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UN Security Council adopts first-ever resolution on youth, peace and security
Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe The United Nations Security Council today adopted a historic resolution on youth, peace and security that urges greater representation by young men and women in the...
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2015 Holiday Greetings from UNDESA-DSPD
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people’s needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and...
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UNHCR helps to change young lives on Lesvos
Credit:UN Photo/Michos Tzovaras Whenever Huda Al-Shabsogh, a UNHCR field officer on the Greek island of Lesvos, entered the closed facility for unaccompanied minors at the Moria reception and...
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UN-Habitat’s One-Stop Youth Centre in Rwanda Inspires Somalian Delegation
Credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino UN-Habitat supported a Somali delegation on a learning tour to the Kimisagara One-Stop Youth Centre in Kigali, Rwanda, as part of its work with the Federal Government of...
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1st World Heritage Youth Forum in Asia urges young people to take action
Credit:UNESCO World Heritage Centre / Cambodian National Commission for UNESCO The 1st World Heritage Youth Forum (WHYF) in Asia, held from 25 November to 3 December 2015 in Siem Reap, Cambodia,...
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Youth advocates take on child marriage, gender inequality in Albania
Credit:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe “When I was sixth grade, my mother used to say, very often, ‘Finish this year, and do not go to school anymore’,” said Gina,* a youth advocate from the marginalized Roma...
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Youth at the forefront of education for global citizenship
Photo: Clement Nocos/UN Youth participation and leadership in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were at the forefront of a pre-conference session of the 66th United Nations Department...
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Global Indigenous Youth present recommendations for preventing suicide and...
Photo: UN Photo/Manuel Elias Indigenous youth leaders of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus spoke about the plague of suicide and self-harm that afflicts young people in indigenous communities and...
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Families are central to achieving good health and well-being for all
Photo: UNDESA DSPD There is no one-size-fit-all framework for family policy as there is no single family model. However, family policies can be made and reformed to enable better outcomes as family...
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Empowering indigenous youth through tech and cross-culture collaboration
Photo: UN Photo/Jerry Frank Youth have always played an important role in the social development of indigenous communities and the younger generation’s embrace of technology provides more opportunities...
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