Sponsored by the Saudi Committee for the Palestinian People Relief, UN-Habitat and Hebron Municipality jointly held an open day for youth and children in Hebron city to strengthen the spirit of volunteerism and civic engagement.
Along with 20 volunteers from Hebron Children Municipality, the UNV Programme in Palestine and the TVTC, around 100 children attended to this event. They drew on the walls, with UN-Habitat’s slogan “FOR A BETTER URBAN FUTURE”, and played games to learn how to support each other for one joint purpose.
This year’s theme for the International Youth Day is “Youth Civic Engagement”, which is focuses on the role played by the involvement and inclusion of young people in building social cohesion.
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Source & Copyright: UN Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth