YVC joined the CSO and Youth Forum and the 7th Asian and Pacific Population Conference at the United Nations Conference Center in Bangkok, Thailand.
Last November 13 to 17, YVC was invited to join the 7th APPC organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund in Asia and the Pacific (UNFPA). During this conference, important proponents from the UN Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and the Pacific, world leaders, important stakeholders, different civil society organizations, and other youth advocates from all countries in the Asia and the Pacific all gathered to give their insights about issues concerning population and development within different societal sectors (e.g. LGBTQIA+, youth, aging, PLHIV, migrants, indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups).
These discussions will ultimately culminate into a Call to Action to be submitted to the UN and world leaders, encouraging them to take action about these issues. As a part of both the Youth and LGBTQIA+ groups, YVC was able to give recommendations to the Call to Action and include LGBTQIA+ youth in the discussions.
