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UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)

The UNESCO General Conference in 1995 designated youth as one of the four priority groups for its action. Efforts have been intensified, first, to gain a deeper understanding of the problems affecting the lives, behaviour and aspirations of young people and, secondly, to involve them more directly in UNESCO's programmes and actions. The activities for youth contained in the subprogramme on young people and social development form the core of the programme. The dialogue and partnership with youth organizations were made through the World Collective Consultation (Tokyo, Japan, 1995) and the Regional Consultations in Asia-Pacific (Hanoi, Viet Nam, 1996) and in Africa (Lomé, Togo, 1996), to ensure that the deliberations result in concrete projects to be implemented with youth participation in various areas, such as literacy and basic education; preservation of cultural heritage; and environment, cultural and sports activities.

Contact:

Ms. Nhu Phi Nguyen Thi
Senior Programme
Specialist
Division of Youth
and Sports Activities
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
7, place de Fontenoy
F-75352 Paris,
France

Tel.: (33-1)45 68 38 33

Fax: (33-1) 45 68 57 25

E-mail: np.nguyen-thi@unesco.org