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.
Youth in the News | May 2013 Edition. More than 90 articles showcase which youth issues are reported and which are ignored, and paint an intricate picture of how young
Andrea is a journalist and communicator, interested in environment, development, culture and travelling. Andrea joined the social media and facilitation team at the Youth Participation Symposium and has this to
With our new youthpolicy podcast “Stirring up the grounds” we want to look beyond and behind the high-flying rhetorics of youth policies and politics. With our guests we discuss and
Ahmad Alhendawi, the new Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, was sworn in at UN headquarters on February 16. Ahmad, a youth practitioner with a background in youth development, wants to take
Finding a solution to short-termism and on-going unsustainable practices driving our societies and economies is a major headache for sustainable development. Few innovative ideas have emerged, fewer are being fully
As of January 2013, of 198 countries, 99 (50%) have a current youth policy. A further 56 (28%) are revising their existing or, in a few cases, developing their first
“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
“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
Authored by Perla Sofía Vázquez Díaz, “What is a youth perspective?” is the newest edition of Guidelines for Debate, a series of publications by Mexican NGO Espolea, aimed at influencing
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
