Session 2-2: Young people and COVID-19: Impact and Solutions

Overview

10:00hrs

until 12:00hrs

March 12

2021

Session 2-2 - Interpretation in English and Russian | Real-time captioning

Guiding questions for round table:

Question 1 COVID-19 has exacerbated important inequities and disparities along various socio- economic dimensions such as gender, ethnicity, geography, income, disability, sexual orientation and identity, migration, and others. What are some effective initiatives to address inequities and maintain social cohesion?

Question 2 The rapid move towards digitalisation has posed challenges, but also created opportunities. How can we harness this momentum to build resilient economies and communities, close the ‘digital divide’, and ensure all young people equally benefit from digitalization?

Question 3 It has been widely recognised that youth participation is a right and an effective mechanism for better policy design and implementation. However, some youth organisations have been facing fewer opportunities for engagement. What are some good examples of policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis and some effective participation mechanisms that have been created and implemented with young people as partners?

Question 4 During the COVID-19 crisis, young people have missed out on learning, job opportunities, social interactions, and many other aspects in this important developmental period of their lives. What are and how do we mitigate some of the immediate, medium- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the young women and men?