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Youth as drivers of change
Introducing UNESCO’s action on youth
Sector for Social and Human SciencesUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Paris, 10 February 2011
Information meeting for Permanent Delegates & Observers to UNESCO
Youth: partners for development UNESCO’s approach
Social change conducive to peace and non-violence, sustainability and economic opportunity, through engaging youth as partners
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YOUTH
HOWKnowledge
managementPolicy advice
Skills & platforms for participation
Regional priorities
Building and sharing knowledge
Engaging youth in global debates & in
national & community action
Intersectoral cooperation: building on the interdisciplinary nature of youth issues
UNESCO’s work
Global Priorities
Supporting policy
development
Working with…
Engaging youth as partners in national and community
development, peace and non-violence: UNESCO’s work
YOUTH organizations
International & regional IGOs & NGOs
Academic institutions, research networks
UNESCO Chairs, clubs, centers
Private sector, media
UN System
Governments, local authorities, municipalities
What we do with existing resources (2010-2011)
Building knowledge
GLOBAL
Development of indicators on youth development (UN interagency initiative – in progress)
Technical paper on youth with disabilities (in cooperation with UN DESA and UNICEF – in progress)
Media factsheet on the “Role of youth in promoting intercultural understanding” (developed jointly by UNESCO and the UN Alliance of Civilizations)
“Migrating alone”, study on the migration of unaccompanied young migrants
What we do with existing resources (2010-2011)
Building knowledge
REGIONAL
Regional papers on youth civic engagement (in progress)
“Public Policies for Youth in Latin America: concrete progress and challenges to be faced in the framework of the International Year of Youth”, UNESCO Brasilia/UNESCO Santiago, May 2010
“Education, Youth and Development. UNESCO in Latin America and the Caribbean”, UNESCO Santiago, August 2010
UNESCO-IDB publication based on the project “Best practices in Youth Policies and Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean” (in progress)
Paper on “Research Issues on Youth in the Horn of Africa”, August 2010
Regional paper on “Beyond the global crises. Challenges and responses in the Asia-Pacific region” (supported by the National Commission of the Republic of Korea for UNESCO, December 2009)
Study on sports’ role in promoting gender equality in Africa, including a focus on young women (in progress)
Development of youth observatory for Latin America (extrabudgetary – in progress)
REGIONAL
Regional papers on youth civic engagement (in progress)
“Public Policies for Youth in Latin America: concrete progress and challenges to be faced in the framework of the International Year of Youth”, UNESCO Brasilia/UNESCO Santiago, May 2010
“Education, Youth and Development. UNESCO in Latin America and the Caribbean”, UNESCO Santiago, August 2010
UNESCO-IDB publication based on the project “Best practices in Youth Policies and Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean” (in progress)
Paper on “Research Issues on Youth in the Horn of Africa”, August 2010
Regional paper on “Beyond the global crises. Challenges and responses in the Asia-Pacific region” (supported by the National Commission of the Republic of Korea for UNESCO, December 2009)
Study on sports’ role in promoting gender equality in Africa, including a focus on young women (in progress)
Development of youth observatory for Latin America (extrabudgetary – in progress)
Building knowledge
REGIONAL
Regional papers on youth civic engagement (in progress)
“Public Policies for Youth in Latin America: concrete progress and challenges to be faced in the framework of the International Year of Youth”, UNESCO Brasilia/UNESCO Santiago, May 2010
“Education, Youth and Development. UNESCO in Latin America and the Caribbean”, UNESCO Santiago, August 2010
UNESCO-IDB publication based on the project “Best practices in Youth Policies and Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean” (in progress)
Paper on “Research Issues on Youth in the Horn of Africa”, August 2010
Regional paper on “Beyond the global crises. Challenges and responses in the Asia-Pacific region” (supported by the National Commission of the Republic of Korea for UNESCO, December 2009)
Study on sports’ role in promoting gender equality in Africa, including a focus on young women (in progress)
Development of youth observatory for Latin America (extrabudgetary – in progress)
What we do with existing resources (2010-2011)
Building knowledge
Studies on Youth Civic Engagement in Azerbaijan and in the Russian Federation (December 2010 – January 2011)
“ Guia para formar un negocio en Guatemala ”
(extrabudgetary)
Lebanon: “National Youth Profile – An Overview of the Situation of Young People in Lebanon” ; Report on “Young Women’s Employability in Lebanon”; “Youth Participation – An Analysis of Lebanese Laws and their Implication on Youth Participation” (extrabudgetary – in progress)
NATIONAL
What we do with existing resources (2010-2011)
Policy work
Policy dialogue
Conference on “Youth and Social Transformations: Involvements and Initiatives” (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Republic of Moldova and Russian Federation), March 2011, Moscow
UNESCO-ISESCO regional policy dialogue meeting on “Youth civic engagement as a means to support economic participation of youth in the Arab States’ region”, May-June 2011, Beirut
Round-table on “Youth policies and violence prevention in the Great Lakes region”, summer 2011, Nairobi (extrabudgetary)
What we do with existing resources (2010-2011)
Policy work
Tools
UN DESA-UNESCO cooperation on the development of a global database of national policies on youth (in progress)
Publication on evidence-based youth policies, highlighting available research and concrete experiences (Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, in cooperation with UNESCO – in progress)
Online handbook on preventive policies for violence from, among and against youth (in progress)
Policy advice
Cooperation on youth policy development in Tuvalu and Tokelau
UN Joint programme on youth policy in Lebanon (extrabudgetary)
Policy advice
Cooperation on youth policy development in Tuvalu and Tokelau
UN Joint programme on youth policy in Lebanon (extrabudgetary)
Policy advice
ToolsTools
Building skills and providing platforms for youth civic engagement
What we do with existing resources (2010-2011)
Follow-up action by youth delegates on the recommendations of the 2009 UNESCO Youth Forum: establishment of youth representation structures in National Commissions and development of community projects
Handbook on “Youth engagement in National Commissions” (National Commission of Canada for UNESCO with the support of UNESCO, fall 2011)
4th UNESCO Asian Youth Forum on “Youth Creativity and Vision for Community in Asia” (September 2010, co-organized with the National Commission of the Republic of Korea - 5th UNESCO Asian Youth Forum anticipated in 2011 prior to the UNESCO Youth Forum)
Regional Youth Participation Conference (organised by the Austrian National Commission for UNESCO with the support of the Secreatriat, September 2011, Vienna)
2nd International Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop (28 March to 1 April 2011, Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Ethics Education workshops for students and youth (ASPAC - ongoing)
Youth-led conferences and forums on SHS areas of work (ASPAC - ongoing)
Potential cooperation with the International Youth Foundation on the development of a social entrepreneurship programme in Africa
Training workshop for youth delegates of the 2011 UNESCO Youth Forum from SIDS in the Caribbean (June 2011, in cooperation with the National Commission of St. Lucia for UNESCO)
Youth development and violence prevention project in the Dominican Republic (extrabudgetary –in progress)
RETEJOVEN – prevention of violence project in Guatemala (extrabudgetary)
“Empowering People and Building Capacity in Society-based Organizations” (focusing particularly on those supported by the CriançaEsperança program – Brazil, extrabudgetary project – in progress)
“Empowering young people especially most at risk populations as regards responses to HIV and particularly HIV-related stigma and discrimination”project (Belarus, Moldova, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru)
Capitalizing on the social dimension of sport : European Athletics -UNESCO Young Leaders Forum, Barcelona, Spain, July 2010; IOC-UNESCO 7th World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture: “Giving a Voice to Youth” , Durban, South Africa, December 2010.
What we do with existing resources (2010-2011)
Building skills and providing platforms for youth civic engagement
El Salvador; Nicaragua; Honduras; Guatemala; Dominican Republic
5 National
Projects
Forum of Ministers and High-Ranking
Officials responsible for
Youth in Central America
Capacity-building in micro-enterprisemanagement
Entrepreneurship
Support of local radios, television andInternet; training workshops forjournalists and meetings with mediaactors, with the aim of promoting abalanced perception of youth
Communication
Creation of identity benchmarksthrough cultural activities and bestpractices for the prevention of violence
Culture
Activities for the promotion of bestpractices such as “Open Schools” andtraining courses for teachers
Education
Promotion and dissemination ofknowledge; advocacy andstrengthening of linkageswith policy-makers
SocialSciences
Prevention of violence among youth: key components of the project
National observatories for youth development &violence prevention
A comprehensive approach: youth development and violence prevention projects
A Framework to convene partners around a common set of priorities on youth in Africa
-Revitalization of the Panafrican Youth Union
- Establishment or review of democratic, representative & inclusive National Youth Councils
-Grant scheme for young entrepreneurs
-Inclusive & democratic
representation of youth concerns
-Youth social entrepreneurship programme
Youth participation, civic engagement & social inclusion
- Building the capacities of governments
- Integrating the Charter’s components in national policies and strategies
- Integrating youth rights into national legal frameworks and policies
-Policy dialogue initiatives and policy reviews in select countries
- Regional campaign for the ratification and implementation of the African Youth Charter
Policy development & policy dialogue
-Harmonization of data systems
-Indicators for the collection of data on youth development
-Reports on the situation of youth
-Popularization of the African Youth Charter
- Compilation & management of
information & knowledge on African youth
-Policy-oriented research on
issues affecting African Youth
Knowledge building & management
Linkages with the AUC Plan of Action for the Decade on Youth Development and
Youth Empowerment in Africa (2009-2018)Main actions Objectives
Mobilizing partners: the UNESCO Strategy on African Youth (2009-2013)
Mobilizing partners: the UNESCO Strategy on African Youth – Initiatives developed or planned
AU Commission
Campaign for the ratification of the African Youth Charter, in cooperation with the AU Commission
IGAD and the government of Djibouti
Greater Horn Horizon Forum: cooperation on research and policy dialogue on the situation of youth in the Greater Horn of Africa (2 meetings in 2010; paper on “Research Issues on Youth in the Horn of Africa” )
Veneto Region, Italy
Extrabudgetary funding for the “Youth policies and violence prevention in the Great Lakes region” project, focusing on related research and policy dialogue
Mobilizing partners: the UNESCO Strategy on African Youth – Initiatives developed or planned
UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement, University of Ireland, Galway
Cooperation for the development of a research programme on youth civic engagement and a model for a youth centre which willuse integrated sports, training and civic engagement interventions for youth in Zambia
International Youth Foundation
Potential collaboration for a programme for young social entrepreneurs in Africa which will help build the youth social innovation sector in the continent
Junior Chamber International
Potential collaboration on capacity building programme for National Youth Councils and youth organizations
The UNESCO Strategy on African Youth What can Member States do?
Mobilize resources through bilateral and
multilateral cooperation frameworks
Africa Group Implementation Group
Ratify the African Youth Charter
Develop or review policies to align with the African Youth Charter
Initiate research programmes, centers or UNESCO Chairs on Youth and develop statistical capacity to measure different
areas of youth development
Establish representative and inclusive mechanisms for youth participation in decision-making
Provide capacity building for youth through community centers
Support youth-led community projects
Greater synergies at all levels
Strengthened commitments to and increased investments in youth development
What is the Year about?
UN Framework approach
Lead agency
UN DESA
Co-ordinating UN collaborative work for the YearCo-chairs: UN DESA (permanent)
UNESCO (1-year term, until March ’11)
Interagency Network on Youth development
The UN celebration of the Year
Connect and build bridges: Increase intercultural understanding among youth
Mobilize and engage: Increase youth participation and partnerships
Create awareness: Increase commitment and investment in youth
UN System coordination
International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding (12 August 2010 - 11 August 2011)
International Year of Youth: UN Interagency Network on Youth Development
Launch
UNESCO HQ, Paris, 18-19 February 2010: 1st meeting of Heads of UN Youth Programmes launches the Network and adopts its Terms of Reference
Milestones
UN framework approach for the celebration of the Year
Joint statement by Heads of UN entities for the launch of the International Year of Youth
14 media factsheets on areas affecting youth development
UN Plan of joint initiatives for the celebration of the Year
Coordination of UN input to the World Youth Conference (Mexico, August 2010)
UN Collaborative work on indicators on youth development
Milestones Key contributions
UNESCO’s contribution to the International Year of Youth
Regular and extrabudgetary programme for 2010-2011 feeds into the celebration of the Year
UNESCO-led interagency initiative on the development of a joint follow-up mechanism of key youth events
Contribution to the 5th World Youth Congress (Turkey, July-August 2010) and the World Youth Conference (Mexico, August 2010): a total of 14 workshops during the two events , allowing youth to share their views on key youth development issues and UNESCO’s work
Promoting linkages with the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
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2009 Youth
Forum:
1-3 October 2009,
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An integral part of theGeneral Conference
UNESCOYouth Forum
Involving young women and men in the
development of youth-related policies
UNESCO action with and for youth
UNESCO’s highestdecision-making bodymeets every two years
and gathers 193 Member States
UNESCO General
Conference
Engaging with youth: the UNESCO Youth Forum
A key role for National Commissions
Testimonies from the youth delegates
As a mechanism, the forum should be seen as the beginning of a continuing dialogue, not just a finite opportunity to connect with other delegates and share our ideas with UNESCO. … The forum can be used to promote youth participation by providing access to continued involvement opportunities in UNESCO’s work or the work of other like-minded international organizations and NGOs Brian Bell, youth delegate from the United States of America at the 2009 UNESCO Youth Forum
Since the Youth Empowerment Team was officially established in the National Commission (2010),in follow-up to the UNESCO Youth Forum recommendations, youth participation has further developed, not only by involving youth internally within the Commission but also by engaging with schools, youth groups and community organizations.Edwin Haluoleo A. Mokodompit and Jasmine Sagita, Indonesian youth delegates at the 2009 UNESCO Youth Forum
Testimonies from the youth delegates
Though we’ve not yet finalized the process for the establishment of a youth desk , we have worked closely with the Commission, since the Youth Forum, to involve more youth in its activities both in urban and rural communities. The Commission now greatly facilitates youth groups which are participating in its work to a greater extent and can attend workshops and voice their views. At first it was not that easy, but at least now we have a platform where we can voice our opinions as we wait for the youth desk to be fully set up!Stella Nakawuki Lukwago and Sylvia Namukasa, Ugandan youth delegates at the 6th UNESCO Youth Forum
Following the 2009 UNESCO Youth Forum, we teamed up with youth peers in Greece and with the National Commission to establish the Youth Committee of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO. The Youth Committee is a structure through which we provide young people the opportunity to play an active and significant part indecision-making, the formulation of proposals and in concrete action on issues that concern them, in the framework of UNESCO’s programmes. Nikolaos Syrios, Greek youth delegate at the 6th UNESCO Youth Forum
The 2011 UNESCO Youth Forum
Proposed dates
Theme
Further innovative format: opportunities for capacity-building and representation of marginalized and vulnerable youth, and of youth with disabilities
Linkages to the UN Conference on Youth
How can Member States support the Youth Forum?
Ensure nomination of youth delegates on time, in line with criteria proposed by the UNESCO Director-General and through a participatory process
Facilitate consultations (virtual or other) with a great number of youth groups in the country in preparation of the Youth Forum
Provide financial support for the participation of youth delegates from LDCs
Provide financial support for the participation of youth from disadvantaged or vulnerable youth groups and of youth with disabilities
Sponsor cultural activities during the Youth Forum
What would we do with additional resources?
Strategy on African Youth
Youth development and violence prevention
Evaluation and impact analysis of the 'Youth development and violence prevention' projects in Central America
Implementation of “Youth Development and Violence Prevention” projects in identified vulnerable urban communities affected by high rates of violence
Social entrepreneurship programme with the International Youth Foundation
National policy reviews for the implementation of the African Youth Charter
Initiation of research programmes or UNESCO Chairs on youth in select universities in Africa
Capacity development for the Panafrican Youth Union
Revision or development of National Youth Councils (including capacity-building)
Capacity building for youth organizations
Strategy on African Youth
Youth development and violence prevention
What would we do with additional resources?
Knowledge management
Global Outlook Report on Youth
Global platform for online interaction and knowledge sharing among youth
Building capacities
Resource guide on the elaboration, costing and implementation ofnational development plans and public policies investing in youth
International online master course on youth civic engagement (with the UNESCO Chair of the National University of Ireland, Galway)
Applications for i-tunes on youth civic engagement
Development of tools for reconciliation through youth
Building capacities
Resource guide on the elaboration, costing and implementation ofnational development plans and public policies investing in youth
International online master course on youth civic engagement (with the UNESCO Chair of the National University of Ireland, Galway)
Applications for i-tunes on youth civic engagement
Development of tools for reconciliation through youth
Building capacities
Knowledge management
Global Outlook Report on Youth
Global platform for online interaction and knowledge sharing among youth
Knowledge management
Thank you !
For more information
Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education
http://www.unesco.org/youth
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