How do youth policies affect young people? Which conditions for living and learning are guaranteed, which are provided, which are missing? What is the real-life impact of policies on young people and their rights? These are some of the over-arching questions we seek to ask, and answer – in general through youthpolicy.org, and in this section specifically.
The launch of a coordinated action plan on youth by UN agencies marks a potentially transformative approach to the way in which the United Nations works with and for young
Earlier this month, the World Future Council, jointly with UNEP, held a 2-day Global Conference in Geneva on Implementing Intergenerational Equity: Bringing Future Perspectives to the Status Quo. The event
Double standards that load the responsibilities of adults onto the shoulders of young people while only granting them the rights of minors has led to a renewed interest in the
With the convergence of the climate crisis with a global financial crisis that has seen youth unemployment hit record levels, the ‘green economy’ has become a well-known buzzword. In a
In the US there have been upward of 100 green jobs studies, and the UK is close to matching that. Whilst many talk about the potential benefits of green jobs
“Sustainable businesses are the new avenues which enable ground breaking innovations…” Rozita Singh bring us interviews from Subhav and Saket, two eco-entrepreneurs from India. Subhav has design a solar power
“Pakistan is a young and resilient nation. Facing terror, extremism and a faltering economy, the people are despondent about the overall situation that their country is facing.” Young people were
The High Level Panel on Post-2015 submitted their report on the future development agenda to cautious optimism from civil society. But with over 1.000 written submissions, 5.000 civil society organisations
In the UK, the resignation of a 17-year old 'youth Police and Crime Commissioner' following public release of offensive remarks she made on social networking site Twitter has sparked a
More than a week of nightly riots, spreading from Stockholm's migrant suburbs across Sweden, has kept the media blazing for days. Looking back at the coverage, this was hardly journalism's
