ICYF participated in the “Youth-Led Scientific Innovation and Policy Action: Advancing the Sustainable Development” side event at the 2025 ECOSOC Youth Forum, organized by the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan and the Youth Affairs Agency of Uzbekistan. Mr. Sinan Karşıyaka, Director of Finance and Administration of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum, highlighted ICYF’s initiatives in line with youth-led scientific innovation and policy action and their significance for the future of tomorrow’s leaders. The event was also graced by H.E. Mr. Azat Atayev, Deputy Minister of Education of Turkmenistan; H.E. Mr. Ahmet Yıldız, Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations; H.E. Mr. Jonibek Hikmat, Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the UN; H.E. Mrs. Aida Kasymalieva, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations; Ms. Durdona Rakhimova, Deputy Governor of Tashkent City; and Mr. Alexey Stanonis, Adviser at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.