Liaison Officer @UNESCO #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #DigitalCollaboration #Youth2030 #GlobalCitizenship

“Real-world problems know no disciplinary or geographic boundaries, and neither should learning.” - Dr. Carol Anne Spreen, Professor @nyuniversity #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #DigitalCollaboration #Youth2030 #GlobalCitizenship #InclusiveFutures

“By connecting local realities with global platforms, and empowering youth at every step, we turn digital opportunity into sustainable impact.” - Ms. Bjørg Sandkjær #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #DigitalCollaboration #Youth2030

“Digital public infrastructure, youth entrepreneurship, and inclusive urban development are the concrete stages where ideas become action.” - H.E. AMB. Mohamed Edrees, @UNEgypt #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #DigitalCollaboration #Youth2030

“This event reminds us that real progress happens when research, technology, and collaboration come together.” Ms. Kathryn Good (UN-NGLS) #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #DigitalCollaboration #Youth2030

“Digital transformation, when led by youth, becomes sustainable transformation.” - H.E. AMB. Hari Prabowo @indonesiaunny #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #DigitalCollaboration #Youth2030

“Teaching AI is no longer about the future of work; it’s about preparing young people for the world they are already living in.” - H.E. Amb. Jorge Aranda, @Portugal_UN #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #DigitalCollaboration #Youth2030

''Our job is not to solve everything, but to create the conditions where young people can contribute, experiment, and lead.'' - H.E. Amb. Sangjin Kim, @ROK_Mission #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #SustainableCities #DigitalCollaboration #Youth2030

📢LAST CALL! Register now for #IVECA's #2026ECOSOC Follow-Up event at the @UN HQ on Feb. 5! Join the multi-stakeholder conversation and be part of this impactful event! 🌐 ✅Register: bit.ly/iYouth-reg 📄Brochure: bit.ly/iYouth-pg Read more👉tinyurl.com/iYouth-LastCall

Through this year's #IVECA Winter Programs, students from #Korea, #Singapore and #Cameroon engaged with global issues and reflected on how knowledge and responsibility come together in today’s world. Read more 👉tinyurl.com/IVECA-Win26 #GCED #YouthforChange #VirtualExchange

📢 Seats are filling up! We are getting closer to this year’s @UN #ECOSOC2026 Partnership Forum Follow-up Event-  if you haven’t registered yet, NOW is the time! 🤩💚 ✅Register bit.ly/iYouth-reg 📄Brochure bit.ly/iYouth-pg Read more 👉tinyurl.com/iYouth-remind

🗓️ Register for free by Jan 22 to secure a seat and join us for this impactful session! 📌 If seating remains, registration will continue through Feb 2, 11:59pm EST. #IVECA #ECOSOC2026 #Youth2030 #SustainableCities #GlobalCitizenship #DigitalCollaboration #SDG11 #Partnerships

Join #IVECA on Feb 5 at the @UN in New York for #ECOSOC2026 as we explore how shared learning environments empower young people to think boldly and act collectively. 🗺️💚 ✅Register: bit.ly/iYouth-reg 📄Brochure: bit.ly/iYouth-pg Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/iYouth-article

🗓️[Feb 5, #IVECA Save the Date!] The @UN #ECOSOC2026 #Partnership Forum Follow-Up Event brings #YouthVoices to the UN through #DigitalCollaboration & #VirtualExchange, exploring how young people reimagine #SustainableCities and inclusive futures. 📌More 👉tinyurl.com/iveca-un26

🌍 2025 IVECA Global #YouthMentorship Pg: #STEAM for #SustainableCities empowered students to tackle real-world challenges. Guided by university mentors, teenagers sharpened #CriticalThinking, #InterculturalCommunication, & #GlobalCitizenship. 👉tinyurl.com/iveca-ej