INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2010
Audio Visual Resource CentreMahatma Gandhi University Library
Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam
Did You Know ?
• Youth are defined by the UNITED NATIONS as between the ages of 15 and 24.
• Approximately one billion youth live in the world today.
• One person in five is between the age of 15 and 24 years
• 18% of the world’s population are "youth“.
Did You Know ?
• The United Nations proclaimed an International Year of Youth starting on
12 August 2010.
• The theme ‘Dialogue and Mutual Understanding,’
Did You Know ?
YearYouth
Population
Percentage of Total Global
Population
1985 941 million 19.4%
1995 1.019 billion 18.0%
2025 1.222 billion 15.4%
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
• Advocate for the recognition of young people’s contributions to national and community development,
• Institutionalise mechanisms for youth participation in decision-making processes,
• Foster research and knowledge building on youth.
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ...
• Promote youth interactions, networks and partnerships across cultures,
• Empower and support youth as agents of social inclusion and peace,
• Support youth-led organizations and initiatives to enhance their contribution to society.
WORLD PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR
YOUTH
Education
Employment
Hunger and poverty
Health
Environment
Drug abuse
Leisure-time activities
Girls and young women
Globalization
Information and Communication Technologies
HIV/AIDS
Youth and Conflict
Intergenerational Relations
Juvenile delinquency
Participation
Priority Youth Issues
EDUCATION
ISSUES
• Lack of literacy in developing countries,
• Poor local economic and social conditions,
• Poor education facilities for girls, migrants, refugees, street children etc..
EDUCATION
PROPOSALS FOR ACTION
• Improving level of basic education and literacy,
• Development of information skills,
• Vocational and professional training
HUNGER AND POVERTY
ISSUES
• Over one million people live in poverty,• Malnutrition
PROPOSALS FOR ACTION
• Making farming more rewarding• Skill training for income generation• Land grants for young people
ENVIRONMENT
ISSUES
• Deterioration of the natural environment• Global warming
ENVIRONMENT
PROPOSALS FOR ACTION
• Environmental education and training,
• Strengthening participation of youth in the protection, preservation and improvement of the environment.
DRUG ABUSE
ISSUES
• Most alcohol, tobacco and drug use starts when people are still young,
• Violence
PROPOSALS FOR ACTION
• Drug abuse prevention initiatives• Treatment and rehabilitation of young people
HIV/AIDS
ISSUES
• There are about one million young people currently living with HIV/AIDS
• 15 million children orphaned due to AIDS
PROPOSALS FOR ACTION
• Intervention policies and programmes at national and local levels,
What we Can Do?
Reference
www.un.or/youth
Reference
What we Can Do?
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