The network hosted a side event at the 2021 ECOSOC Youth Forum. The theme of the side event was “Unlocking the potential of the CIS Youth in the Decade of Action”. The network presented two topics: the challenges faced by youth-led NGOs working in promoting the SDGs in the CIS and the potential of youth NGOs in CIS countries for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

In partnership with the Russian Presidential Academy, the Network launched a guide that will increase awareness about the importance of the COVID 19 vaccine among young people in Russia. So far, the guide has reached more than 300 young people in Russia.

SDSN Youth Russia plans to analyze the submitted solutions of the 2021 Russia youth solutions report and to publish the report.

One of the newest initiatives is the Student Hubs’ actions support, which cooperates with SDG Student Hubs from different universities and supports them with resources from SDSN Youth Russia. One of the examples is MGIMO Goes Green student hub support in their initiative to translate SDSN Australia’s guide “Getting started with the SDGs in Universities.”