The Arctic Youth Network is working with the Gender Equality in the Arctic project to develop a youth advisory group to inform the work of the Editorial committee and their development of a Arctic Gender Equality report. Gender Equality in the Arctic is a project of the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) with the Icelandic Arctic Council Chairmanship 2019-2021 and is "an international collaborative project focusing on gender equality in the Arctic dating back to 2013. The purpose and objective of the project is to raise visibility and understanding of the importance of gender-issues in the Arctic, to identify priorities and concrete strategies for increased diversity and gender balance in policy- and decision-making processes and to provide information to facilitate sustainable policy making for the future." The Arctic Youth Network will is recruiting a diverse group of youth to come together to consult on gender issues of priority for youth in the Arctic. We will be sharing a simple application where youth can express their interest in joining. A representative group will be assembled by the AYN Board of Directors in collaboration with GEA's current youth advisors.

AYN is at #COP25 working to make progress on climate change. Our members are working hard to showcase how youth can make an impact in the issues facing our planet and societies today.

Arctic youth is not just the future but also the present. Read about the Arctic Youth Network's current engagement with the Arctic Council, and what hope lies for the future of our collaboration.

The Arctic Youth network was invited to nominate two Indigenous youth to participate in the Arctic Leaders’ Youth Summit November 12-13, 2019. Gail Qaqaaq Wallace from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, and Nils Ándá Baer from Jokkmokk, Sweden, were selected from an impressive pool of applicants to attend. About the Summit: “29 Indigenous youth will meet in Rovaniemi, Finland for the Arctic Leaders’ Youth Summit, hosted by The Saami Council. The youth participants come from all eight Arctic states and represent Indigenous Peoples from across the circumpolar Arctic. They represent youth organizations like the RAIPON – Ассоциация КМНСС и ДВ РФ Youth Council, Sáminuorra, Nuoraidráđđi Nuorisoneuvosto, National Inuit Youth Council and The Arctic Youth Network. Many have already engaged in important work with organizations like Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Sámediggi – Sametinget and more. The Youth Summit will result in a declaration to be presented at the 6th Arctic Leaders’ Summit. It will be an excellent opportunity for rising Indigenous leaders from across the circumpolar Arctic to learn about each other’s homelands, discuss issues of joint concern, and build their networks and skills in international cooperation.” – Via the Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat