Daily Archives: 1 April 2016

1 Apr, 2016

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2016: Call for Entries Now Open

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From UNAOC  PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that invites the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the themes of migration, diversity and social inclusion. By supporting the distribution of youth-produced media, PLURAL+ recognizes

1 Apr, 2016

UNCTAD14 Youth Forum “Shaping the World We Want”

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From UNCTAD14 September 2015 was a big month in New York, as the world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development: a new program setting goals to be implemented over the next 15 years for a better world. From 17 to 22 July 2016, world leaders from the public and private sectors, academia and

1 Apr, 2016

Kenya Economic Update: How Can Young Kenyans Access Better Jobs?

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From World Bank Kenya is not short of jobs; it is short of high productivity jobs. This is one of the main findings of the 13th edition of the Kenya Economic Update. Kenya’s economy is creating more jobs than in the past, but these are mainly in the informal services sector and are low productivity

1 Apr, 2016

UN-Habitat and UNICEF host football tournament to mark World Water Day

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From UN-Habitat  UN-Habitat and UNICEF in collaboration with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Girls Sports Society, organised a football tournament in Karachi as part of their awareness campaign with the youth of the country to raise voice for better water, better jobs in celebration of the World Water Day 2016. The tournament provided an apt