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Higher skill levels provide greater opportunities for young people resulting in spillover effects on earning potential and poverty eradication. It can also ensure transition to full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men,…
| Youth
The UN DESA Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) is set to release the 2016 United Nations World Youth Report on Civic Engagement on World Youth Skills Day which takes place this year on Friday, July 15th. The launch of the report will…
| Youth
Young people are at the core of economic growth in rapidly urbanising cities and towns. They are also the key to social development. However, today’s urban agenda often neglects the central role young people play in building sustainable cities. An…
| Youth
The global sustainable development agenda recognizes the great potential of information and communication technology to accelerate human progress, bridge the digital divide and advance knowledge, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said…
| Indigenous Peoples, Youth
Indigenous youth leaders of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus spoke about the plague of suicide and self-harm that afflicts young people in indigenous communities and their recommendations for ending this endemic problem. On 11 May 2016, the 15th…
| Indigenous Peoples, Youth
Indigenous youth leaders of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus spoke about the plague of suicide and self-harm that afflicts young people in indigenous communities and their recommendations for ending this endemic problem. On 11 May 2016, the 15th…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
Aiming to raise global awareness of the synergies and complementarities between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Government of Sweden and the African Union…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
Aiming to raise global awareness of the synergies and complementarities between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Government of Sweden and the African Union…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
Aiming to raise global awareness of the synergies and complementarities between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Government of Sweden and the African Union…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
Aiming to raise global awareness of the synergies and complementarities between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Government of Sweden and the African Union…
| Social Inclusion, Youth
Born 1994, Jasmin Burgermeister is one of two official German Youth Delegates on Sustainable Development since 2015. In this function, she not only attended HLPF 2015 but also the UN Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda…
| Social Inclusion, Youth
Born 1994, Jasmin Burgermeister is one of two official German Youth Delegates on Sustainable Development since 2015. In this function, she not only attended HLPF 2015 but also the UN Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda…