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What's Being Done On . . . Political and Civic Participation of Youth?
This section includes links to some additional online resources that you may find useful Youth at the United Nations www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/index.html This Web site includes updates on youth policies and initiatives around the word; opportunities for youth; announcements for youth events and competitions; reports; publications; and links to organizations worldwide. The World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond www.un.org/events/youth98/backinfo/ywpa2000.htm This section of the United Nations Web site lists ten priority areas for action aimed at well being of youth. World Voices Norway www.worldvoices.no/eng/ World Voices Norway is an international youth organization based on volunteers with no links to any political party or religious movement. It works to create a forum for dialogue between young people around the globe and to ensure that young people have a say in political decision-making. Youth Activism and Global Engagement: Part I www.benton.org/publibrary/oneworldus/aron/aron1.html This report focuses on the level of engagement of the American youth in global issues. Its purpose is to identify areas in which young activists and adults engaged on work on global issues might work together. Youth Actors and Proposals for Social Change www.alliance21.org/en/proposals/finals/final_youth_en.pdf This "proposal notebook" was created through collaborative effort of Youth Workshop, a youth network that strives to identify and address challenges facing young people around the world. This report includes strategies for change and youth actions in different democracy and development fields. Latin American Youth in Transition: A Policy Paper on Youth Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean www.iadb.org/sds/doc/SOCYouthunemployment.pdf In this policy paper analyzes the factors leading to youth unemployment and makes policy recommendation to alleviate the problem. Youth Sourcebook on Sustainable Development www.iisd.org/youth/ysbk000.htm The Youth Sourcebook contains information on youth's concerns with sustainable development issues, case studies of youth action, skills for organizing action, useful resource lists, and a directory of international and regional youth organizations. Special Report: Young People Count, by World Bank Institute http://www1.worldbank.org/devoutreach/spring02/article.asp?id=152 This special issue of Development Outreach features a number of articles discussing how to better include young people into the development process and how to work with and to learn from them. Engaging with Young People www.lg-employers.gov.uk/publications/fullpublications/ewyp.html This publication provides local authorities with examples of new and innovative ways of recruiting young people and involving them in the democratic process. Navigating International Meetings: A pocketbook guide to effective youth participation www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/library/index.html This guide provides information on the structure and process of United Nations meetings, looks at the different avenues available to youth for participating, and offers practical information and skills necessary for successful participation in such meetings. Youth for Development http://topics.developmentgateway.org/youth This web site contains numerous tools, resources, announcements, youth project description, and news on youth role in development and democracy One Stop Youth Participation Shop www.mcs.bc.ca/yps/ The Canada-based organization provides numerous resources and ideas for youth activities that encourage youth political and civic participation. Youth Live Skills-Malawi www.youthlifeskills.com/malawi.html This resource provides information and ideas on dealing with most severe social and political problems facing youth in Malawi. The Freechild Project for Young People and Social Change www.freechild.org/default.htm This resource page provides links to numerous publication, including ones published by Freechild project that include texts, booklets, guides, articles, reviews, and tools for social change by and with young people. The web site also includes numerous links to youth groups and projects, mostly in North America. Project and Report: "Youth as E-Citizens: Engaging the Digital Generation." www.centerforsocialmedia.org/ecitizens/index.htm In addition to detail report on youth activism on internet, this page provides links to numerous youth web sites in the United States. Former Soviet Union: Portrait of the Next Generation www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai114_folder/114_articles/114_survey_next_generation This article focuses on youth trends in Azerbaijan and is based on a survey that compares youth in Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. About "What's Being Done On . . . " For three months at a time, we highlight the activities of various organizations in different global regions, and links to important resources, that are focused on a particular theme or area of democracy work. Each new theme is announced via DemocracyNews, and the information from the previous installment is placed in the archives below. We hope to receive and post information about the work you or others may be doing that is focused on these issues. Send information via e-mail to the or by fax to (202) 378-9889. |
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