September 2016

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UN Entities Highlighted News

ILO and INSEAD Evidence Symposium: Promoting Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth and Decent Jobs (Abu Dhabi, 14-15 November 2016)

ILO and INSEAD Evidence Symposium: Promoting Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth and Decent Jobs (Abu Dhabi, 14-15 November 2016)

The ILO’s Taqeem Initiative and INSEAD, with its Randomized Controlled Trials Lab and Center for Economic Growth, have come together to provide a platform for world class scholars, policy makers and business leaders. The Symposium will serve to share and discuss the latest findings from impact evaluations on entrepreneurship for inclusive growth and decent jobs in the Middle East and North Africa region and will take place at the INSEAD Middle East Campus in Abu Dhabi on 14-15 November 2016. More information about the agenda and registration is available here.

 

 

 

ILO workshop on evidence from Randomized Control Trials in youth employment

ILO workshop on evidence from Randomized Control Trials in youth employment

A workshop organized on 12 July 2016, in Geneva, by the ILO Youth Employment Programme provided a platform to share findings from recently completed randomized control trials, focusing on public works, skills development and entrepreneurship. A regional impact research agenda for youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa was also presented, identifying gaps in the evidence base in youth employment. More

PBSO / UNFPA: Secretary-General Nominates Lead Author and Advisory Group of Experts for the Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security

PBSO / UNFPA: Secretary-General Nominates Lead Author and Advisory Group of Experts for the Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security

On 12 August 2016, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon appointed Graeme Simpson, of South Africa, as the lead author of the Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security (mandated by Security Council Resolution 2250 (2015)), as well as 21 experts who will form an Advisory Group. The composition of the Advisory Group reflects the aspirations of Resolution 2250 to recognize the important and positive role young people play in the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security. Nine members of the Advisory Group are young practitioners below age 30 and twelve are women. More

 

UNAOC and IOM: PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2016 Awards Ceremony

UNAOC and IOM: PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2016 Awards Ceremony

PLURAL+, an international youth video festival focusing on migration, diversity and social inclusion, will celebrate its 2016 Awards Ceremony on 27 October 2016 at the Paley Center for Media in New York. A joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), PLURAL+ received over 300 international entries this year and an International Jury and partners selected 31 outstanding videos. The young award-winning filmmakers will present their creative work at the ceremony while sharing their vision with the audience. RSVP for the event here.

UNCDF: Youth and Financial Inclusion Voices: The Story of Afi Atchon

UNCDF: Youth and Financial Inclusion Voices: The Story of Afi Atchon

How does access to finance help improve the lives of youth? The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) recently completed an in-depth financial diaries study to better understand current knowledge, skills, and behaviours of youth that have accessed financial and non-financial services through the YouthStart programme. This video tells the story of Afi Atchon, a 24 year-old young woman that has been a client of FUCEC, a microfinance institution in Togo since 2013.

 

UNCTAD: Pitching Event at Youth Forum

UNCTAD: Pitching Event at Youth Forum

On 18 July 2016 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, young entrepreneurs channeled their energy, enthusiasm and ideas into a business pitch at the Youth Forum held during the fourteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 14). Empretec (a capacity-building programme run by UNCTAD), Youth Business International and Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) selected 6 entrepreneurs. The nominees and the audience had an opportunity to listen to the advice of experts such as Nyokabi Nyguna from the Entrepreneurship & Leadership Foundation (EPLUSL), Jared Penner from CYFI, and Fulvia Farinell from UNCTAD. Impact investors such as Patrick Oketa from Acumen and Lubna Shaban from Symbiotics also provided feedback and reflections on promoting sustainable and inclusive business. More

UNDP Ecuador: Young people committed to local development

UNDP Ecuador: Young people committed to local development

After the earthquake in Ecuador on 16 April 2016, a group of young people, responsible for Tourism and Communications in the community of Las Gilces, developed a campaign called "Rediscover La Boca", so as to promote tourism and local restaurants in the area. Their training was part of the initiative "Programa en Marcha", implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). More

 

UN in Maldives: Pioneering UN resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security in Asia-Pacific

UN in Maldives: Pioneering UN resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security in Asia-Pacific

On 30 August 2016, the UN in Maldives in close partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports launched the UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security, in Maldives making it the first country in the Asia- Pacific region to honour this landmark resolution in an official ceremony. “Youth issues are placed in the heart of the Government`s development vision”, said Minister Iruthisham Adam, at the event, while United Nation Resident Coordinator Shoko Noda urged the Maldivian youth to take a more active role in promoting peace. More

UNDP Trinidad and Tobago: Young Artists Impress at the 2nd Chances ART SLAM

UNDP Trinidad and Tobago: Young Artists Impress at the 2nd Chances ART SLAM

On 3 September 2016, the USAID-funded Trinidad & Tobago Juvenile Court Project hosted an ART SLAM and Information Fair on the theme, “2nd Chances: Interrupting Cycles of Youth Crime and Violence”. The event combined a live art competition and information exhibition where ten organizations shared information about their programmes targeting at-risk youth while ten talented artists competed in a 90-minute live art contest. The three winners were 10-year-old Jordan Hudson, 17-year old Brandon Ramkissoon, and 21-year old Sarah Chadee. More

UNEP: International Youth Day - Youth action for Sustainable Consumption and Production

UNEP: International Youth Day - Youth action for Sustainable Consumption and Production

International Youth Day 2016 focused on sustainable consumption and production (Sustainable Development Goal 12) and poverty reduction. UNEP works extensively on SDG12 under its Resource Efficiency Programme, and ahead of International Youth Day, UNEP’s youth and social media teams called for young people to tell us what actions they had taken to support SDG12. The winning entry was featured on the website on International Youth Day and will be included in the next Perspectives magazine for UNEP partners. Four of the runners-up were also featured on the website the following week. More

 

 

 

UN-HABITAT: Art & #UrbanAction

UN-HABITAT: Art & #UrbanAction

URBAN ACTION brings together youth and artists in cities throughout the world to create large-scale public art, transforming public spaces into inspirational representations of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda. URBAN ACTION is a project of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Youth Unit, in collaboration with aptART. Follow #UrbanAction for more information.


Youth in Action

Global Youth Voices: Envisioning a sustainable future with youth

Global Young Voices: Envisioning a sustainable future with youth

In September 2016, Global Young Voices will launch a new project entitled "Envisioning a sustainable future with youth." The series of articles will shed light on sustainability in all of its facets by reporting - from all around the world - on young peoples’ efforts towards creating a more sustainable world. More

Voices of Bangla: Engaging Young Girls about SDG Goal 4 in Rural Bangladesh

Voices of Bangla: Engaging Young Girls about SDG Goal 4 in Rural Bangladesh

In order to engage young girls about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in rural Bangladesh, and to ensure that youth are leading sustainability, Voices of Bangla organized an event in rural Bangladesh on 12 August 2016 (International Youth Day) to educate primary school girls about the SDGs, particularly Goal 4 on the importance of Quality Education. As part of the activity, the girls then drew and painted all 17 goals. More

 

 

 

Publications

UNEP/UNESCO: New YouthXchange Biodiversity and Lifestyles Guidebook

UNEP / UNESCO: New YouthXchange Biodiversity and Lifestyles Guidebook

UNEP is pleased to share its latest publication on biodiversity for young people. It provides well- researched insights into the interactions between biodiversity and the lifestyle choices facing young people by explaining the interrelatedness of food, consumption, culture and biodiversity conservation. It guides youth on how to preserve biodiversity though responsible lifestyle choices and suggests starting points for engagement and action. This guidebook also helps young people understand the role they can play in preserving biodiversity today and tomorrow. More

ILO - Jobs and skills for youth: review of policies for youth employment of China and Nepal

ILO - Jobs and skills for youth: review of policies for youth employment of China and Nepal

The reviews of youth employment policies and institutions in China and Nepal are part of an ILO effort to support member States. The purpose of collecting and analyzing information on past and current policies and the institutional framework that governs labour markets is to gain a clearer understanding of national youth employment issues and draw conclusions for policy making.  

 

 

UNEP: Wild For Life - World’s Largest Lesson

Wild for Life is one of the Lesson Plans in the World's Largest Lesson, an initiative of Project Everyone & UNICEF to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Goals 14 and 15, in schools around the world. This curriculum, to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife, was created by the World’s Largest Lesson teacher taskforce and will be hosted by UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Ian Somerhalder with support from United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Office of Drugs & Crime, and Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species. More

ILO: Labour market transitions of young women and men in the Republic of Moldova, Uganda, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Togo

ILO: Labour market transitions of young women and men in the Republic of Moldova, Uganda, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Togo

These ILO reports present the highlights of recent School-to-work Transition Surveys (SWTS) implemented in collaboration with national authorities in the Republic of Moldova, Uganda, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Togo.

 

 

 

ILO: Does the work-study combination among youth improve the transition path? An updated review

This new ILO brief aims to revisit the results on the work-study combination of youth, using new data from the School-to-work- transition surveys carried out in 2014/15. The main result found in the previous brief, namely that working while studying increased the probability of a successful transition, is confirmed using the new round of data.


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