The Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth serves as a global advocate for addressing the needs and rights of young people for bringing the United Nations closer to them.

Moreover, the Envoy on Youth also works with different UN agencies, governments, civil society, academia, and media stakeholders towards enhancing, empowering, and strengthening the position of young people within and outside of the United Nations system.

The role of the Envoy on Youth is also described by the UN Secretary-General as a “harmonizer between all UN agencies”{{ Freedom From Fear Magazine}} bringing them together to explore cooperation opportunities for working with and for young people.

In addition, the focus of the Envoy's office is placed on employment and civic engagement while ensuring the integration of a gender perspective across all work areas.

Under each priority area of the work plan, the Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth has outlined a set of goals and actions.

Firstly, in relation to the Participation priority, the main goal is to increase youth accessibility to the UN through promoting structured mechanisms.

The Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, through the leadership of Ahmad Alhendawi, pioneered the vision of the 17 UN Young Leaders which sees individuals between the age group of 18-30 from different countries who advocate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their innovative work.