The MYCP Climate Mobilities Youth Declaration is an entirely youth and volunteer-led initiative that brought together young people from around the world to reflect on the linkages between climate change, migration, and displacement. Recognizing that the climate crisis is reshaping human mobility — forcing communities to move, stay, or adapt—this initiative unites diverse youth voices to demand action, build knowledge, and showcase solutions. Through consultations, and partnerships, we crafted a declaration that aims to reflect the realities of those most affected by the crisis, despite having contributed to it the least, ensuring their experiences and demands shape global policies.

The Youth Delegation to the XV Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD), coordinated by the Migration Youth & Children Platform (MYCP) as the official Youth Stakeholder Network of the GFMD, met on 1 September 2025 in Riohacha at the Migration Youth Forum to discuss the priorities, challenges, solutions and opportunities for children and youth on the move around the world. This declaration, the La Guajira Declaration, sets forth those priorities and findings to States, local governments, the private sector, international organisations, civil society and the broader international community, as a call to action by, with and for young and child migrants.