INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FAIR ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SIJ)

Universal in its coverage, the 2030 Agenda applies to all countries and commits the international community to leave no one behind. The achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals will improve the lives of all, prevent natural and man-made crises and lay a solid foundation for human rights, stability, prosperity and peace in all communities. Addressing DLDD will involve long-term integrated strategies that simultaneously focus on the improved productivity of land and the rehabilitation, conservation and sustainable management of land and water resources.<br />There is a need for states to develop new capabilities and transform working methods to enable more societal responses. There is a need to respond to all of the development challenges of our time, as set out in the 2030 Agenda. It requires greater accountability, greater transparency and control, and calls for greater coherence at all levels, especially through a reinvigorated resident coordinator system.<br />Conceptually, Global goals ambition requires a &#8220;whole-of-government&#8221; approach. The current development landscape presents an inspiring range of new actors. Powerful national forces, covering all levels: government, civil society, academia, the scientific community and the private sector, from microenterprises to multinationals, need to come together to fight poverty. This reflects the underlying vision of the global partnership in the 2030 Agenda &#8211; where governments, the private sector, civil society and the United Nations work together to mobilize all available resources, which can be a potential asset.<br />But to realize the promise of a prosperous and peaceful future, these development actors have to find new ways to work together and leverage genuine partnerships that make the most of the expertise, technology and resources for growth sustainable and inclusive. 

The rapid evolution of alternative forms of development cooperation, including the intensification of South-South cooperation to achieve the goals. By promising to leave no one behind, the 2030 Agenda calls for multi-stakeholder collaboration among policymakers, development practitioners and multilateral agencies to ensure that everyone is aware of the existence and substance of the program sustainable development agenda and included in the process of its implementation.<br />After having made interviews with young leaders in Cameroon an in some African States like Niger, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Comoros Islands, Senegal, Nigeria, Gabon and Morocco, it appears that young people and children feel themselves not very included by Governments in the implementation of sustainable development agenda. Several initiatives put in place by Governments, remain barely visible and known by young people, whose levels of membership remain relatively weak because they do not have the assurance that their aspirations are sufficiently taken into account. There is not a real discussion among vulnerable people, states, civil society, international organizations and the United Nations agencies on sustainable development agenda.</p></div><div class=”col-md-12″>Sustainable development Agenda has been adopted by Government but is still not known by young people, the private sector and many stakeholders who do not always play their role in the implementation. There are young people (even from vulnerable/minority groups) who are doing a great job towards achieving the sustainable development goals. But their initiatives are still not well- known, not supported by Governments, NGOs and private sector. There are very few opportunities for discussion between youths and other stakeholders on the sustainable development agenda.