Young people’s local knowledge, reach and innovative solutions are needed in the COVID-19 response. To encourage youth inclusion in design and delivery of programmes, policy and services, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted a webinar on "Youth Partnerships on Research and Data: A Game-Changer for an Inclusive Covid-19 Response" through the UNDP Governance, Health and HIV Communities of Practice, 4 May 2020.

You can listen to the recording of the webinar here.

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Speakers presented work on youth-perception studies in Western Balkans, youth participation in evidence-based policy research on health and governance in Africa, and partnerships with young people to utilize data on the Sustainable Development Goals for awareness raising and advocacy in Arab States. You can access more information about the projects with the links below:

The presentations were followed by a discussion on youth participation in research and project design; reaching the most marginalized young people; mobilizing communities; linking formal and informal data; adaptation of youth programmes in context of the COVID-19 pandemic; and linkages between health and governance data. The webinar provides ideas on how to promote evidence-driven policies, programmes and services with and for young people and on how to encourage meaningful youth participation through data collection and research.