youth Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/youth/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:51:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 ĢƵ forum’s key message: Young people must be meaningful participants in policy-making /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/02/un-forums-key-message-young-people-must-meaningful-participants-policy-making/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:37:24 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=44386 Young people must be involved at all levels of policy-making and in all processes that affect them, including in the design of national plans, according to a summary statement issued at the end of a United Nations forum on youth.

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]]> Without young people, Global Goals will not be achieved, ĢƵ forum told /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/01/without-young-people-global-goals-will-not-achieved-un-forum-told/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:26:54 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=44262 Today's young people are more connected, dynamic and engaged than ever and the Global Goals can’t happen without them, speakers told an annual United Nations forum, where young leaders called on the Organization keep its promise to ‘leave no one behind’ on the road to creating a prosperous world for everyone on a clean planet.

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]]> Youth leaders ready to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get to work at annual ĢƵ forum /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/01/youth-leaders-ready-roll-sleeves-get-work-annual-un-forum/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:08:29 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=44250 Not content to follow old-school rules to tackle problems like climate change, poverty and inequality, today’s youth – media savvy ‘Millennials’ and the ‘Born in the 90s’ cohort that can’t remember life without the Internet – are using disruptive, new-school innovations to drive change; and they’re heading to the United Nations to talk about building a better world for all.

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]]> ĢƵIC Tunis holds SDG-themed writing workshop for children /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/01/unic-tunis-holds-sdg-themed-writing-workshop-children/ Tue, 09 Jan 2018 19:12:18 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=43644 On the first day of the school holidays, fifty-two children braved the cold weather - and the temptation to spend a Monday morning at home - to come to the Public Library of Ariana, a town near Tunis, for a writing workshop on the SDGs. They were in for a surprise; the organizers greeted them with an SDG-branded toolkit with pens, pencils, copybooks, stationery and everything they needed to unleash their creativity.

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]]> Lack of quality opportunities stalling young people’s quest for decent work – ĢƵ report /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/lack-quality-opportunities-stalling-young-peoples-quest-decent-work-un-report/ Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:19:29 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=42713 Overall economic growth remains disconnected from employment generation, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned, noting that young people continue to suffer from persistent unemployment and lack of quality job opportunities.

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]]> ‘Don’t let adults off the hook, keep raising your voices;’ Kids ‘take over’ ĢƵ for World Children’s Day /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/dont-let-adults-off-hook-keep-raising-voices-kids-take-un-world-childrens-day/ Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:13:47 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=42687 It’s official, kids have taken over… at least for today – World Children’s Day – celebrated annually on 20 November, which this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and also saw young people take over roles in government, media, and even at the United Nations, to raise awareness about issues important to them.

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]]> ĢƵICEF urges opportunities for ‘forgotten minority’ as study reveals bleak prospects for 180 million children /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/unicef-urges-opportunities-forgotten-minority-study-reveals-bleak-prospects-180-million-children/ Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:55:29 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=42677 Despite global progress, one in 12 children live in countries with prospects more limited than those of their parents, the United Nations Children's Fund (ĢƵICEF) reported Monday.

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]]> COP23: US Senator Ed Markey on need for youth engagement on climate /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-us-senator-ed-markey-need-youth-engagement-climate/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:33:53 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=41781 The post COP23: US Senator Ed Markey on need for youth engagement on climate appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Violence against children pervasive in homes, schools and communities – ĢƵICEF /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/violence-against-children-pervasive-in-homes-schools-and-communities-unicef/ Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:35:48 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=33997 About 300 million, or three-quarters, of the world’s two- to four-year-old children experience either psychological aggression or physical punishment, or both, by their caregivers at home, the United Nations Children’s Fund (ĢƵICEF) said in a report published Tuesday.

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]]> Ending child marriage in West and Central Africa could take 100 years, warns ĢƵICEF /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/ending-child-marriage-in-west-and-central-africa-could-take-100-years-warns-unicef/ Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:15:09 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=33363 Unless progress is accelerated, ending child marriage in West and Central Africa will take more than 100 years, with far-reaching, life-altering consequences for millions of child brides and crippling impact on the region's prosperity, the United Nations children's agency has said.

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]]> With fast-growing youth population, Africa boasts enormous market potential – ĢƵ deputy chief /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/with-fast-growing-youth-population-africa-boasts-enormous-market-potential-un-deputy-chief/ Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:54:20 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=33197 African countries individually represent relatively small markets, but collectively, they represent enormous market potential, the United Nations deputy chief told an Africa Week event in New York on Wednesday.

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]]> Over half of schools remain closed in epicentre of Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria – ĢƵICEF /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/over-half-of-schools-remain-closed-in-epicentre-of-boko-haram-crisis-in-nigeria-unicef/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:02:16 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32364 About 57 per cent of all schools are closed in Nigeria's Borno state, worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency and the subsequent humanitarian crisis, leaving an estimated 3 million children in need of emergency education support, even as the new school year begins, the United Nations child agency said today. “Children in northeast Nigeria [...]

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]]> North Africa set to adopt 5-year plan to boost youth employment – ĢƵ labour agency /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/north-africa-set-to-adopt-5-year-plan-to-boost-youth-employment-un-labour-agency/ Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:49:04 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32205  With a youth unemployment rate at 28.8 per cent – twice the global average – countries in North Africa need to adopt a broader, more concerted response to tackle the crisis, the United Nations labour agency warned today. “Arguably the single biggest global development challenge in the decades to come will be the need to integrate hundreds [...]

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]]> Global ‘learning crisis’ threatens future of millions young students – World Bank report /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/global-learning-crisis-threatens-future-of-millions-young-students-world-bank-report/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 22:25:51 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32167 Schooling without learning is a terrible waste of precious resources and of human potential, the World Bank said today, warning in a new report that millions of young students in low and middle-income countries face the prospect of lost opportunity and lower wages in later life because their primary and secondary schools are failing to [...]

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]]> More than half of children and youth worldwide ‘not learning’ – ĢƵESCO /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/more-than-half-of-children-and-youth-worldwide-not-learning-unesco/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 22:47:14 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=31993 About 617 million children and adolescents worldwide are not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics, signalling “a learning crisis” that could threaten progress on global development goals, a report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ĢƵESCO) shows. “The figures are staggering both in terms of the waste of human potential [...]

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]]> ĢƵICEF urges countries to prioritize early childhood development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/unicef-urges-countries-to-prioritize-early-childhood-development/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 22:37:06 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=31969 There is no period more critical in a child's development than the first 1,000 days of life, and yet 32 countries – including Bangladesh and the United States – lack three basic national policies to support parents of babies and young children, says a new United Nations report issued today. According to Early Moments Matter for [...]

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]]> Conflict, widespread poverty stall progress on education rates over past decade – ĢƵICEF /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/conflict-widespread-poverty-stall-progress-on-education-rates-over-past-decade-unicef/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:05:31 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=31097 Pervasive levels of poverty, protracted conflicts and complex humanitarian emergencies have led to stagnation in reducing the global out-of-school rate over the past decade, prompting the United Nations Children's Fund (ĢƵICEF) to call for more investments. With 11.5 per cent of school-age children – or 123 million missing school today, compared to 12.8 per cent [...]

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]]> In Iraq, ĢƵ Youth Envoy says young people are ‘most valuable force we have to shape a better future’ /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/08/in-iraq-un-youth-envoy-says-young-people-are-most-valuable-force-we-have-to-shape-a-better-future/ Sat, 12 Aug 2017 16:56:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=30538 As International Youth Day events kicked off worldwide today, at a special event in Iraq, the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, pledged to do everything in her power to ensure the voices of youths, including those working to build peace, are heard. “Today, thousands of young women and men work tirelessly, often under very [...]

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]]> Youth can play ‘critical role’ in creating a peaceful world for generations to come – ĢƵ chief /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/08/youth-can-play-critical-role-in-creating-a-peaceful-world-for-generations-to-come-un-chief/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:48:35 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=30513 In the lead-up to International Youth Day, marked annually on 12 August, the United Nations kicked off a commemorative event at its New York Headquarters with a message from Secretary-General António Guterres, who underscored his commitment to young people. “I'm truly happy to address you on International Youth Day,” the Secretary-General said a video message. “As Secretary-General of the [...]

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]]> Solidarity across generations is vital for sustainable development, ĢƵ special event hears /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/08/solidarity-across-generations-is-vital-for-sustainable-development-un-special-event-hears/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 21:19:12 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=30225 The wisdom, experience, energy and ideals of the old and the young are vital to realizing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said today, stressing that they together can help break the cycles of poverty that have lasted for generations.

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