On 1-2 February 2016, young leaders from around the world convened to the UN Headquarters in New York at the 5th ECOSOC Youth Forum. The forum discussed ways in which young people can play an active role in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The photo gallery below shows some highlights of
From United Nations Volunteers (UNV) The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme started collaborating with the private sector as early as 1995 and since then it has become a pioneer in promoting corporate volunteerism. By fielding corporate volunteers in areas such as food processing, environment, marketing or information and communications technologies, UNV has concretely supported development
From UNFCCC Results of UN Youth Forum Young people need to be much more actively involved in shaping the global response to climate change but also need and are searching for the financial means to do so – this is the key message of youth who discussed climate change at a major Youth Forum at
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Envoy on Youth began his visit to India focusing on highlighting future youth strategies to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and will hold talks with senior political leadership and youth and civil society groups. Ahmad Alhendawi leads a mission to India, which has the world's largest number of young people, till
Media Advisory The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, will lead a mission to India, the country with the world’s largest number of young people. This is the first mission of the UN Envoy on Youth to India. Beginning his mission in India, on Tuesday, 25 August, the Envoy will address the AIESEC
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by Dr. Bill Hunter To succeed in today’s global workforce, youth must have a wide variety of competencies, some of which are dependent on their career path. In addition to functional job skills, which vary from position to position, there are, however, common competencies that all young people need to develop regardless of their chosen
The long anticipated zero draft outcome document [see original file here] for the post-2015 summit is now available! This zero draft will be discussed at the upcoming session of the post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations, from 22-25 June. The drafting of the outcome document will continue in the lead up to the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September
Ms. Anna Gurney hands over “We the Peoples – Celebrating 7 Million Voices” to UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson. Photo Credit: UNPhoto/Yubi Hoffmann “Let’s stand for the world as it SHOULD be. That’s what the 7 Million Voices are telling us” – Deputy UN Secretary-General Jan Eliasson MyWorld2015 - Last week, the MY World
