On International Youth Day: challenges and opportunities
International Youth Day, which the world commemorates every year on August 12, is a day dedicated to recognizing the cultural and legal issues concerning young people. This year’s International Youth Day is the perfect occasion to draw attention to the wide variety of Brookings research examining the characteristics of the millennial and younger generations, the challenges facing youth who find themselves marginalized from society, and the various ways policymakers can ensure today’s young people are prepared for a bright future.
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10 Challenges of Refugee Youth
Refugee youth are seldom consulted, frequently overlooked, and often unable to fully participate in decision making. Their talents, energy, and potential remain largely untapped, according to a report from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC). In 2015 and 2016, UNHCR and WRC undertook the Global Refugee Youth Consultations (GRYC) to amplify “voices” of youth in decisions that affect them. The project engaged more than 1,200 young people, aged 15-24 years old, who participated in 56 national and sub-national consultations held in 22 countries.
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What's behind high Aboriginal youth suicide rates?
Young Aboriginal Australians are four times more likely to commit suicide than non-indigenous Australians and in one remote community in the country's Kimberley region, the Aboriginal suicide rate is estimated to be seven times the national average.
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Youth and Education
Education plays a very crucial factor in developing the creative thinking ability of young people and providing all the necessary skills and knowledge that are required to shape a competitive and productive individual. Generally, education helps young people to prepare themselves for challenges that they are going to face during adulthood.
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UN Group for Children and Youth
The United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth is the UN General Assembly-mandated, official, formal and self-organised space for children and youth (under 30) to contribute to and engage in certain intergovernmental and allied policy processes at the UN. We act as a bridge between young people and the UN system in order to ensure their right to meaningful participation is realized.
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The European Youth Foundation
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a Council of Europe institution set up in 1972 to provide financial support and educational guidance to youth NGOs in the 50 signatory states to the European Cultural Convention, namely the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, plus Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Holy See. Supporting the activities of non-governmental youth organisations and networks.
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environment. They have retained social, cultural, economic and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live. Despite their cultural differences, indigenous peoples from around the world share common problems related to the protection of their rights as distinct peoples.
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