12 August was first designated International Youth Day (IYD) by the UN General Assembly in 1999, and serves as an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential partners in change, and an opportunity to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing the world’s youth. This year of 2019, with the …
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Investing in education and youth volunteers creates a foundation for a better future for everyone. Globally, we are part of the largest generation of youth in human history. There are 1.8 billion young people worldwide, a third of them are volunteering. Youth literacy has in general increased in the last 65 years (from 42 percent …
Have you ever met an indigenous person? The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is 9 August. Find out more about what indigenous youth are doing to preserve the cultures and traditions of their families here: https://zg8t9.app.goo.gl/Wbok #IndigenousPeoplesDay#WeAreIndigneous #WeAreIndigneous
The Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2019 is being organized on 2-6 September 2019 in the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Environment …
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On occasion of the 25th anniversary of the of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is relaunching its Youth Blog to offer young people from across the region with an online advocacy space to raise their ideas, concerns and expectations in relation to gender equality and …
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Today’s youth are the most educated generation ever – with more than 92.58% of young men and 88.61% of young women literate. However, youth still face difficulties in entering and remaining in the labour market – young people being three times more likely to be unemployed than adults. Volunteering can be one of the solutions …
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The year 2020 will be a confluence of anniversaries including the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Conference and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), the five-year review of the Sustainable Development Goals, the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Security Council Resolution 1325, and the 10th anniversary of the creation of UN …
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UNV and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership, have launched a Population Data Fellowship Programme. This initiative will provide early-career professionals with the opportunity to contribute to UNFPA’s technical work on population and development, while at the same time the Fellows will be introduced to the fields of civil registration and vital statistics. The …
In order to impart critical competencies (i.e. empathy, compassion, mindfulness and critical inquiry) in global youth to inspire, empower and enable them to transform themselves and build long-lasting peace in their communities, UNESCO MGIEP is organising the first World Youth Conference on Kindness in New Delhi, India on the theme ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Gandhi for the …
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Kasunjith Satanarachchi Devesurenda is the first person with a disability from Asia and the Pacific region to participate during the 8th Annual Youth Forum of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York. Kasunjith traveled to the United Nations headquarters as part of Sri Lanka’s youth delegation to take part in discussions on …