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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY CAMPAIGN AND EVENT

12 AUGUST 2015

 
 

Organized by the Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development, Permanent Mission of Portugal, and Permanent Mission (TBD)

 

The 2015 International Youth Day theme is Youth Civic Engagement. Youth Civic Engagement, a main goal of the United Nations System-Wide Action Plan on Youth (Youth-SWAP), seeks to promote young people’s effective inclusive civic engagement at all levels. The engagement and participation of youth is essential to achieve sustainable human development. Yet often the opportunities for youth to engage politically, economically and socially are low or non-existent.

 

This event will showcase inspiring ways in which young people engage in civic, political and social spheres and will explore how the issue of youth civic engagement is an enabler for an enhanced and inclusive participation of young women and men in decision-making and public life. The event will bring together young people, youth organizations, Member State representatives, civil society, media and United Nations entities to discuss the issue of youth civic engagement in particular looking at new and emerging issues and approaches to social and political engagement in different parts of the world.

 

1. The #YouthDay campaign

The Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development, led by the co-chairs, DESA and UNDP, is running an online campaign in the lead up to International Youth Day 12 August 2015. The campaign will open up a space for young people to share their stories and ideas on civic engagement activities. Young people will be able to share their message by submitting a photograph that relates to the theme, by tweeting ideas and opinions on the theme using #YouthDay, or by organizing an International Youth Day Event.

 

What we want:

·         Tweets about the positive impact of youth participating in youth civic engagement activities

·         Photos of young people portraying how they engage in and promote civic engagement activities for change

·         Spread the word about International Youth Day – share our material via FB, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #YouthDay

·         Organize an event to celebrate International Youth Day in your community, school, youth club, or workplace. You can get some ideas from our toolkit http://bit.ly/1f7gC4S

 

What you get:

·         You’ll help in spreading the word about the need of engaging youth in positive opportunities for youth civic engagement and participation.

·         Selected photo entries will be chosen for the #YouthDay competition, to be selected by UN4Youth Facebook followers. The winning photo will be showcased at the International Youth Day event on 12 August in UN Headquarters, and online, via @UN4Youth and @undp4youth Social Media platforms, and may be used for the World Youth Report 2015

·         Selected tweets will be showcased in the #YouthDay Postcard on social media

·         If you organize an event, let us know about it, and we’ll Map it on our IYD activities map http://bit.ly/1L5SxIW

 

Learn more about the International Youth Day campaign here:

http://undesadspd.org/Youth/InternationalYouthDay/2015/Campaign.aspx

 

2. International Youth Day Event- 12 August UNHQ

The event, which will consist of two inter-active panels, will showcase inspiring ways in which young people engage in civic, political and social spheres and will explore how the issue of youth civic engagement is an enabler for an enhanced and inclusive participation of young women and men in decision-making and public life. The event will bring together young people, youth organizations, Member State representatives, civil society, media and United Nations entities to discuss the issue of youth civic engagement in particular looking at new and emerging issues and approaches to social and political engagement in different parts of the world.

 

You can send your registration by 4 August 2015 here.

 

Enjoy it, share it, get involved!

 

The YUNGA team

 

    

 

 

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