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The Youth Advisory Board - YAB was established in 2008 during the World Urban Forum 4 in Nanjing， and passed by the Governing Council in 2009. There are 14 young representatives （between 18-32 years old）， two per region （North America， Europe， Latin America and the Caribbean， West Asia and Asia-Pacific， always one male and one female， plus two external advisors）， coming from the most diverse backgrounds， from urban planning to law， but which share the passion for youth activism to create the world we want starting from our cities.
Now YAB is on its second term， which started on July 2012 and will last until July 2014. For this second term we were elected online， with more than 7000 votes from all over the world. The main point for us is that we are just representatives of the youth in our continent or region， so， for this reason， we can’t precisely quantify how many volunteers worldwide actually contribute to this large， network of young people， which is in constant expansion and bringing new challenges to us： how can we more efficiently reach more young people and engage them， especially the numerous young people in China？
The Youth Advisory Board is a consultative body to UN Habitat. So we-re not an official UN organization， but we are not an external organization either. We have a special status of advisors to the UN， and in our case， everything is managed and reported directly to the Youth Unit， which is inside the Economy Branch of UN-Habitat. This is an outcome of the process of getting the youth on board so when youth policies are outlined by the governing council， by the different projects that UN Habitat does， the youth is there to be a watchdog， to be monitoring， to be giving ideas， and to bring the opportunities back to where we come from. Mainstreaming youth in the UN agenda is our overarching goal.
There’s a practical example， the Urban Youth Fund. It's a fund that is available through UN Habitat to be awarded to the most innovative urban projects led by the youth. The fund is there every year， with grants up to 25.000 dollars to each selected organization. If the fund is there but the youth doesn't know about this， how is it going to be effective？ Maybe someone who is really close to people here may know and the get it， but that's not the point. The point is to have a real competition between youth initiatives， so we're supposed to go back and advertise this opportunity for the youth. That's one way. The other way is， ok， the 24th governing council is on and the priority is going to be the youth. This is not by chance， it's because of people like us， going to the UN officials advocating for youth to be on top of the agenda. So we are bringing back the opportunities from the UN and bringing forward the ideas from young people. Exemplifying how we act inside UN. During the 24th session of the Governing Council， we were at the headquarters in Nairobi following sessions， participating in political debates， coming up with recommendations directly to the governments – and was also secured daily morning youth meetings， called youth caucus， where we can strength the youth connections through the world. We've done a good job bringing the youth debate forward and coming up with resolutions. We've also been involved in the advocacy process. We're talking to people in our national delegations to promote youth needs in the resolutions that are being passed， and that is really a political type of job.
On the other hand， at the World Urban Forum 6 - WUF， and at the World Urban Youth Assembly （which happens previously to the WUF）， both in Naples last year， we had more contact with academia and NGOs. We participated in different sessions， bringing questions like what’s the relationship between youth and land， or what are young people expecting from green jobs in the post Rio+20. Another example. I was there in the transport session. We looked at the relationship between youth and urban transport， asking questions such as： can young people afford cars？ is our society going to be car dominated？ Is the bicycle something sustainable and green or is it a necessity because you don't have money to buy a car？ How do young people suffer in congested cities？ This is a youth cross-cutting perspective on transportation that UN documents would not usually delve.
Being here also means that we can get involved in the official programs， so for example World Urban Campaign is a campaign to promote good practices across cities， and there are architects， surveyors， urban planners， and then there is the youth. As youth representatives of our regions at UN-HABITAT we are interested in good practices for young people， so we-re sitting around the table and sometimes we get to speak and promote that. For Habitat 3， the conference in Turkey in 2016， we hope there will be a session where youth shares good practices， like “youth in this country has done car sharing to allow access to mobility”， “youth in this other country has done slum upgrading to provide houses for them”， and then we can share the practices across， actively helping to shape the agenda.
We’re not here for ourselves； we are here to be the link between the UN Habitat and the youth in our region. We are here to be a Youth Voice in UN. 我们所在的青年顾问委员会（YAB）是于2008年第四届世界城市论坛举办时成立的组织，向人居署经济局的青年部述职。YAB是人居署的一个咨询机构，具有联合国特别顾问地位。它既不是一个正式的联合国机构，但也不是一个独立于联合国之外的机构。这个机构是一个让青年人聚在一起的平台，当理事会制定青年政策或人居署开展青年项目时，青年人能在其中充当监督、建议的角色，同时将机遇带回他们所在的国家。简而言之，我们就是各自国家的青年代表。我们来这里并不是为了自己，而是为了建立人居署及我们所在地区青年人的联系。目前，YAB主要通过以下两个方面建立这种联系，首先从联合国获取发展机会。比如，联合国有一个青年基金。这个基金主要是通过人居署向那些由青年主导的创新项目提供资金帮助。这个基金每年都有，最高达到25，000美金。如果基金有了，但是青年人却不知道，那么就达不到应有的效益。
也许有一部分人通过偶然的机会能得知这个基金，但这不是问题的关键，关键在于能否在青年之间形成竞争。当我们回到各自的国家，将这些机遇告诉那里的青年人，他们就有可能利用这笔基金获得发展。其次，为联合国机构提供青年人的观点。放眼目前正在召开的人居理事会，不难发现这其中有不少青年人。这并不是偶然，因为像我们这样的青年人会向联合国提议将青年人放在发展议程的首位。
在看待问题时，来自不同领域的青年会有不同的视角。比如在去年于那不勒斯举办的第六届世界城市论坛上，来自交通领域的我就会想青年人是否能买得起汽车，我们会变成一个被汽车主宰的社会吗？自行车是否是可持续或绿色的？青年人如何在交通拥堵的城市中生存？这就是一个有别于常规的，在交通方面的新角度，它已经不再停留于表面，而是更深的层面。我们所做的就是推动青年人之间的讨论，并得到解决之策。同时，我们也参与到倡议的过程中。在与政府代表团的对话中，我们提出应该在决议中促进青年人的发展。
我们中的一到两个人可以参与到正式的会议中去，比如，世界城市运动就是在城市间推广好的实践，这里会有好的建筑师，城市规划者。除此之外，还有青年人。我们的兴趣在于青年人开展的出色实践。将于2016年在土耳其召开的人居署会议上，我们希望召开一个能让青年人分享这些实践的会议。
YAB的很多成员都是学生或来自非政府组织，目前YAB有欧洲、亚洲和拉美分支。我们通过网络投票选举各个区域的代表，超过7000人参与到了投票之中。YAB是一个网络，而不是一个有着明确人员数量的组织。一般来说，代表们2年轮换一次。目前，我们正在努力动员更多的中国青年行动起来。
Now YAB is on its second term， which started on July 2012 and will last until July 2014. For this second term we were elected online， with more than 7000 votes from all over the world. The main point for us is that we are just representatives of the youth in our continent or region， so， for this reason， we can’t precisely quantify how many volunteers worldwide actually contribute to this large， network of young people， which is in constant expansion and bringing new challenges to us： how can we more efficiently reach more young people and engage them， especially the numerous young people in China？
The Youth Advisory Board is a consultative body to UN Habitat. So we-re not an official UN organization， but we are not an external organization either. We have a special status of advisors to the UN， and in our case， everything is managed and reported directly to the Youth Unit， which is inside the Economy Branch of UN-Habitat. This is an outcome of the process of getting the youth on board so when youth policies are outlined by the governing council， by the different projects that UN Habitat does， the youth is there to be a watchdog， to be monitoring， to be giving ideas， and to bring the opportunities back to where we come from. Mainstreaming youth in the UN agenda is our overarching goal.
There’s a practical example， the Urban Youth Fund. It's a fund that is available through UN Habitat to be awarded to the most innovative urban projects led by the youth. The fund is there every year， with grants up to 25.000 dollars to each selected organization. If the fund is there but the youth doesn't know about this， how is it going to be effective？ Maybe someone who is really close to people here may know and the get it， but that's not the point. The point is to have a real competition between youth initiatives， so we're supposed to go back and advertise this opportunity for the youth. That's one way. The other way is， ok， the 24th governing council is on and the priority is going to be the youth. This is not by chance， it's because of people like us， going to the UN officials advocating for youth to be on top of the agenda. So we are bringing back the opportunities from the UN and bringing forward the ideas from young people. Exemplifying how we act inside UN. During the 24th session of the Governing Council， we were at the headquarters in Nairobi following sessions， participating in political debates， coming up with recommendations directly to the governments – and was also secured daily morning youth meetings， called youth caucus， where we can strength the youth connections through the world. We've done a good job bringing the youth debate forward and coming up with resolutions. We've also been involved in the advocacy process. We're talking to people in our national delegations to promote youth needs in the resolutions that are being passed， and that is really a political type of job.
On the other hand， at the World Urban Forum 6 - WUF， and at the World Urban Youth Assembly （which happens previously to the WUF）， both in Naples last year， we had more contact with academia and NGOs. We participated in different sessions， bringing questions like what’s the relationship between youth and land， or what are young people expecting from green jobs in the post Rio+20. Another example. I was there in the transport session. We looked at the relationship between youth and urban transport， asking questions such as： can young people afford cars？ is our society going to be car dominated？ Is the bicycle something sustainable and green or is it a necessity because you don't have money to buy a car？ How do young people suffer in congested cities？ This is a youth cross-cutting perspective on transportation that UN documents would not usually delve.
Being here also means that we can get involved in the official programs， so for example World Urban Campaign is a campaign to promote good practices across cities， and there are architects， surveyors， urban planners， and then there is the youth. As youth representatives of our regions at UN-HABITAT we are interested in good practices for young people， so we-re sitting around the table and sometimes we get to speak and promote that. For Habitat 3， the conference in Turkey in 2016， we hope there will be a session where youth shares good practices， like “youth in this country has done car sharing to allow access to mobility”， “youth in this other country has done slum upgrading to provide houses for them”， and then we can share the practices across， actively helping to shape the agenda.
We’re not here for ourselves； we are here to be the link between the UN Habitat and the youth in our region. We are here to be a Youth Voice in UN. 我们所在的青年顾问委员会（YAB）是于2008年第四届世界城市论坛举办时成立的组织，向人居署经济局的青年部述职。YAB是人居署的一个咨询机构，具有联合国特别顾问地位。它既不是一个正式的联合国机构，但也不是一个独立于联合国之外的机构。这个机构是一个让青年人聚在一起的平台，当理事会制定青年政策或人居署开展青年项目时，青年人能在其中充当监督、建议的角色，同时将机遇带回他们所在的国家。简而言之，我们就是各自国家的青年代表。我们来这里并不是为了自己，而是为了建立人居署及我们所在地区青年人的联系。目前，YAB主要通过以下两个方面建立这种联系，首先从联合国获取发展机会。比如，联合国有一个青年基金。这个基金主要是通过人居署向那些由青年主导的创新项目提供资金帮助。这个基金每年都有，最高达到25，000美金。如果基金有了，但是青年人却不知道，那么就达不到应有的效益。
也许有一部分人通过偶然的机会能得知这个基金，但这不是问题的关键，关键在于能否在青年之间形成竞争。当我们回到各自的国家，将这些机遇告诉那里的青年人，他们就有可能利用这笔基金获得发展。其次，为联合国机构提供青年人的观点。放眼目前正在召开的人居理事会，不难发现这其中有不少青年人。这并不是偶然，因为像我们这样的青年人会向联合国提议将青年人放在发展议程的首位。
在看待问题时，来自不同领域的青年会有不同的视角。比如在去年于那不勒斯举办的第六届世界城市论坛上，来自交通领域的我就会想青年人是否能买得起汽车，我们会变成一个被汽车主宰的社会吗？自行车是否是可持续或绿色的？青年人如何在交通拥堵的城市中生存？这就是一个有别于常规的，在交通方面的新角度，它已经不再停留于表面，而是更深的层面。我们所做的就是推动青年人之间的讨论，并得到解决之策。同时，我们也参与到倡议的过程中。在与政府代表团的对话中，我们提出应该在决议中促进青年人的发展。
我们中的一到两个人可以参与到正式的会议中去，比如，世界城市运动就是在城市间推广好的实践，这里会有好的建筑师，城市规划者。除此之外，还有青年人。我们的兴趣在于青年人开展的出色实践。将于2016年在土耳其召开的人居署会议上，我们希望召开一个能让青年人分享这些实践的会议。
YAB的很多成员都是学生或来自非政府组织，目前YAB有欧洲、亚洲和拉美分支。我们通过网络投票选举各个区域的代表，超过7000人参与到了投票之中。YAB是一个网络，而不是一个有着明确人员数量的组织。一般来说，代表们2年轮换一次。目前，我们正在努力动员更多的中国青年行动起来。