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The President of the General Assembly in coordination with the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs will organize a High-level Event to mark the 20th Anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY).
The High-level Event offers an important opportunity for Member States and other relevant stakeholders to take stock of progress made in its implementation, identify the gaps and challenges ahead while discussing the best way forward for the full, effective and accelerated implementation of this ground-breaking agreement.
The World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY), adopted by the General Assembly in 1995, provides a policy framework and practical guidelines for national action and international support to improve the situation of young people around the world. It remains highly relevant and inspirational, but unfortunately implementation lags behind the commitments made. Hence, 2015 is a critical year to generate new ideas on how to revitalize the commitments of governments and all other stakeholders by looking at ways to link inclusive, participatory and gender-responsive implementation of the WPAY to the post-2015 development agenda.
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