Over the course of the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched the lives of hundreds of millions of people across the world. However, the pandemic and efforts to mitigate its spread has had an outsized impact on certain already vulnerable and marginalized groups, exacerbating and deepening existing social inequalities. Throughout the course of the pandemic, a great deal of attention has naturally been given to public health concerns; however, as the world slowly emerges from COVID-19’s shadows, neglecting the social impacts of the crisis risks extends its negative effects. This session will explore and analyse efforts relating to social recovery from a youth perspective.