During the Summit for Democracy II, co-hosted by Costa Rica, the CoD held an event on “How to increase youth engagement and participation in democracies.” The event gave voice to #CoDYouthLeads and other young democracy leaders who discussed practical ways to advance youth engagement in democracies and present the policy recommendations on youth participation, developed by CoD YouthLeads following the first edition of Summit of Democracies (2021). 

“Thank you to CoD Youth Leads: not only did you provide policy proposals, but your personal experience and stories from your own activism inspires all of us to keep working for more resilient and inclusive democracies”- said CoD Secretary General Thomas E. Garrett in his concluding remarks.