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Overview

International Youth Day 2025                                                       
Most Influential Youth 2025 Sustainability Awards
Tuesday 12th August 2025 (ONLINE 09:30-14:30)

"Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires a seismic shift – which can only happen if we empower young people and work with them as equals."
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General

In celebration of the United Nations International Youth Day 2025, WASD and its partners across the world are working together to meaningful and self-led youth learnership across the world. The International Youth Day is celebrated across the world to show the remarkable achievements of youth to society and world sustainable development.

The conference theme for 2025 will follow the theme selected by the UN for this year’s celebration "Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond", highlights the unique role of youth in translating global ambitions into community-driven realities. According to the UN, with over 65% of SDG targets linked to local governance, youth engagement is not a luxury - it is a necessity. We must therefore, recognise the contribution of all youth around the world to build a more sustainable future for all. Clearly, youth have an untapped potential as a primary mover of greater development across the world and their role is very crucial for increased development, but challenges remain. And so, reforms in economic, social, and political institutions must be made to create an enabling environment for youth engagement and participation.

The conference brings together senior and high level intellectual and practice-based contributors who will help develop a framework for the analysis of the role of youth in achieving sustainable inclusive development across the world. You can browse here keynote speakers from our previous international conferences.

Location

Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

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Team

The conference is organised by several committees from WASD and their international partners under close supervision of WASD Advisory Board.

  • Professor Allam Ahmed: Chair and President WASD
  • Janet Snow: International Coordinator and Editor
  • Lina Suliman: Youth Coordinator
  • Razanne Ahmed: SDGs Tracker Project
  • Lena Alam: Youth Champion

Sustainable Development Goals
  • SDG9
  • SDG17
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  • SDG15
  • SDG14
  • SDG13
  • SDG12
  • SDG11
  • SDG10
  • SDG4
  • SDG8
  • SDG7
  • SDG6
  • SDG1
  • SDG5
  • SDG2
  • SDG3
Participants

WASD conferences bring together researchers, policy makers, educators, consultants and employers from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss recent developments and current challenges in both theory and practice. Here is a list of distinguished speakers and panellists who have participated at WASD conferences in the past: Youth, Diaspora, Panellists, Presenters, Keynote Speakers, Authors, United Nations, International Organisations, Governments, Private Sector.

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Youth

WASD is very keen to encourage the engagement of children and youth from across the world in the conference. We are keen to make the voice of all our children and youth heard and consequently enabling the decision makers to consider those views and ideas in their big decisions. The entire concept of SD is about the future and the future is all about the children and youth! Youth population is growing rapidly in all regions of the world and we are very keen to understand the children and youth perspectives and expectations for their future to help them be ready to grasp the various opportunities generated in the digital economy. We strongly believe our children and youth should be the cornerstone of any strategy by all governments and policy makers. We must listen to our children and youth and more importantly how we can help our youth with their future employment plans and aspirations. Youth from all-over the world are encouraged to participate in the conference and present their research, perspectives and initiatives.

With the celebration of International Youth Day (IYD), WASD will be giving an award to the youth (individual/group) voted as having the most impact, as being the most influential, and who has also shown leadership in the field of Sustainable Development (SD) and the United Nations' Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

General Guidelines:

  1. Nominations for this award are welcome from anyone and can include anyone; they do not need to have any form of title, need not be an academic, can be known to you personally or just a well known figure.
  2. They can be from anywhere in the world, but we would look particularly at those from less developed or developing countries, the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, Diaspora, Sudan and the UK.
  3. She must be currently active, involved and committed to what you nominated her for.
  4. Nomination are open for all categories of the UN 17 SDGs, you can choose up to 3 SDGs for your nominee - more SDGs does not increase the chance for winning the awards as the Panel will make an overall assessment of each nominee.
  5. Nominations can be for an individual or a group of youth.
  6. Nominations should be brief and concise, 150 words maximum.
  7. Please send your nominations ONLINE or via email (admin@wasd.org.uk) to Mrs Janet Snow and your nomination will be acknowledged.
  8. After the closing date of Monday 4th August 2025, a panel will read all nominations and the youth deemed to have achieved the biggest impact in her field will be given the award.
  9. The winners will be announced during the conference on 12th August 2025.

Your nomination should address the following:

  1. What has your nominee achieved that has had the most impact on SD and/or SDGs?
  2. Which SDGs (1-3 max) she had made specific outstanding contribution?
  3. How has your nominee impacted you personally?
  4. How has she shown exceptional leadership?
  5. What commitment and impact has this leadership had - personally, locally, nationally or internationally?

Submit your nomination:

Please submit your nominations (no later than Monday 4th August 2025) ONLINE or via email (admin@wasd.org.uk) to the Awards Secretary, Mrs Janet Snow and your nomination will be acknowledged.

Nominee’s details: Name; Type (individual/group); Age; Address; Email; Ethnicity; and Nationality.

Nomination details

  • What has your nominee achieved that has had the most impact on SD and/or SDGs? (Max 500 Words)
  • Which SDGs (1-3 max) she had made specific outstanding contribution?
  • How has your nominee impacted you personally? (Max 250 Words)
  • How has she shown exceptional leadership? (Max 250 Words)
  • What commitment and impact has this leadership had - personally, locally, nationally or internationally? (Max 500 Words)

Your details: Name, Address, Tel. and Email.

With the celebration of International Youth Day (IYD), WASD will be giving an award to the youth (individual/group) voted as having the most impact, as being the most influential, and who has also shown leadership in the field of Sustainable Development (SD) and the United Nations' Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

General Guidelines:

  1. Nominations for this award are welcome from anyone and can include anyone; they do not need to have any form of title, need not be an academic, can be known to you personally or just a well known figure.
  2. They can be from anywhere in the world, but we would look particularly at those from less developed or developing countries, the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, Diaspora, Sudan and the UK.
  3. She must be currently active, involved and committed to what you nominated her for.
  4. Nomination are open for all categories of the UN 17 SDGs, you can choose up to 3 SDGs for your nominee - more SDGs does not increase the chance for winning the awards as the Panel will make an overall assessment of each nominee.
  5. Nominations can be for an individual or a group of youth.
  6. Nominations should be brief and concise, 150 words maximum.
  7. Please send your nominations ONLINE or via email (admin@wasd.org.uk) to Mrs Janet Snow and your nomination will be acknowledged.
  8. After the closing date of Monday 4th August 2025, a panel will read all nominations and the youth deemed to have achieved the biggest impact in her field will be given the award.
  9. The winners will be announced during the conference on 12th August 2025.

Your nomination should address the following:

  1. What has your nominee achieved that has had the most impact on SD and/or SDGs?
  2. Which SDGs (1-3 max) she had made specific outstanding contribution?
  3. How has your nominee impacted you personally?
  4. How has she shown exceptional leadership?
  5. What commitment and impact has this leadership had - personally, locally, nationally or internationally?

Submit your nomination:

Please submit your nominations (no later than Monday 4th August 2025) ONLINE or via email (admin@wasd.org.uk) to the Awards Secretary, Mrs Janet Snow and your nomination will be acknowledged.

Nominee’s details: Name; Type (individual/group); Age; Address; Email; Ethnicity; and Nationality.

Nomination details

  • What has your nominee achieved that has had the most impact on SD and/or SDGs? (Max 500 Words)
  • Which SDGs (1-3 max) she had made specific outstanding contribution?
  • How has your nominee impacted you personally? (Max 250 Words)
  • How has she shown exceptional leadership? (Max 250 Words)
  • What commitment and impact has this leadership had - personally, locally, nationally or internationally? (Max 500 Words)

Your details: Name, Address, Tel. and Email.

Call for Papers

With the celebration of International Youth Day (IYD), WASD will be giving an award to the youth (individual/group) voted as having the most impact, as being the most influential, and who has also shown leadership in the field of Sustainable Development (SD) and the United Nations' Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

General Guidelines:

  1. Nominations for this award are welcome from anyone and can include anyone; they do not need to have any form of title, need not be an academic, can be known to you personally or just a well known figure.
  2. They can be from anywhere in the world, but we would look particularly at those from less developed or developing countries, the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, Diaspora, Sudan and the UK.
  3. She must be currently active, involved and committed to what you nominated her for.
  4. Nomination are open for all categories of the UN 17 SDGs, you can choose up to 3 SDGs for your nominee - more SDGs does not increase the chance for winning the awards as the Panel will make an overall assessment of each nominee.
  5. Nominations can be for an individual or a group of youth.
  6. Nominations should be brief and concise, 150 words maximum.
  7. Please send your nominations ONLINE or via email (admin@wasd.org.uk) to Mrs Janet Snow and your nomination will be acknowledged.
  8. After the closing date of Monday 4th August 2025, a panel will read all nominations and the youth deemed to have achieved the biggest impact in her field will be given the award.
  9. The winners will be announced during the conference on 12th August 2025.

Your nomination should address the following:

  1. What has your nominee achieved that has had the most impact on SD and/or SDGs?
  2. Which SDGs (1-3 max) she had made specific outstanding contribution?
  3. How has your nominee impacted you personally?
  4. How has she shown exceptional leadership?
  5. What commitment and impact has this leadership had - personally, locally, nationally or internationally?

Submit your nomination:

Please submit your nominations (no later than Monday 4th August 2025) ONLINE or via email (admin@wasd.org.uk) to the Awards Secretary, Mrs Janet Snow and your nomination will be acknowledged.

Nominee’s details: Name; Type (individual/group); Age; Address; Email; Ethnicity; and Nationality.

Nomination details

  • What has your nominee achieved that has had the most impact on SD and/or SDGs? (Max 500 Words)
  • Which SDGs (1-3 max) she had made specific outstanding contribution?
  • How has your nominee impacted you personally? (Max 250 Words)
  • How has she shown exceptional leadership? (Max 250 Words)
  • What commitment and impact has this leadership had - personally, locally, nationally or internationally? (Max 500 Words)

Your details: Name, Address, Tel. and Email.

Publications

We are keen to write a blog piece about the International Youth Day (IYD) and the summary of the conference which will be featured in various prestigious websites including our various social media platforms.

To mark the IYD celebration this year, WASD is planning to official launch its new journal: World Journal of Youth and Sustainable Development (WJYSD) which is WASD’s flagship journal focusing on youth and sustainable development (SD).

WJYSD aims to promote the top quality international research, ideas and information about the role of Children and Youth in achieving SD across the world. WJYSD will focus on all issues relating to the engagement and participation of Children and Youth particularly in Developing countries (DCs). The journal aims to consider new perspectives about Children and Youth research and puts together, for the first time, original and cutting-edge contributions aimed at illuminating and charting new directions for researching, teaching and understanding of this extremely important subject.

Similar to other journals published by WASD, WJYSD will be indexed and ranked by: ABI/Inform (ProQuest) and Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities
Published in the United Kingdom – 2 issues per year
ISSN: (Print) 2634-2669 (Online) 2634-2677 Inaugural Edition: WJWSD Vol 1, Nos 1/2, 2025

Speakers

(09:15-09:30)  Registration and Networking

(09:30-09:40) Welcome and Introduction to WASD Youth Initiatives
Professor Allam Ahmed, President WASD (UK)

(09:45-10:55) Session One 
Moderator: Razanne Ahmed, WASD (UK)

  1. Looking Back to Looking Forward - Reimagining What’s Next
    Jasmin Coats, Otoha Kawada, Sakura Tanaka and Arden Knab, Sophia University (Japan)
  2. Youth in Action: Driving Mission Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) and SDG Synergy
    Shreya Dave    , Pandit Deendayal Energy University (India)
  3. Local Youth Actions for Reduced Inequalities - Addressing Mental Health Disparities Among Bangladeshi Migrants in Australia: Insights from a Mixed-Methods Study
    Dr Pritimoy Das, Federation University Australia (Australia)
  4. Effect of Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastic on Rat Isolated Tissue Function and Liver Enzyme
    Man Yee Chin    , University of Nottingham Malaysia (Malaysia)

(11:00-12:00) Session Two 
Moderator: Lina Suliman, Queen Mary University of London (UK)

  1. Youth-Driven Entrepreneurship: Building Scalable Businesses for Economic Growth
    Albara Malkawi, Entrepreneur, Influencer, and Content Creator (Jordan)
  2. Local Youth Action on Food, Water, and Governance: Addressing the Nexus to Achieve the SDGs
    Mirna Mahdy, MSA University, (Egypt)
  3. Takamul: Smart Youth Crowdfunding
    Tamader Almutairi, University of Hafar Al-Batin, (KSA)
  4. Embodied Learning and Educational Robotics: Empowering Young Women in Technical Education to Develop Computational Thinking for Sustainable Development
    Dr Carlos Boya Lara, Instituto Tecnico Superior Especializado (Panama)

Session Three (12:05-13:05) 
Moderator: Professor Arshi Naim, European Global Institute of Innovation and Technology (Malta)

  1. Youth Leadership in Times of Conflict: Lessons from Sudan’s Ongoing War
    Leena Alfatih, Bahçeşehir Cyprus University (Cyprus)
  2. How Saudi Youth Contribute to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
    Samar Alshalahi, King Saud University (KSA)
  3. SDGs Tracker Project: Analysing Countries' Voluntary National Reviews 
    Sara Elhussein, SDGs Tracker Project WASD (UK)
  4. Fluid Connections: Gas Extraction and Marine Life
    Elie Dib, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

Session Four (13:10-14:10) 
Moderator: Dr Anji Ben Hamed, Higher Colleges of Technology (UAE)

  1. Sustainable Starts Here: Mobilizing Youth in SIDS Against Climate Change
    Fitzmore Peters, Caribbean Development Bank (Barbados)
  2. Youth as a catalyst for peace building
    Ajak Kou, University of Juba (South Sudan)
  3. Achieving the Unachievable
    Yumn Elameer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
  4. Official Launch of World Journal of Youth and Sustainable Development (WJYSD)
    Janet Snow, International Coordinator WASD (UK)

(14:15-14:30) Concluding Remarks
Lena Alam, Youth Champion WASD (UK)

End of Conference 

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