Does Gender Equality and Ending Violence against Women & Girls Matter for Youth Employment, Political inclusion, Education & Realizing Human Rights? Each Year on 12 August, the United Nations celebrates the International Youth Day to engage people from all walks of life – the United Nations, governments, civil society organizations and private sector partners – and advance youth participation and development. This year's theme is “Building a Better … [Read more...]
Gender Equality, Does Ending Violence > Women & Girls Matter for Youth?
August 7, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, WORLD EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: and Ending Violence against Women & Girls, citizenship, Does Gender Equality, Employment; Entrepreneurship; Education, including on sexual and reproductive health, Matter for Youth?, political inclusion, protection of human rights, SayNO, UN, UN Women, UNDP
Partnering with young people to build a better world
August 2, 2012 by Team Celebration
“We need a top-to-bottom review so our programmes and policies are working with and for young people. We don’t have a moment to lose. We have the world to gain,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon earlier this year. Many activities are currently under way to address and involve youth, including International Youth Day on 12 August. This year’s theme is “Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth”. The theme relates to the announcement that the Secretary-General made in January, where … [Read more...]
Filed Under: FEATURED, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Ban Ki-moon, Building a Better World, Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth, change makers, citizenship, education, Employment, entrepreneurship, girls, Partnering with Youth, peace keepers, political inclusion, protection of rights, sexual and reproductive health, System-Wide Action Plan on Youth, TEENS, UN, woman, women., youth
