The President of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly, Mr. John W. Ashe, convened the UN High Level Forum on The Culture of Peace on 9 September 2014. The Forum provided an opportunity to exchange ideas and information around building and maintaining a global culture of peace—it included panels on global citizenship and
(UN News Centre) 8 September 2014 – Almost 30 million children are out of school in emergency or conflict affected countries following the targeting of schools and the displacement of millions of children forced from their homes and studies, the United Nations Children’s Fund said today. “For children living through emergencies, education is a life
(UN News Centre) 5 September 2014 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Rugby Board (IRB) today launched an ambitious push to raise funds and awareness as part of their Tackle Hunger partnership at Rugby World Cup 2015 in England. According to a WFP statement, the focus of the drive in
(UN News Centre) 3 September 2014 – Women and youth must be seen as partners in development and involved, not just included, in decision-making, according to discussions at the United Nations conference on small island developing states which wraps up Thursday in Samoa. “Girls are getting education and employment opportunities in the Pacific, but they
On the theme of “Unity in Diversity: Celebrating Diversity for Common and Shared Values,” the 6th Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations took place in Bali, Indonesia, last week. The Forum opened on 28 August with a youth event focusing on “The Role of Youth in Promoting “Unity in Diversity” through Education, Media,
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) states that nearly half of youth workers aged 15-29 in Asia and the Pacific are self-employed, and two out of three youth are in paid work without a written contract. The study, titled Labour market transitions of young women and men in Asia and the Pacific, […]
As part of an initiative to end extreme poverty by 2030, the Global Poverty Project is organising a free concert on 27 September in Central Park featuring Jay-Z, Carrie Underwood, The Roots, fun., Tiësto, and No Doubt. The concert will coincide with the United Nations General Assembly, and is timed to take advantage of the […]
(UN News Centre) 28 August 2014 – Addressing a youth forum in Bali, Indonesia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the role of young people in building a peaceful, sustainable future and encouraged them to be solid global citizens and leaders of today. “The United Nations is doing everything possible to encourage a global mobilization of youth,” Mr. Ban said […]
The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education has announced a call for nominations for the 2014 Youth Courage Awards. This year, the awards will recognize and honour youth who have personally demonstrated courage and leadership and acted as agents of change for universal education. The Youth Courage Awards were first announced […]
The South Asian Youth Environment Network (SAYEN) has launched a competition for college students to increase sustainability on their campuses and raise awareness of the community Handprint. The Centre for Environment Education developed the Handprint tool to help measure the impacts of positive action on three aspects of action towards sustainability; environment, society and the […]
