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Youth Social Entrepreneurship and the 2030 Agenda

The World Youth Report: Youth Social Entrepreneurship and the 2030 Agenda seeks to contribute to the understanding of how youth social entrepreneurship can both support youth development and help accelerate the implementation of the SDGs. To do so, the Report first synthesizes the current discussion on social entrepreneurship and anchors it in the context of the 2030 Agenda. Chapter 2 of the Report then turns toward the situation of youth and examines whether youth social entrepreneurship can offer not only employment opportunities, but also support other elements of youth development such as youth participation. In the third chapter, the Report assesses the potential and the…

Youth Resolutions

Library Participation

“Guide to Youth Delegates to the United Nations” (UNPY) 2010 The purpose of the guide is to provide Member States with information on national youth delegates to the United Nations and practical guidance on developing youth delegate programmes. The Guide presents the many avenues through which young people may take part in the work of their national delegations, including by highlighting how some Member States have enabled youth to participate in the intergovernmental processes at the United Nations. To read the guide, please visit: English/ French/ Spanish/ Arabic/ Chinese/ Russian “Youth Participation in Development- Summary Guidelines for Development Partners…

Library Substance abuse

“Performance: Using Performance for Substance Abuse Prevention”(UNODC, Global Youth Network) 2009 As part of the project a meeting of youth groups that use performance to combat drug abuse was organized in Puebla, Mexico, from the 11th to the 15th of September, 2000. The aim of the meeting was to synthesize the experiences of the youth groups in order to create a set of guidelines for other youth groups or youth workers who might want to start programmes based on performance or to include performance in on-going programmes. The guidelines included in this publication aim to create a framework of basic principles, requirements and skills needed to use performance as an effective tool…

Society and Decision Making Factsheet

Society and decision making

Participation is a fundamental right. It is one of the guiding principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that has been reiterated in many other Conventions and Declarations. Through active participation, young people are empowered to play a vital role in their own development as well as in that of their communities, helping them to learn vital life-skills, develop knowledge on human rights and citizenship and to promote positive civic action. To participate effectively, young people must be given the proper tools, such as education about and access to their civil rights. In 1995, the World Programme of Action for…

General Assembly - Resolutions

General Assembly Reports

Briefings Series

Issue brief on Older Persons and COVID-19: A Defining Moment for Informed, Inclusive and Targeted Response Ageing-related Policies and Priorities in Voluntary National Reviews (2016-2019) Older Persons in Humanitarian Emergencies Health Inequalities in Old Age Economic Inequalities in Old Age Health and Well-being in Older Age Income Poverty in Old Age: An Emerging Development Priority The Growing Need for Long-Term Care: Assumptions and Realities Background paper for DESA by Pytrik Dieuwke Oosterhof on ageing-related policies and priorities in the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda

Papers and Publications

Publications Neglect, Abuse and Violence against Older Women Report on of the current status of the social situation, well-being, participation in development and rights of older persons worldwide.
Click here to download the full publication. World Economic and Social Survey 2007: Development in an Ageing World: The 2007 Survey analyses the implications of population ageing for social and economic development around the world, while recognizing that it offers both challenges and opportunities.
Click here to download the full publication. Regional Dimensions of the Ageing Situation: This publication contributes to the series of events, conferences and publications related to the…

Reports of the Expert Meetings and Workshops

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on "Older Persons in Emergency Crises", 15-17 May 2019, UN Headquarters, New York Report of the Expert Group Meeting on ‘Global ageing and the data revolution – the way forward in the post-2015 environment’, 7-9 July 2015, UN Headquarters, New York Report of the Workshop on the Social Integration and the Rights of Older Persons in the Asia-Pacific Region, 30 September – 2 October 2014, Bangkok Report of the Expert Group Meeting on “Neglect, Abuse and Violence of Older Women”, New York, 5-7 November 2013 Report of the Expert Group Meeting on the Human Rights of Older Persons, UN Headquarters, New York, 29 to 31 May 2012 Report of the Expert Group…