The United Nations Secretary General’s Strategy for Youth “Youth 2030” establishes as one of its priorities, amplifying the voices of young people to promote a peaceful, fair, and sustainable world.1 Also, the strategy asks the agencies of the United Nations System to carry out surveys among young people at global, regional, national, and local levels to gather their opinions and guide the work and specific processes of the United Nations.

The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has created a series of challenges for the countries of the region that have been impacted not only by a significant number of infections and deaths but also by the daily life changes as a result of the preventive measures and confinement, changes in labour and education, and the effects on health and coexistence —among others— that affect the living conditions of youth towards implementing the 2030 Agenda. 

According to the above, the Agencies of the United Nations System that are members of the Youth Working Group of the United Nations Regional Collaborative Platform in Latin America and the Caribbean (RCP LAC) promoted the realization of an online survey called “United Nations Survey on Latin American and the Caribbean youth within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic” aimed at young people in the region between the ages of 15 and 29, carried out between May and June 2020 and whose objective was to know how they are living the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their current and future concerns.

This report shows the main results of the survey. First, the technical characteristics of the survey are described, and a description of the sample is showcased. Afterward, the main results are arranged in the following sections: information on COVID-19, contingency measures and food; employment, education, and connectivity; health; household and time use; community and gender; participation and prospective after the pandemic. Finally, the report concludes and summarizes the main findings.