The Conference, one of the key activities under UNEP's TUNZA long-term strategy for engaging young people in environmental activities and in the work of UNEP, attracted about 150 young people from around the world aged 15 – 24.

The conference adopted the theme "The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and cooperation among youth organizations", whereby participants focused on 3 major MDGs: One, “to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger”; Three, “to promote gender equality and empower women”; and Seven, “to ensure environmental sustainability”.

In the course of the Conference young people reviewed the progress of the individual Commitments made by the participants of the 2005 Global Youth Retreat dubbed " The Road to Bangalore".

The Conference culminated in the development of individual commitments by each participant on how to work on and contribute to the discussed MDGs. To this end, a number of workshops, plenary sessions, focused group discussions, field trips as well as panel discussions took place.

A new TUNZA Youth Advisory Council, with two advisors for each of the six UNEP regions and two advisors representing indigenous youth organizations, was also elected by the participants.