Committee on SDG 3

Health is Wealth. SDG 3; Good Health and Well-being is a fundamental objective of the World Youth. As a young leaders organization, we are committed to the well-being of youth, globally. The reports from around the world on youth health are not promising. According to the WHO, “suicide is now the second leading cause of death among the aged 15-29. Of this 79% occur in countries deemed low-to-middle-income”.

The World Youth Group pledges to allocate considerable resources to address this spike in human misery, recognizing that greater attention is needed now more than ever. 

Common Agreed Programs

#SportsWeek

International Sports Week

A global campaign supported by UN Member States and the Ministry of Sports, for a UN resolution to establish every April 6th to 9th as International Sports Week. 

UN Member States (Ecuador, Morocco, Botswana, Colombia, Dominica, Qatar, Bahamas, Namibia, Liberia) along with the World Youth Group would like to propose April 6th to 9th of every year as ‘INTERNATIONAL SPORTS WEEK’. Combination of the two international days; April 6th: International Day of Sports for peace and development (A/RES/67/296) and April 7th: World Health Day (WHA\A.2\Res/.35[1]), complements each other and collectively contribute to accomplishing the goals of this Week, and the internationals days itself.

This policy requests governments and the UN to invest in sports. There is scientific evidence that sports and physical activities are effective tools to foster good health and well-being, particularly emotional and mental well-being.

In the framework of the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) that was adopted in 2015, this proposal highlights the importance of sports to all the SDGs.

Emotional and Mental health has become a severe global health crisis, particularly among the youth. According to the WHO, “globally, depression is one of the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in 15-19-year-olds (WHO 2021). Furthermore, the WHO report of 8 October 2021, shows the lack of progress in leadership, governance, and financing. According to the report, “In 2020, just 51% of WHO’s 194 Member States reported that their mental health policy or plan was in line with international and regional human rights instruments, way short of the 80% target. And only 52% of countries met the target relating to mental health promotion and prevention programs, also well below the 80% target.” (WHO,2021). 

International Sports Week is a parameter of the second global policy of the #IAmWithYouCampaign that is developed by the Committee on SDG-3.

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Professional Development Workshop

A global project on youth mental health implemented in association with the Ministry fo Education of a country.

Professsional Development Workshop helps to enhance the emotional and mental health of students.

The virtual Professional Development Workshop (PDW) is designed for the World Youth Group by McGill University’s Faculty of Education and aims to build students’ and educators’ mental health resilience, in alignment with the recommendations outlined in the student mental health and well-being standard published by the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). This standard is a unique national initiative to set standards to address mental health in post-secondary settings (MHCC, 2020) and emphasizes prevention and the need to integrate mental health instruction in educational settings. The PDW is based on a national emotion regulation and well-being curriculum for post-secondary students and educators, developed by McGill University’s Faculty of Education. While this curriculum was developed, implemented, and evaluated in the Canadian context, the workshop content and framework has been adapted for the global context for the PDW.

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Member States co-sponsoring ISW

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Countries Implementing PDW

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“I Am With You”: Just four simple words with a world of meaning.

As part of the Master Plan global initiative, we are proud to announce the #IAmWithYou campaign in order to raise awareness of and provide resources for, the millions of young people around the world suffering from depression, loneliness, and the suicidal ideations that can accompany them. As such, the #IAmWithYou campaign fits squarely within the fundamental objectives of the Master Plan’s efforts to promote SDG3.

According to the WHO, in 2016 over 62,000 people between 10-19 years of age took their life. In the years since this number has only increased, with predictions that this tragic trajectory will only continue. These figures, though disturbing, believe the far more widespread impact these suicides have on the family and friends of the deceased, with depression and thoughts of suicide having a hydra-like ripple effect across families, schools, and communities. Youth emotional despair is a global health crisis.

The young and struggling need to know that they are loved and are not alone in their struggles. They need to hear from all of us who can help: “#IAmWithYou”.

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COMMITTEE ON SDG 3; Good Health and Well-being

Chief Advisor

H.E.Amb.Collen V. Kelapile

Permanent Representative of Mission of BOTSWANA the UN

Core Committee

Mr.Christo Thomas

Chair - World Youth Group

Mr.Sebastian Palacios

Minister of Sports - ECUADOR

Ms.Luisa Canziani

Member of Parliament - BRAZIL

Chief Delegates

Ms. Joana Mamombe

Member of Parliament - ZIMBABWE

Mr.Satya Naidu

Member of Parliament - SEY CHELLES

Ms.Mercy Chebeni

Member of Senate - KENYA

Mr.Saddam Hosein

Member of Parliament - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Mr.Marius Matijošaitis

Member of Parliament - LITHUANIA

Mr.Sebastian Berger

Executive Director - GLOBAL STUDENTS FORUM