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.
This consultation paper, launched in July 2012, sheds light on “how to maximize the impact of youth entrepreneurship in different contexts” and is premised on the notion that although operating
Over 85% of the world’s youth live in developing countries. It is the position of this toolkit that young people are both disproportionately vulnerable to challenges such as un/under-employment and
“We must fulfill our obligations to youth. The World Programme of Action for Youth asks Governments to consider the contributions of young persons on all policies affecting them”. Inspired by
In 2012 more than 50% of the world’s population are classified as ‘urban’. By 2050 this figure will have reached 75% **. Humanity is experiencing the fastest urbanisation period in
Since the rise of the All People’s Congress in Sierra Leone in 1968, the political climate has been one of limited opportunities and involvement for young people. The centralized government
The premise of this report is clear. Young people have a vital role to play in the battle against HIV and AIDS. Disproportionately vulnerable to, and affected by, HIV and
There’s a fresh new face among the United States delegates gathered at the General Assembly of the United Nations this week. Twenty-year-old Brooke Loughrin, a well-traveled Seattle-area native who speaks
We get so orgasmic about sitting at the table, but if we honestly, brutally question our efficiency as a movement, we have to realise that we have had very little
Youth with disabilities in the US and across the world are [facing] the challenges of patronization, tokenization, and not being able to build a knowledge base. Youth are not only
With the provocative statement by UNAIDS representative and their report, Youth With Disabilities from allover the world, deemed it necessary to cause a Press Conference to publish the Washington D.C.
