This session introduces the Youth Overwrite — a jury-duty-style mechanism enabling young
people from 193 countries to collectively deliberate, evaluate, and propose alternative global
policy solutions when existing ones fall short of the stakes of our time.
The concept embodies youth-led multilateralism: the conviction that digital intelligence
and civic trust can renew global governance. By leveraging real-time deliberation tools and
transparent decision-making, the Youth Overwrite seeks to prototype a digital layer of
accountability — one that makes the UN system, COP processes, and climate finance
architectures more participatory, inclusive, and responsive.
Objectives of the Panel
● Showcase the Youth Overwrite prototype — a global digital platform connecting
youth from 193 countries to deliberate and propose alternative policy pathways.
● Demonstrate how civic intelligence, AI-assisted deliberation, and open-source
verification can strengthen legitimacy in global governance.
● Explore integration pathways for the Youth Overwrite within ongoing multilateral
processes — UNGA, COP, FfD4, Summit of the Future, and Pact for the Future
follow-up mechanisms.
● Highlight financial justice: linking youth-driven innovation with fair access to
resources, debt relief, climate finance, and just transition funding.