UNDESA DSPD participated in the 13th African Region Meeting of the ILO as a panellist during the plenary panel discussion on "Transition from the informal to the formal economy in Africa: The way forward". The panel discussion focused on how to…
The 9th UNESCO Youth Forum is taking place in Paris from 26 to 28 October and will focus on how young people, as global citizens, can contribute to the creation of a sustainable planet. The forum will bring together over 500 young women and men…
Building a sustainable future requires us to intensify our efforts towards eradicating extreme poverty and discrimination, and ensuring that everyone can fully exercise their human rights. The full participation of people living in poverty,…
Youth Delegates at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly participated at the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural) and joined the debate on social development. The 2015 Youth Delegates to the General Assembly also met with the…
This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognise that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest…
The Global Forum on Youth, Peace and Security took place from 21 to 22 of August 2015 and was hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and co-organized by the United Nations represented, on behalf of the Inter-Agency Network on…
To raise awareness on the importance of investing in youth skills development, the United Nations General Assembly has decided to celebrate the first World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) on 15 July 2015. #WYSD2015 – spread the word! Join us in celebrating…
The recent ECOSOC Youth Forum, focused on how to leverage science, technology and culture for today’s youth, gathered a number of young creative leaders from around the world. In connection with the event, UN Youth Envoy Ahmad Alhendawi, Mashable’s…
  Inclusion of Young People in National Decision-making miércoles, 04 junio 2014 Member States welcomed a proposal to incorporate youth-focused target areas in the post-2015 development agenda, as the Economic and Social…
  Impact of jobs crisis on youth among issues on agenda of UN labour conference jueves, 31 mayo 2012 Nearly 5,000 delegates kicked off a United Nations forum in Geneva focusing on the global jobs crisis and its impact on…
  Rio+20: Youth turn to green jobs as an answer to unemployment lunes, 18 junio 2012 With over half the world population under 25 years of age and the global economic crisis still ongoing, the creation of jobs that provide…
Youth education, employment and empowerment key to global progress   Providing education, employment and empowerment for young people are key factors in achieving global progress, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at a…