The Regional Conference of Youth North America is a youth-led climate conference organized by YOUNGO (Children and Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and sponsored by the UNFCCC’s Youth Climate Report. 

Every year, the UNFCCC organizes the Conference of Parties, better known as COP. As a pre-cursor to COP, YOUNGO organizes the Conference of Youth (COY), a global event where the Global Youth Statement (GYS) is formalized and represents the demands of young people when presented at COP.

Before the COY, Regional COYs are held at an international level, connecting youth from multiple countries. RCOYs serve as an opportunity for young activists to network, capacity build, discuss the climate reality of their areas, and result in the drafting of the Regional Youth Statement on Climate (which feeds into the GYS).