The Future Leaders Network is proud to be hosting the Youth 7 (Y7) 2021 in the United Kingdom.
The Y7 is the official youth engagement group for the ‘G7’ , the annual gathering of leaders from the seven most advanced economies in the world.
It is a unique opportunity for young people to have their voice heard by global leaders at the highest level of international decision making.
The Y7 2021 Communiqué
After months of consultations with young people all around the world, and weeks of negotiation between the international youth delegates, the Y7 2021 Communiqué is ready to be shared with the world!
You can view the Communiqué, and add your name to the list of signatories, at the link below:
What is the Y7 Summit?
What is it?
The G7 (Group of 7) is a gathering of world leaders from seven of the most advanced nations. It meets annually to discuss solutions to the most pressing shared issues.
Each year, ahead of the Leaders' Summit, young leaders from each of the G7 states assemble to develop, negotiate, and propose policy recommendations on behalf of young people to present to Heads of State. This process is known as the Y7.
Why do it?
The purpose of the Y7 is to ensure that the decisions and agreements made by Ministers and Leaders of the G7 fully reflect the needs and views of young people.
It is a unique opportunity for the youth voice to be heard at the highest levels of international decision making.
When is it?
In 2021, the U.K. Government hosts the G7 Presidency. Ministerial meetings will take place from end of April through to early June. The G7 Leaders Summit 2021 will take place from 11 - 13 June in Carbis Bay, Cornwall.
In line with the U.K.’s Presidency, the Future Leaders Network hosts the Y7 Presidency. The Y7 Summit 2021 will take place in w/c 10 May 2021.
Opening the summit:
Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister
“With the global pandemic dramatically disrupting young people’s education, restricting their current and future employment prospects and diverting attention from tackling the issues that will most impact their future, such as the climate emergency, the Youth G7 2021 is a significant chance to champion the voice of the ‘forgotten generation’ at the highest level, influencing national and international response and recovery priorities.”
Policy priorities
The theme for the Y7 2021 is “Making Waves for Future Generations”.
The Youth 7 (Y7) will champion the voice of Future Generations to G7 Ministers and Leaders. Young people now, and in years to come, will bear the social and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Y7 will call on G7 leaders to embed the needs of future generations in all national and international recovery plans, and to dramatically increase youth participation in democratic processes.
The Y7 will have four policy tracks. Delegates will work in these tracks to make recommendations which they will feed into the relevant Ministerial and Leaders discussions. We’ll update each tab with more information on policy development as it happens.
Meet the Y7 2021 delegates
Meet the young leaders representing each of the G7 nations at the Y7 2021.
For the first time in history, the Future Leaders Network has also created a Youth Forum, bringing young people with real-world, lived experience of each of the tracks. The Youth Forum members will support the track delegates with public consultation, policy development and advocacy.
Youth #atthetable with world leaders
run a mock g7
Future Leaders Network has partnered with educational charity Young Citizens to develop a ‘Mock G7’ programme for secondary school students. If you’re a teacher or a student and you want to get involved, you can register to receive the resources when they are launched in early May!
attend an event
We’re running a series of #AtTheTable events with inspiring leaders to give you more of an opportunity to have your voice heard. First up - Professor Ian Chapman, Chief Executive of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. Join us #AtTheTable with him on Weds 5 May at 16:00 BST!
live-stream the y7 2021
We received over 1000 applications for tickets to attend the Y7 Summit! You guys are amazing! Unfortunately we only had 500 tickets, so if you missed out, watch this space for more info on our live stream!
This year’s hosts:
The Future Leaders Network
We are a not-for-profit organisation aimed at discovering and developing the next generation of social, political and economic leaders.
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We are revolutionising the leadership development landscape, by equipping young people with the leadership experience, skills and network they need to deliver positive change in the world.
Meet the Implementation Taskforce
These are the young people making the Y7 Summit happen:
