The PACT — a global collaboration of 26 youth-led and youth-serving organizations and networks working on HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights — in collaboration with UNAIDS and the Global Fund secretariat recently launched the tool “Making the money work for young people: a participation tool for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, […]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be joining this year’s International Youth Day to address stigma and discrimination in youth with mental health conditions. Youth with mental health conditions are often subject to stigma and discrimination, largely due to an overall lack of awareness and understanding of mental health conditions. The stigma surrounding mental health issues
Vigils are to be held around the world for Nigeria’s 200 kidnapped girls of Chibok on July 23 - exactly 100 days after their abduction from school. After more than three months in captivity, the vigils - under the banner of #BringBackOurGirls - will be staged at the same time in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe
Celebrate International Youth Day 2014 with the theme #MentalHealthMatters at the UN Headquarters on 12 August from 10:00 AM-1:00PM! Acknowledging the theme of this year’s International Youth Day and following the UN #MentalHealthMatters campaign, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Focal Point on Youth (DESA), and the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
The United Nations Information Centre in Pakistan has released its May-June 2014 newsletter. Focusing on young Pakistani people, the issue also covers the recent three day visit to the country undertaken by the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi. With a view to strengthening the UN programmes on youth, Alhendawi visited Pakistan 16-18 June 2014. […]
Young people, women and persons with disabilities around the world who face a severely lacklustre job market now have two new powerful allies in helping them making a successful transition from school to the world of work: In a ceremony at the United Nations, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]
Entrepreneurs for Social Change (E4SC), developed by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, the Fondazione CRT, and the Italian Government, is a seven day training for young social entrepreneurs. Bringing together 20 young people aged 18 to 35 from the Euro-Mediterranean region, the training aims to enhance the skills needed to boost a business idea
“Despite some progress, young people have continuously been left behind and denied the opportunities they need to reach their full potential.” These were the initial remarks delivered by Ms. Esther Agbarakwe, Youth Representative and Co-founder of the Youth Climate Coalition in Nigeria, on behalf of 1.8 billion young people during the Ministerial meeting of the […]
After a full programme which included stops in Islamabad and Lahore, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi concluded a three-day visit to Pakistan. In the country’s capital, Alhendawi engaged with youth organizations and representatives, UN entities, and government officials in a Youth Forum organized by the United Nations Country Team in Pakistan. With a […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged governments to invest more in youth employment initiatives and promote decent work for all. Mr. Ban noted that half of the world’s young people in the labour force are either working poor or unemployed. The global youth unemployment situation is intolerable, particularly for young women. “In countries rich […]
