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"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future."
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the USA (1882 - 1945)

Youth Reports

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989 entry into force 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49. >>>

World Programme of Action for Youth

Many countries have established youth policies, using the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond as a guide. In this process, it is imperative to note that the WPAY mentions that governments and youth organizations should promote an “active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programmes”.

Download report here World programme of action for youth

Making Commitments Matter: A Toolkit (UN)

This Toolkit is meant for national youth organizations and/or representatives working with youth. It can be used as a tool to:
• Assess your country’s progress in reaching the WPAY goals;
• Prioritize your organization’s work, based on your findings;
• Initiate actions at the national level.

Download report here Making commitments matter: A toolkit

United Nations World Youth Report 2007

The World Youth Report 2007 examines the challenges and opportunities existing for the roughly 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the world. Distinct from the 2003 and 2005 editions, it provides a regional overview summarizing the major youth development trends in the fifteen priority areas of the World Programme of Action for Youth. The report explores major issues of concern to youth development, including employment, education, health, poverty and violence. At the same time, it highlights youth as a positive force for development and provides recommendations for supporting their essential contributions.

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Youth and the MDGs

Young people ages 15 to 24 are 1.2 billion of the world’s human capital. Around the world, many of them are already making contributions to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and their work should be further acknowledged and strengthened. Increasingly, youth are recognized as key participants in decision-making and development, as reflected in the growing presence of non-governmental youth organizations and the upsurge of youth advisory boards and committees to international institutions and programmes. Yet building the capacity of and creating sustained partnerships with young people are crucial strategies to achieving the MDGs that have not been fully realized by the international community.

Download report here Youth and the MDGs

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