SC RtD HRC62 Side Event, 3 July 2026
Side Event at the 62nd Session of the Human Rights Council
DRTD@40 and Sustainable Development Agenda: Youth Perspectives on the Right to Development in the Global South
Co-organized by South Centre, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the University for Peace
3 July 2026, 12h-13h, Room XVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva
As we mark 40 years since the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development (DRTD), it is crucial to ensure that youth perspectives are represented in the post-2030 agenda. Youth in the Global South—the largest generation in history—face unique structural challenges, including digital divides, systemic debt distress, and limited policy space for industrialisation.
This event provides a platform to amplify youth voices on structural economic reform, digital sovereignty, and intergenerational justice.
Let’s bridge normative Right to Development frameworks with lived experiences. Join us in shaping the future of the Right to Development!
This article was tagged: Global South, Human Rights, Human Rights Council, Right to Development (RtD), Sustainable Development, United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development (UNDRTD), Youth
