This section explores young people’s strategies, practices and experiences of participation and engagement. It provides a selection of resources on the topic of youth participation, including a tool to map multiple entry points into young people’s involvement in international decision-making, a direct follow-up of the London Symposium on meaningful youth participation.
The latest youth policy symposia is taking place in Leon, Mexico with 50 youth-led organisations, movements, professionals and activists critiquing the current state of youth participation across the region and
Each year, some young people are accredited at the UN climate talks as 'official delegates'. Amongst other things, the pink badges they wear give them access to closed meetings, making
"'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
“Participation is a fundamental right. It is one of the guiding principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that has been reiterated in many other Conventions and Declarations. Through
This Post-MDG toolkit, based on material originally produced by WaterAid, has been developed to support IYC and our youth affiliations in carrying out advocacy around the post-2015 framework. It contains
This, the third edition of Development Needs Youth!, aims to provide more facts and examples on initiatives and processes that youth organisations are undertaking at various levels, from the grassroots
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
As the world over counts down to the 2015 the deadline for the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals; it was very timely the UN began the process of evaluating
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
