Join in on Monday, August 24th from 17:30 to 18:00 GMT+1 as the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talks to youth leaders in Nigeria about development and their role in shaping a better future for all. The goals of the event will be to: Promote the sustainable development goals and increase momentum and ownership in Nigeria
Delivered by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) I am pleased to send greetings to all participants at this important Global Forum on Youth, Peace and Security. I thank His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II of Jordan, as well as the Government and people of
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For this year's International Youth Day, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, left Headquarters in New York and traveled to the Philippines to celebrate with Filipino youth. Joining representatives from civil society, government, the private sector, and international organizations, the Envoy kicked off International Youth Day delivering the opening keynote to the 3rd
Friday, August 14th 12pm- 12:30pm EST (NYC TIME) For the first gathering of this kind, young people, youth-led organizations, non-governmental organizations, governments & the UN will come together to agree on a common vision and roadmap to partner with young people in preventing conflict, countering violent extremism & building lasting peace. The Global Forum on
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Happy International Youth Day! We are meeting together at a very promising time. Governments have just agreed on a bold new sustainable development vision to transform our world by 2030. Today’s young people can help realize the sustainable development goals. Youth face many challenges, including poverty, conflicts and unemployment. But young people are not simply
