Arctic Council Secretariat’s Post

🇹🇴🌊 “Sea-level rise needs to be addressed comprehensively, and urgently by the international community. We need better cooperation, new partnerships and more resources to support the adaptation journeys of our affected communities.” This week we are at the SIDS4 conference in Antigua & Barbuda, talking to people about their takeaways from the conference and what they take with them to the Sea-Level Rise Summit on 25 September in New York City during UNGA79. Listen to our interview with the Prime Minister of Tonga, H.E. Siaosi Sovaleni, about the impacts of sea-level rise in the Pacific.

Exciting opportunity for Arctic youth! Norway is hosting the first Arctic Council Chairship conference for youth by youth: The Arctic Youth Conference 2025 (24-26 Jan 2025 in Tromsø).🎉 This initiative resonates deeply with my experience in the Emerging Leaders program, where I participated in a panel on supporting youth entrepreneurship in the North. What hit me the hardest was the stark contrast between our 'North's. I'm especially eager to see increased representation from Canadian youth in such forums. Our young people face unique challenges compared to their counterparts in other Arctic nations, and it's crucial that their voices are heard. Another lesson I took from that experience was the importance of building stronger relationships that run east to west. We need to stop looking to the south for solutions for the north. This conference is an amazing way for our young leaders to connect with counterparts from across the north, fostering collaboration and shared understanding. As community leaders, we have a responsibility to support and empower our youth, ensuring their perspectives shape the future of the Arctic region. This conference is an excellent platform for that purpose. If you're a young northern change-maker or know someone who is, I encourage you to get involved. Submit session proposals and help craft a program that truly addresses the challenges and opportunities in our rapidly changing Arctic. Let's work together to amplify the voices of Canadian Arctic youth on this international stage. If you have any questions about my experiences or how to get involved, please reach out!

FULLY FUNDED TO CZECH REPUBLIC: Apply for this Civil Society Forum Europe Lab for activists and young professionals in Europe The Civil Society Group asks young people from Europe, including the EU, EEA, Eastern Partnership Countries, Russia, and the Balkans, who are in their twenties and thirties, to join the 9th Europe Lab in Jáchymov, Czechia. Europe Lab is a program where young people from different places meet and work together to understand and solve problems in European society. This year, the theme is "Changing Times in Europe." There are three workshops: 1. Learning about past hurts in European communities 2. How climate change affects people and how to help 3. Helping people who have to leave their homes and move to new places in Europe This is a fully funded program. Accommodation, meals and transportation costs will be provided by the organizers Apply now: https://lnkd.in/djxsrK-U

📢 Call for stakeholder inputs to the 2025 UN #Ocean Conference Declaration 🌊 The 2025 UN Ocean Conference will be held in Nice, France, from 9 – 13 June 2025, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica. The Conference shall adopt, by consensus, a brief, concise, action oriented and intergovernmentally agreed declaration, which along with a list of voluntary commitments, will be referred to as the “Nice Ocean Action Plan”.    The Permanent Representatives of Cabo Verde, H.E. Ms. Tania Romualdo, and Australia, H.E. Mr. James Larsen have been appointed by President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) as co-facilitators to conduct the intergovernmental consultations on the declaration to be concluded by 1 May 2025. Non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities and other actors are now invited to contribute substantive inputs to the 2025 UN Ocean Conference Declaration.     Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dweRXgRJ     Deadline for submission: 29 November 2024. 

Honoring International Youth Day! 🌎👫 Today, let’s shine a spotlight on global youth issues and embrace the incredible potential of young people as key partners in shaping our world. Learn more about International Youth Day here: https://ow.ly/i2CS50SNlKs

If you were unable to attend the first Mid-Atlantic Intergenerational Conference this summer, you can get a sense of the feel of the event and the breadth of the intergenerational field by watching this video: https://lnkd.in/eU4jDdWw. The conference was convened by the Pennsylvania Intergenerational Network. For more information about intergenerational strategies, focus your search on the Network, the intergenerational program at Pennsylvania State University, and the intergenerational resource for virtually all things intergenerational, Generations United (www.gu.org).

Some months ago the 'On the Road: new Routes, Alternative Journeys and fair Tracks. Challenging perspectives on migration, walking different narratives' (ORRAJT) project began an inventory of practices throughout Europe focusing on alternative narratives on migration and inclusion. In the framework of the EU-funded ORRAJT project, ACRA and its partners are offering an open invitation to attend the 'New Narrative on Migration - Community of Practice' online gathering on September 25, 5.30 - 8.00 p.m. This gathering may appeal to representatives of civil society organizations, migration activists, community leaders and decision-makers, local authorities, and interested citizens. OBJECTIVES - Gather representatives of initiatives throughout Europe recognised as good practices to discuss main findings, sharing common strategies and building alliances; - Reflect on the process of reframing debate and narratives around migration. MAIN THEMES OF DISCUSSION - SESSION I. Introduction of the EU-based best practices collected in the scope of the ORRAJT project - SESSION II. Exchange workshop on Narrative Change Approach by Meghann Ormond (Wageningen University/Migrantour Utrecht) HOW TO PARTICIPATE Open participation. Fill out the online form: https://lnkd.in/eZvgCQjg by September, 22

💡Submit your inputs for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference Declaration 👇

See you on Tuesday! Let’s talk about Early Warning Systems

PLEASE REPOST THIS MESSAGE. The Special Accreditation Process for NGOs and other stakeholders to attend the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (Nice, 9-13 June, 2025) is now open. See below: As guided by resolution A/RES/78/128, other non-governmental organizations, civil society and youth organizations, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, local and regional authorities, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations and other stakeholders whose work is relevant to the Conference but who are not in consultative status with ECOSOC or accredited to the previous United Nations Conferences must be granted special accreditation by the General Assembly in order to participate in the Conference as observers. The second (and final) round to seek Special Accreditation to attend the UN 2025 Ocean Conference is now open. Interested organizations must apply through this platform and by 13 December 2024. The secretariat of the Conference will review the relevance of the work of the applicant organizations including their background and involvement in the implementation and follow up of SDG 14. The President of the General Assembly will draw up the list of recommended organizations and submit it to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis.