Center for Native American Youth

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) Twenty-Fifth Session
2026-04-20 - 2026-05-01 | UN Headquarters, 405 E 45th St., New York, NY, 10017, United States
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high- level advisory body to the Economic and Social Council. The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by resolution 2000/22, with the mandate to deal with Indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. In 2026, the theme of the session is: “Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ health, including in the context of conflict”

Spring 2026 Opportunity Youth Forum Convening
2026-05-12 - 2026-05-15 | Montgomery, AL, Montgomery, AL, United States
In collaboration with key implementation partner Jobs for the Future, the Opportunity Youth Forum designed and launched a national learning community of grantee partners over 10 years ago, which continue to this day. This learning community engages Opportunity Youth Forum site leads, youth leaders, funders, thought partners, and national leaders across many sectors in two convenings per year: a spring convening, typically hosted by a member community in order to promote learning in local context and lift up promising local practices in reconnecting opportunity youth, and a fall convening, which typically takes place on the Aspen Institute campus in Aspen, Colorado and focuses on national innovations and movement-building efforts.
The convenings of the Opportunity Youth Forum are a twice yearly highlight for members of the OYF network. Attendance is by invitation only.
