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IYY Picassa Photo Gallery

Please join us on our Picassa Photo Gallery by sharing photos about the International Year of Youth (IYY). In order to share your photos, please send us an emailand we will do our best to post them. The subject of your email should be "IYY Photo Sharing".


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Please join us on our YouTube Channel by sharing videos abouth the International Year of Youth (IYY). In order to share your video, just send the video’s URL to us and we will do our best to post it. The subject of your email should be "IYY Video Sharing".

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Resources

 

The IYY Brochure

The IYY Brochure is intended to provide an overview of the importance of the International Year for young people. The brochure is available in all six official UN languages.

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Press Kit

For the International Year of Youth, the United Nations Programme on Youth (UNPY) together with the UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development created a Press Kit with a variety of information, including a background note on the Year and the World Programme of Action for Youth, UN Framework Approach for the Year, General Assembly resolution proclaiming the Year, fact sheets on youth and development issues, and a Frequently Asked Questions sheet.

Please click on the links below to access the documents included in the Press Kit.

Joint Statement by Heads of UN entities for the Launch of IYY

For the launch of the International Year of Youth (IYY), the UN system came together through a Joint Statement, committing to make youth a priority in their organization's work. The Statement has been signed by an impressive 28 Heads of UN entities, calling on the international community to support their efforts, and to recognize the central role of young people in the achievment of internationally agreed development goals, as well as in peace and security. To read the Joint Statement, please click here.

 

Activities Kit

The UN Programme on Youth (UNPY) together with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the World Organization of the Scout Movement has developed the Activities Kit: A Guide to celebrating the International Year of Youth. The purpose of this Kit is to provide youth with practical guidance and concrete examples to organize and implement activities throughout the Year and beyond.

 

Fact Sheets

Links

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

United Nations Regional Commissions

United Nations Specialized Agencies

More Youth Links and Resources

Join us on Facebook Now!

Join us on Facebook Now!


We've created a Facebook page to promote IYY activities. We are excited that social sites like Facebook are offering us new opportunities for young people to interact and connect.

We look forward to you joining us. Please visit our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/UNyouthyear

 


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UN Framework Approach
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  • Create awareness (increase commitment and investment in youth)
  • Mobilize and engage (increase youth participation and partnerships)
  • Connect and build bridges (increase intercultural understanding among youth)

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IYY Logo
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  • The UN Programme on Youth is pleased to launch the new logo for the International Year of Youth. The official slogan for the International Year of Youth (IYY) is: Our Year. Our Voice.

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Participate
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  • Are you a young person and a global citizen? We have received a large number of emails from youth around the world informing us of the activities that you are planning to celebrate the Year.

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