On a hot summer day in July, WYCJ co-hosted a Conversation on the ICJ, Climate Change and Human Rights - the Pacific and the Caribbean connect at the Geneva Graduate Institute. The event was kindly sponsored by Sidley Austin LLP.

On the 10th of June, WYCJ hosted the side event ‘Keeping 1.5 alive, a global youth-led campaign for climate justice’ in Bonn in the framework of the UN climate change negotiations. The event highlighted the potential of requesting an ICJ Advisory Opinion and galvanized young people to get involved in the WYCJ campaign. The event was hosted in collaboration with Youth & Environment Europe, the largest environmental youth organization in Europe, and the Jonge Klimaatbeweging, the largest youth climate organization in the Netherlands.

From 19-21 May the ChangeNOW Summit took place at the Grand Palais in Paris. Stubborn optimists from WYCJ were present to raise awareness on the youth-led campaign and seek support from other organizations present.

On 7th of October 2021, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands launched a coalition of youth, children’s rights and climate organisations calling on the government of the Netherlands to support the request for an ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate

We were excited to see that the Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen (DGVN) partnered with WYCJ advocating for international collaboration for peace and a sustainable future.

This event is the third in a series of four global webinars being held over 2021/2022 to consider a range of issues concerning the value of such a case, what to ask the court, how to win the case and how the outcome could be implemented.

WYCJ representatives, Ms. Aditi Shetye and Ms. Dulki Seethawaka participated in an international webinar organised by the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP) of the University of Colombo and Commonwealth Climate Cohort under the Association of Commonwealth Universities in partnership with the University of Mauritius.

18 young campaigners from across Europe had crossed the north sea, weathered delayed trains and storm disruptions and heavy rain to make it to WYCJ’s first-ever in-person training.

WYCJ Campaign team were at COP26 to rally support for the ICJAO campaign at this year’s crucial climate gathering.

On the first evening of COP26 in Glasgow, two campaigners of World’s Youth for Climate Justice had dinner with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte

We were wanting to create an opportunity that draws out the voice of children and youth to express for themselves the future that they imagine to live in or a future to avoid. We decided that a virtual art competition is one of the best ways to achieve this and thus have initiated the ‘Reimagining Pacific Futures’ art competition.