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Eager Teens in Jordan Enthused by Entrepreneurship Education
The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched a project named “Know about Business” (KAB) to offer potential young entrepreneurs the training they need in setting up their own business. This...
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How World Youth’s Actions Improve Civic Engagement
Photo: UNDP Civic Engagement is everyone’s responsibility. If we want to improve our community, we should take initiative rather than wait for permission from a leader to do it for us. Youth in many...
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Youth involvement needed to achieve SDGs
UN File Photo/Logan Abass If youth are excluded from the new global development agenda to be adopted in September, it cannot become a reality. Youth involvement can be increased if organisations...
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Bridging the Gap Between Youth Around the World
Where are the youth that aren’t being represented in global decisions? How can their voices be heard? After biking from Amsterdam to Cape Town, through twenty countries and two continents, Jilt van...
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Day 2 at the Global Forum on Youth, Peace, and Security
UN Photo The second and last day of sessions of the Global Youth Forum on Youth, Peace, and Security took place on 22 August in Amman, Jordan. At this forum young peace builders gathered at King’s...
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Palestinian youth encouraged on volunteerism and civic engagement
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...
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Young Entrepreneurs as Drivers of Sustainable Growth
The World Bank Are you an innovative young entrepreneur with a story to tell? Share your journey, inspire others, make your voice be heard! The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) and the World Bank...
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Encouraging Youth to Vote, and For the Right Reasons
In this rapidly changing world, the youth must play an active role in decision-making process to ensure that their voices to be heard by policymakers. But sometimes, youth feel that no one ever takes...
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PLURAL+ 2015 Bringing Global Dialogue on Youth Issues
Photo:Peace and Collaborative Development Network The 2015 PLURAL+ International Youth Video Festival, a partner initiative by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations...
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The countdown has begun to the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum!
UNESCO Over 500 young women and men from all over the world will be coming together on the 26-28 October 2015 for the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum – Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet. The Forum...
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German Federal President Joachim Gauck meets with young UN champions
Credit UNDPI On 31 August 2015, German Federal President Joachim Gauck met two young United Nations champions at his official residence in Bonn, the Villa Hammerschmidt. The two young adults are the...
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Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet
Credit:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The 9th UNESCO Youth Forum – Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet – took place in Paris, France from the 26th to the 28th October 2015. The forum brought...
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New UN Report Reveals Urgent Need for Youth Violence Prevention
Credit:UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on youth violence highlights that prevention programmes can improve a broad range of health, education and social...
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Nurturing a Resilient Generation and Future Pacific Leaders
Credit: UN Photo/JC McIlwaine A High-Level Dialogue on youth will be part of the upcoming biennial Conference of the Pacific Community in Niue next week. More than half of the Pacific region’s 10...
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A New Interactive Debate on Indian Youth Themes Live-Streamed Worldwide
Credit:UN Photo/Evan Schneider The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in India, Youth Ki Awaaz (YKA) and Action/2015 are convinced that India’s young population and their spirit of volunteerism...
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Working poverty remains main concern for young people in Sub-Saharan Africa
Credit:UN Photo/Milton Grant Two in three young workers in Sub-Saharan Africa are living on less than US$2 a day, says Sara Elder, Chief Technical Advisor of the ILO’s Work4Youth project. While...
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Youth Employment crisis easing but far from over
Credit:UN Photo/Martine Perret The global youth unemployment rate has stabilized at 13 per cent following a period of rapid increase between 2007 and 2010 but it is still well above the pre-crisis...
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Timorese youth tackle waste and unemployment, one bottle at a time
Credit:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Timor-Leste is a tiny country with a huge trash problem. Water is not potable — as a result, plastic bottles of all sizes can be found everywhere, marring the country’s...
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A View from the Stage of the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum
Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe What do youth, climate change and a global agenda for sustainability have in common? That’s exactly what we went to find out about at the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum, which...
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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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