13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

Ariff is a passionate advocate for climate action and youth empowerment. He serves as the Advocacy Director for Youth United for Earth (YUFE), leading YUFE’s agenda for climate justice, organizing workshops, engaging young people across the ASEAN region, and promoting human-centred, youth-led climate solutions. Ariff is also a member of UNICEF-EAPRO’s Young People’s Action Team, where he provides input on key UN documents and advances youth-led initiatives for climate resilience. His involvement extends to UNICEF Malaysia’s Young Leaders Program fellowship, where he has worked on governance, climate action, and education, developing an English communication toolkit for low-income students. He also advises Malaysia’s Environment Minister as part of the NRES Climate Change Consultative Panel Youth Cluster, contributing to documents like General Comment 27.0 and Malaysia’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. With speaking engagements at Microsoft, the UN Business and Human Rights Working Group, and UNDP, Ariff continues championing progressive climate action and youth participation on national and global levels.