Because the question is not simply whether young people are invited to the table.

It is whether the table itself is changing.

Whether there is room for different ways of knowing.

Whether participation can become partnership.

And whether the decisions made in global rooms can ultimately be felt in the everyday lives of children and young people on the move.

From Local to Glocal: A Community-based Approach to Influencing the International Community for Resilience in Climate Mobility

“... the people of the Global South, are seen as persevering, that is because it’s the only option they have. To persist through great loss, whilst executing all solutions at their disposal for a problem they did not create.”

Justice and Climate Mobility: Education From and To the Grassroots, the Indigenous, and the Underrepresented 

“If there's any movement from any part of the organization in the world, please include us, especially if from developing countries, include our voices, especially grassroots, indigenous, and underrepresented family backgrounds. " — Kornelius Sembiring, IOM Youth Changemaker 

Every year, government representatives, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, youth ambassadors and journalists from all regions of the world gather at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the annual two-week sessions, considered the principal global intergovernmental entity dedicated to gender equality. Youth delegates raise concerns about access to justice for women, especially in marginalized communities. States reaffirm commitments. They highlight progress under United Nations Sustainable Development (Goal 5). They adopt the agreed conclusions promising to eliminate gender-based violence.