IYD2026 Celebration GoodLifeForAll

International Youth Day 2026 Celebration

GoodLifeForAll – From Inspiration to Action and Wellbeing

A Hybrid event, held in the context of the GloCha GoodLifeForAll CoCreation Lab 2026

Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Time: 17:00–19:00 CEST 

Venue: Sport- und Jugendhotel Bleiburg / Pliberk, Austria & UN HQ NY 

Broadcast: Live and on-demand broadcast on UN WebTV and social media

Organizer:

  • International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges (IAAI GloCha)
  • GloCha Global Challenges Foundation New York Inc.
  • Permanent Mission of The Bahamas to the UN in NY
  • Rotary Climate Action Club

Background

The GloCha GoodLifeForAll CoCreation Lab 2026 brings together young innovators, educators, technology experts, civil society organizations and international partners to co-create practical tools that empower people to contribute to healthier lifestyles, stronger communities and a healthier planet.

The public event on 12 August, organized by partners of the Global Challenges Action Empowerment Partnership GloCha on the occasion of International Youth Day 2026, marks the culmination of the CoCreation Lab and presents its outcomes to an international audience.

The event aligns with the United Nations International Youth Day 2026 emphasis on youth leadership, digital inclusion, collaboration and sustainable development, highlighting young people’s role as innovators and changemakers and the importance of partnerships that enable them to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

A central component of the event will be the presentation of the GoodLifeForAll campaign, its tools and programs, which will be developed, tested during the CoCreation Lab, aiming to inspire and empower global youth to take action for healthy lifestyles, healthy communities and a healthy planet in a way that will be meaningful, verifiable and rewarding.

The event builds on the GloCha Side Event to the UN STI Forum 2026: https://www.glocha.org/un-sti-forum-2026-side-event/ (video on UN WebTV)

The aim: connecting youth / local action for the common good with global social energy/heartpower, knowledge and financial resources with digital and social innovations

Objectives

The event will:

  • celebrate International Youth Day 2026 with young people and communities in Austria and worldwide;
  • introduce the GoodLifeForAll campaign as a global youth engagement initiative for healthy lifestyles, healthy communities and a healthy planet;
  • demonstrate innovative digital solutions that enables citizens to register, verify and showcase positive contributions to society and the planet;
  • showcase practical outcomes developed during the GoodLifeForAll CoCreation Lab;
  • connect local youth action with global UN processes;
  • inspire organizations, schools, municipalities and youth networks to join the campaign.

Key Messages

  • Every person can contribute to creating a Good Life for All.
  • Local actions become global impact when they are visible, connected and measurable.
  • Young people are not only beneficiaries – they are co-creators of sustainable futures.
  • Digital Public Infrastructure (self sovereign digital identities, Global Challenges Action registry, geospatial collective intelligence tools) can empower communities through transparency, collaboration and recognition.
  • Sports, culture, creativity and digital innovation together can inspire healthy lifestyles, resilient communities and climate action.

Draft Programme

1. Opening Celebration 

Master of Ceremonies/Moderators: Nena Jain & Jose Negrete

  • Welcome from the GoodLifeForAll CoCreation Lab 2026 in Bleiburg/Pliberk
  • Introduction to International Youth Day
  • Introduction to GloCha and the GoodLifeForAll Campaign 

Short opening video – “GoodLifeForAll – Imagine the Future We Want”

moderators:

2. Bridge to UN HQ NY: (7-8 minutes)

  • Anais Clermont, IAAI GloCha Youth Delegate 
  • HE Ambassador Stan Smith, Permanent Mission of The Bahamas to the United Nations (New York)

3. Introducing the GoodLifeForAll Campaign (10 min)

Presentation by CoCreation Lab participants (up to 2 min each)

Messaging/People’s role: 

  • Nadja – youth & desirable futures
  • Sankalp (climate strategist) – global challenges are big and long term, but they have no challenges owners to take care of them
  • Ruby – empowering and including marginalized youth/communities through establishing partnerships / sports for mental health / opportunities with sports communities in California 
  • Jose, role of urban planning / SDG17 Partnerships
  • Ricardo, political strategy 
  • Nena – digital public infrastructure & systems analysis (new myth to align people)
  • Mack – financial resilience, resource and innovation and entertainment

Topics:

  • Why GoodLifeForAll?
  • From SDGs to everyday action
  • Building a global movement
  • Global Challenges Action Partnership
  • Opportunities for youth engagement and livelihood generation

4. Demonstration of the GoodLifeForAll Digital Ecosystem and Use cases (20 min) – Presented by CoCreation Lab participants 

Intro Miro – founders’ vision

Challenges Mapping Tool – Jose

  • Presentation of the tool
  • CMT use in the context of the Community Health Workers curriculum of Long Beach City College – Public Health Department

Global Challenges Action ID – Miro

  • personal digital identity, verification of personhood
  • recognition and attribution of action and impact

Global Challenges Action Registry – GoodLifeForAll App – Action and Impact Claims – Nena

  • documentation, verification and certification of actions and impact
  • NFC-enabled Global Challenges ID / Impact passport
  • Proof of attendance certificate
  • Social networking (Challenges communities)
  • Campaigns and edutainment

GoodLifeForAll Games and Edutainment Programs – Mack (& Vince & Ricardo)

  • gamification
  • sports for peace and mental health 
  • Partners and MoUs 

The Games component will highlight opportunities to use sport and play as catalysts for youth mental health, social inclusion and community resilience, complementing emerging UN initiatives in this field.

Resource Mobilization Innovation for Global Digital Public Infrastructure – intro Miro

  • Lorant Czaran UNOOSA – Space for Youth & UNOOSA DPI Satellite
  • Makoto Okubo, Asia Pacific Financial Forum 

5. Building a Global Community (15 – 20 min)

7. Moderators: Call to Action (10 min)

Join GoodLifeForAll (Individuals, Schools, Universities, Cities, Rotary Clubs, Impact Entrepreneurs, ..)

Presentation of next milestones including COP31, UN HQ NY exhibit and conference (September 2026), GoodLifeForAll CoCration Hub in California and other future GoodLifeForAll activities.

8. Closing 

Long-Term Vision

The event represents more than a celebration of International Youth Day. It is designed as a demonstration of how young people, communities, international organizations and innovative digital public infrastructure can work together to transform individual actions into measurable collective impact.

By connecting youth empowerment, digital innovation, community engagement and global partnerships, the GoodLifeForAll campaign seeks to establish a scalable framework that enables millions of people to contribute to healthier lifestyles, resilient communities and a sustainable planet while making their positive actions visible, recognized and connected across borders.