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04 September 2014 | Women, Youth
Women and youth must be seen as partners in development and involved, not just included, in decision-making, according to discussions at the United Nations conference on small island developing states which wraps up Thursday in Samoa.
“Girls are…
04 September 2014 | Youth
Young Senegalese leaders, ages 18 to 29, will soon benefit from training, mentoring, and networking opportunities through “Projet JETS – Jeunesse, Entreprise, et Transformation Sociale au Sénégal” (Youth, Enterprise, and Social Transformation in…
02 September 2014 | Youth
When Beatriz de Santos dropped out of school, she thought that this was the end of her education and dreams of a better life. As the oldest daughter in a poor family, she was expected to look after seven smaller brothers and sisters rather than…
28 August 2014 | Youth
ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition has launched a Challenge on Smart Cities and Climate, seeking innovative ideas on how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can help smart cities mitigate or slow down the effects of…
28 August 2014 | Youth
According to a new ILO report, “Labour market transitions of young women and men in Asia and the Pacific”, informality and vulnerable employment are the reality for the vast majority of young workers in Asia-Pacific. Nearly half of workers aged 15−…
28 August 2014 | Women, Youth
Through summer schools and special youth workshops, students and teachers across Kyrgyzstan are learning how to empower girls and become young gender activists in their own schools and communities.
The training workshops are part of a project…
28 August 2014 | Women, Youth
Through summer schools and special youth workshops, students and teachers across Kyrgyzstan are learning how to empower girls and become young gender activists in their own schools and communities.
The training workshops are part of a project…
25 August 2014 | Youth
The young people were participating in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Youth Training on Media and Civic Participation, which ended on 25 Aug in Bali.
The training offered a unique program, exploring issues such as youth leadership, team building, freedom…
22 August 2014 | Youth
The Pre-Conference Forum on youth will focus on identifying opportunities for young people from Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The outcome of this forum will help inform the dialogue process and plenary discussions.
As the host of the 3rd…
19 August 2014 | Women, Youth
On October 11, 2012, two days after then 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt on her way home from school in Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the world that the abhorrent and cowardly attack…
19 August 2014 | Women, Youth
On October 11, 2012, two days after then 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt on her way home from school in Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the world that the abhorrent and cowardly attack…
13 August 2014 | Youth
Each year 20 per cent of the world's young people experience a mental health condition. The United Nations reported these findings in a new publication launched to coincide with International Youth Day 2014, which shone a spotlight on the…