The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, has made his first official visit to the Philippines this week to join youth in Manila and celebrate International Youth Day on August 12th. During his three day mission to the Philippines, the Envoy has so far met youth representatives from civil society organizations, visited with government agencies in
To mark International Youth Day, each day during the month of August we are featuring an inspirational youth actively making an impact in their community. Join us! "Young people drive change but they are not in the driver's seat. I call for giving them the license to steer our future." - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Join us in UN Headquarters on 12 August 2015 to commemorate International Youth Day under the theme Youth Civic Engagement. About the Youth Day Event: The event, which will consist of two inter-active panels, will showcase inspiring ways in which young people engage in civic, political and social spheres and will explore how the issue
Yesterday, 15 July 2015, at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia a side event “Investing in Youth & Ensuring Decent Jobs to Harness the Demographic Dividend” took place to mark the first-ever World Youth Skills Day. Convened by the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, and co-organized
On the first-ever commemoration of World Youth Skills Day, United Nations officials today declared that investing in developing the skills of young people can help build a more just and sustainable future for all and is one of the most important decisions any country can make. While, overall, more young people have greater educational opportunities
Thank you to youth around the world for making the #YouthNow campaign a success! Since 2 February 2015, the #YouthNow campaign has: received 2 billion digital impressions, 19,000+ uses of the hashtag, 50+ offline events, many great conversations that lead to partnerships for change. Keep the conversation going on youth and global development using the hashtag
A new electronic platform allowing people from all over the world to contribute to the debates around the New Urban Agenda has been launched as part of the activities leading up to the Habitat III conference in October 2016. The Urban Dialogues is hosting a series of e-discussions until 31 July with the aim of integrating
On Wednesday 15 July 2015, join the Permanent Missions of Portugal and Sri Lanka, UNESCO, ILO, and the Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, for a special event on: Youth Skills in the Post 2015 Development Agenda. This special event will be hosted in Conference Room 5 of the United Nations Headquarters in New
The theme of International Youth Day 2015 is “Youth Civic Engagement.” The engagement and participation of youth is essential to achieve sustainable human development. Yet often the opportunities for youth to engage politically, economically and socially are low or non-existent. More efforts are needed to raise awareness about the importance of youth civic engagement and
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