October 20-22, 2023
Washington, D.C. and Virtual
All applications due Friday September 8th at 11:59 EST
The Local Conference of Youth is a youth-led climate conference endorsed by YOUNGO (Youth and Children’s Constituency to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). Every year, the UNFCCC organizes the Conference of Parties, better known as COP. As a pre-cursor to COP, YOUNGO organizes the Conference of Youth (COY), a global event where the Global Youth Statement (GYS) is formalized and represents the demands of young people when presented at COP. Before the COY, Local COYs are held on a national level in over 70 countries. ‘
LCOYs serve as an opportunity for young activists to network, build capacity, and discuss the impacts of the climate on our areas of the country. LCOYs result in the drafting of the National Youth Statement on Climate which feeds into the Global Youth Statement.