Tunza for Youth - United Nations Environment Programme
Advisory Council
The
Tunza Youth Advisory Council (TYAC) was launched in February 1999 at the
20th Session of the UNEP Governing Council. The Council comprises 14 Advisors,
two per UNEP region and two representing indigenous youth organizations.
Each Advisor has an Associate Advisor who stands in for him or her when
he or she is not available. Members of the Advisory Council are elected
at the Tunza International Youth Conference to serve for a period of two
years.
The Council advises UNEP on better ways of engaging young people in its
work and represents youth in international environmental negotiations.
The Council also seeks to increase youth involvement in UNEP’s work
by informing youth groups in the regions about UNEP’s programmes
for young people.
