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On Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 15:00–16:00 CEST (13:00-14:00 UTC) the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) will host a hybrid ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 Side Event ‘Digital Cooperation for Youth: Accelerating Inclusive Innovation and Digital Development’ in Geneva. The United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) is the UN system’s main inter-agency mechanism for advancing WSIS outcomes and strengthening policy coherence on digital issues. As digital transformation accelerates globally, young people remain key drivers of innovation but continue to face persistent gaps in connectivity, digital skills, online safety, and participation in decision-making.
This session brings together representatives from across the UN system to jointly highlight youth priorities and amplify their role in shaping a people-centred, inclusive, and development-oriented information society toward WSIS 2035.
SPEAKERS
Gitanjali Sah – Head, WSIS & Stakeholder Engagement Division, ITU
Leunell Chris Buela – Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Nahal Zebarjadi – Legal Councilor, WIPO
Melissa Jenny Cederqvist Njihia – Technical Lead, Global Initiative on Digital Health, WHO
Mumtaz Tamin – Director, Digital Impact Technology, UNRWA
Vitali Zakhozhyi – Digital Partnerships, Strategic Positioning & Engagement Specialist, UNDP
Ayman El-Sherbiny – Chief of ICT Policies and Digital Development, UNESCWA
MODERATOR
Prateek Dubey – Junior WSIS & SDG Project Officer, ITU
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