Volunteering has become an increasing focus of attention – it is not only important as an educational experience; it’s also a form of social participation, can be a factor of integration and a perfect environment to encourage and sustain active citizenship. We want to look at youth activism and volunteering in all forms and varieties.
"'What structures really change the world?' To address this question, we need to define structures as more than physical structures made of brick and mortar... Structures are also more than
“Institutions don’t change the world, incentives change the world… Electoral politics is slow and hard and often boring, but Europe’s young people simply can’t reverse the coordinated austerity which is
I know that many people around me have been left disillusioned after attending the climate talks, and are concerned that COP18 will again leave much to be desired. Regardless of
In 2012, youthpolicy.org sought to provoke action, dialogue and honest reflection to promote a new approach to international decision making. Through /participation, the conversation must now move on, and in
The credit for these achievements doesn't lie with celebrity rockstars, though they've certainly helped. It belongs to African citizens and the millions who campaign in solidarity with them such as
Throughout the UNFCCC climate change negotiations, the youth constituency YOUNGO runs actions to keep pressure on negotiators, highlight issues in the media and add a bit of energy and urgency
The choices we make now about climate change will radically change the world we grow up into. But progress on a climate deal is slow, with powerful forces outmanoeuvring us.
After 2 weeks of negotiations, 48 non-stop hours of procrastination and closed talks in the chilly halls of the conference center in Doha, Qatar, a deal was (literally) hammered out
I just came back from an action that, quite frankly, makes me despair of civil society. How can we be pointing fingers at negotiators for not getting their act together
In a press conference today, Christiana Figueres - Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC) - stated that “civil society is not doing enough to encourage governments to raise their level of
