Currently, the United States only has one youth delegate in the United Nations, being one of the 12 nations to have such a delegate. Youth representation in the UN is now of utmost importance, as current UN agendas are relying on the younger population. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes many policies regarding children's roles in peace and developing the future of the world. With many decisions being made regarding the youth's role in our future, it is pivotal that they receive representation. Issues such as climate change and worsening international relations between certain nations are ones that will persist in the next few decades, and our current youth will soon have a large impact on how those issues pan out. 

Youth activism has been rising throughout the last few years in the United States, and for only one individual to represent the entire population is not enough. According to the UN, the job of this one youth delegate is to "visit college campuses across the country, attend conferences and events related to global issues, and host web chats with international youth audiences." With over 5,300 colleges in the United States and 6 separate UN committees, having one individual take on this entire responsibility is not an easy task. Also, one delegate means the potential for diversity in this position is lacking. Many races, religions, ethnicities, genders, and sexualities are being left out with only one youth delegate, so having 2 more will make the group more diverse, and help to focus on more issues facing certain demographics in our country.

Now more than ever, the youth are the ones who need to get involved in understanding our political and international system, and fight for what they believe in. Adding 2 more delegates triples the impact of our youth delegates, and makes our representation equal to other countries with 3 delegates like Uganda and the Republic of Korea.