National and International Exposures

As member and Regional Focal Point for Asia and Pacific for UNCCD Youth caucus and member of of UN-Children & Youth Major Group, YOUNGO; Ex-Regional Ambassador, GYSD; Intern, SAYEN (South-Asian Youth Environment Network) UNEP-TUNZA, India; Invitee H&H Kaschade Stiftung Germany; She contributed as Photographer, rapporteur, speaker, facilitator and organizer for Children, Youth and Women position in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and related processes as follows: (Selected)

Chehek has been actively engaged with youth networks and global platforms across national and international spaces. She currently serves as the Regional Focal Point for Asia-Pacific with the UNCCD Youth Caucus and is a member of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth and YOUNGO.

Over the years, she has been associated with initiatives such as UNEP-TUNZA and the South Asian Youth Environment Network (SAYEN), and has contributed in various capacities including as a photographer, rapporteur, speaker, facilitator, and organiser.

Her work across these spaces has focused on youth engagement within Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and related processes, contributing to dialogues at both regional and global levels.

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Represented and speaker at UNFCCC COP30 Brazil and COP20 Baku and Financing for Development

Speaker UN NGO CSW69, New York 2025 on Intersectional & Intergenerational Approach to Women’s Poverty and Financing Development: 20 years since our founding 30 years since Beijing organised by Feminist Task Force.

UN NGO CSW69, New York 2025 on Words from the Ground- Peacebuilding and the need for action on “Women and Armed Conflict".

Speaker UNCCD COP 16, Riyadh 2024 on Climate Justice, Resilience, Technology and Leadership: Empowering Youth to Build a Sustainable Future.

Showcased and discussed my film on Nexus- Gender, Climate and Economic Justice at UNCCD COP16 Riyadh 2024 at Youth leadership in restoration of degraded agricultural land to enhance food security and achieve land LDN by FAO and UNCCD Youth Caucus.

Panellist at the UNDRR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR), Bali, 2022 – Spoke on Next Gen Pro Planet Media: Tapping the Potentials of New Media for Disaster and Climate Reduction.

Speaker at the Post Summit of the Future Fireside Chat on Advancing SDG 5, represented as a filmmaker from India (Side event), New York, September 2024.

Represented Youth Advocate from The Resiliency Initiative at the Summit of the Future and UNGA79, New York, September 2024.

Represented Youth from India at the High Level Political Forum, UNHQ, New York, 2024.

Participant in the Youth Energy Academy, Bangkok, 2019; screened YEA film at UNFCCC COP 25 side event on climate ambition, Madrid, December 2019.