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31 Jan, 2014

Call for partners: Join the global partnership for youth in the post-2015 development agenda

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Do you want to help ensure that youth priorities are reflected in the post-2015 development agenda? Today, the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, in partnership with ITU, UNFPA and UNMC, and with the support of the Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development’s Sub-Working Group on Post-2015,  the Major Group on Children and Youth […]

13 Nov, 2013

“Young people demand HIV services that respond to their needs:” UN Envoy on Youth in Dubai

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Taking place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the two-day “Regional Forum on HIV Prevention among young people in Arab States” kicked off earlier today. Addressing the forum, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, stressed the importance of including young people in this work: “HIV prevention has been driven largely by activists, […]

31 Oct, 2013

UN Youth Envoy Encourages Y-PEER to Continue Promoting the Culture of Human Rights

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The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, today took part in the Youth Peer Education Network (Y-PEER) Global Advisory Group meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, where the Envoy is currently on official mission. During the gathering, Alhendawi briefed the Y-PEER members about his role, the United Nations’ common strategy on youth – the System-Wide Action […]

3 Sep, 2013

UN Envoy on Youth Calls for Global Partnerships to Deliver the 425m Jobs Needed in Next 15 Years

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The UN News Centre spoke to Mr. Alhendawi ahead of a series of events the Organization has planned to mark International Youth Day, commemorated each year on 12 August. First up will be an interactive dialogue, “Uniting for Youth,” on youth initiatives, led by the Secretary-General and moderated by Mr. Alhendawi.  The International Day will this year

26 Aug, 2013

UN Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi Hosts “One UN: Uniting for Youth” Google+ Hangout

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On 17 May, the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth Mr Ahmad Alhendawi hosted his first ever Google+ Hangout, under the theme “ONE UN: Uniting for Youth”. The Google+ Hangout focused on the Envoy’s role, and some of the key initiatives of the United Nations on youth and how it plans to engage youth at […]