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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".

Post your Photos

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".

Print now your own promotional materials

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.

Use our promotional material for your activities celebrating the Year:
- IYY Bookmark
- IYY Postcard | English | French | Spanish |
- IYY Brochure
- High Level Meeting Flyer
- Power Point Presentation of the United Programme on Youth
- Power Point Presentation on the International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding
If you are organizing events celebrating the Year of activities related to the Year, you can submit them to our Calendar of Events.

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

What's New

"International Youth Day 2011: Change Our World "

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UN Framework Approach

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

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

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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Fact Sheets

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