Youth

Young people from across the globe are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to share their recommendations to transform the world into a fairer, greener and more sustainable place.  Putting sustainable change and social inclusion at the…

​​​​Young people need better access to technology and skills development to play an active role in defining the world's digital future, according to participants at the ITU Global Youth Summit, which concluded today in Varadero, Cuba. The…

Governments everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty and climate change hold back child development, UN rights chief Volker Türk told Member States in Geneva on Thursday. During a discussion…

A new report by UNICEF, UN Women, and Plan International assesses the progress and persistent challenges faced by adolescent girls globally over the past three decades. While significant strides have been made, such as higher school completion rates…

From rising tides threatening coastal communities, to the urgent need for global energy transition, climate change is no distant crisis – it is a present reality. For young climate advocates like Fatou Jeng from The Gambia and Beniamin Strzelecki…

The CSocD63 side event No Time to Waste: The Urgent Need to Build Inclusive Social Protection for Children in Vulnerable Situations, hosted by the World Organization for Early Childhood Education, highlighted the importance of early childhood…

On February 12, the UN Youth Delegates of Germany and the German Permanent Mission to the UN hosted the event “Strategizing Youth Engagement from the CSocD to the World Summit for Social Development” at the 63rd Commission of Social Development (…

Language is one of the distinctive features that makes us human, and a new book supported by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) aims to encourage children to reflect on its importance.  What Makes Us Human…

On 12 February, the Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the United Nations, the Blue Tree Foundation (BTF), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) came together to host the event ‘Beyond Access: Youth Online Safety and Digital Equity’ at…

The emergence of cheap or free AI tools is being eagerly embraced by those with smartphones and the ability to get online. As governments and legislators struggle to get their heads around the implications of this powerful technology and work out…

At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods, and droughts, exacerbating an existing learning crisis, according to a new UNICEF…

The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has decided to dedicate International Education Day 2025 (Friday 24 January) to the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence. She is calling on UNESCO's Member States to invest in…