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31 Oct, 2014

FEATURE: Youth activists share unique experiences at UN-backed Global Forum on Youth Policy

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(UN News Centre) 30 October 2014 – While many challenges facing young people today are universal, youth activists and experts attending the First Global Forum on Youth Policy today shared with the UN News Centre how war, poverty, lack of adequate education and geographic isolation shape their work. Gathering in Baku, Azerbaijan for a three-day UN–backed

31 Oct, 2014

At UN-backed forum, countries pledge to develop, implement youth policies

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(UN News Centre) 30 October 2014 – The United Nations-backed Global Forum on Youth Policies, which brought together over 700 participants from over 165 countries, concluded in Azerbaijan today with the launch of an outcome document pledging to support countries that are in the process of developing and “elevating” national youth policy. “I am happy