2022 Y20 Final Report

Executive Summary

As the Canadian delegates selected by Young Diplomats of Canada, we were honoured to attend the Youth 20 (Y20) Summit in Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia, from July 17th to 24th, 2022. Hosted by the G20 Presidency, the Y20 is one of the official engagement groups for the G20 Sherpa Track. The Canadian delegates joined each G20 member delegation of 4 youth each and observers to ensure the G20 took into account youth voices. In the months leading up to, and at the summit, delegates negotiated a communiqué presenting the views of young people across the G20 on key issues across 4 tracks selected by the Y20 organizing committee. Each delegate was responsible for specific track(s): Sustainable & Livable Planet (Jodi-Ann Wang), Youth Employment (Olivier Li), Digital Transformation (Sameer Esmail), and Diversity & Inclusion (Brandon Nguyen). This report summarizes the outcomes of the 2022 Y20 Summit, the achievements of the Canadian Delegation’s consultation and advocacy work, and advice and recommendations for delegates interested in attending the Y20 Summit in the future. The report closes with personal reflections from each member of the delegation. We are hopeful that the work we have completed through the Y20 will impact the G20 Summit this November and Canada’s contributions at the Summits in the years ahead.

Sameer Esmail

Head Delegate

Delegate for Digital Transformation

Brandon Nguyen

Communications Coordinator

Delegate for Diversity & Inclusion

Olivier Li

Engagement Coordinator

Delegate for Youth Employment

Jodi-Ann Wang

Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator

Delegate for Sustainable and Livable Planet