Today, the United Nations is launching the International Year of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) to celebrate the economic, social and cultural contributions that this group of countries has made to the world, as well as raise awareness of the challenges they face such as climate change and rising sea levels. The international year will […]
Today, the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, in partnership with other UN entities, international NGOs, and youth groups and stakeholders, launched a crowdsourcing initiative for youth priorities in the post-2015 development agenda. The crowdsourcing is part of the Global Partnership for Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, which was announced on 31 […]
Today the Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth and UN Women organised a Commission for Social Development side event focusing on empowerment and leadership of young women and girls. The panel discussion featured the UN Women Deputy Director Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Permanent Representative of Belgium, H.E. Ms. Bénédicte Frankinet, Permanent Representative of Pakistan,
Do you want to help ensure that youth priorities are reflected in the post-2015 development agenda? Perhaps you are member of an organisation that has already answered the call for the Global Partnership for Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda (#GPY2015)? Since the call was made less than two weeks ago, approximately 1,100 organisations from […]
Launched by the Goi Peace Foundation, Stiftung Entrepreneurship (Berlin) and UNESCO, the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is an international contest that provides a global platform for young entrepreneurs who aspire to create positive change in their community. The competition aims to empower the young generation to take initiative in social innovation and become pioneers in […]
