International Youth Sector: Directory

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The directory provides information about the different categories of actors engaged in the sector at the global level, the relationships between them, and the many different forms of institutionalized cooperation through which youth policies at the international level are developed.

3.1. Main actors of the sector at international level

The first subsection deals with the main actors of the sector at the international level. These are:

• Intergovernmental and supranational organizations
• The governmental and nongovernmental development aid community
• The nongovernmental youth sector
• The international youth research community

These communities are addressed in detail because they have specific and prominent policies and programs dealing with young people. Their raison d’être or the fundamental objectives of their work are specifically related to young people.

3.2. Institutionalized processes of cooperation

In the second subsection we deal with the institutionalized processes of cooperation that determine the way in which youth policies are debated and decided upon at the international level. This section specifically covers:

• Cooperation among governments
• Cooperation among international nongovernmental youth organizations, regional youth platforms, and other nongovernmental organizations with an interest in young people
• Mechanisms for national and international youth policy development involving those actors