YOUTH PARTICIPATION

Participation of ALL young people

We ask for the recognition and the involvement of youth.

Youth participation is essential.

He affirmed that Governments should continuously evaluate their youth policies and involve young people in that evaluation, and that including youth in policymaking would increase the commitment of young people to the policies that affect them and create greater opportunities for cooperation and true youth participation.

Rationale for enhanced engagement of youth

Youth Participation for Human Development requires that

The Ibero American Organization for Young People was given the task of preparing a plan of cooperation and integration for young people to safeguard and promote the rights of young people and strengthen integration among the new generation of Ibero Americans.

UN Habitat and youth strategy for enhanced engagement

Although there has been some involvement of young people, their full engagement is limited, particularly among young women and rural youth.

Nothing will be achieved for young people without the participation of young people.

Malawi attaches great importance to youth participation.

Promoting active involvement of youth in maintaining peace and security

(d) Involving communities and increasing the participation of young people in adolescent reproductive health programmes

62 126. Policies and programmes involving youth youth in the global economy promoting youth participation in social and economic development

The participation of children and young people was built into the consultations.

16. Encouraging youth voluntarism as an important form of youth participation

The participants were children, adolescents and young adults who had had brushes with the law for participating in acts of violence.

UN Habitat and youth strategy for enhanced engagement, a working document

We have gathered here to promote quot Youth Participation for Human Development quot , convinced that the participation of youth is a prerequisite for the development of humankind as a whole.

Enhancing youth engagement at the global level through participation in UN Habitat governing processes, catalysing demand for youth to be part of national policy formulation, and strengthening recognition among youth groups that they can have an important influence on local development.

Additionally, if the participation of youth is to amount to more than mere tokenism, officials at the highest levels of the United Nations must engage youth delegates in meaningful dialogue.

As participants at the third World Youth Forum of the United Nations System, we pledge our personal and unwavering commitment towards Youth Participation for Human Development.

The Mexican Youth Institute's various programmes seek to fully integrate young people into public life.

With the Braga Youth Action Plan we want to empower young people to participate in human development.

At the same time, we have a large number of young people who are participating in elections.

One of the criticisms levelled against the World Programme of Action by the World Youth Report is that policymakers have failed to adequately address youth participation and to support sustained youth involvement, resulting in a failure to incorporate the ideas and perspectives of young people.

We are convinced that in order to adequately evaluate the current situation of youth, we must include young people themselves.

Malawi has a national youth policy that guides youth development programmes and services with the full participation of young people at all levels.

Young people must to be involved in the formulation and implementation of the policies that affect them, including through credible, accountable, autonomous and independent youth organizations.

Recognizing the importance of their participation, the programme also aims to create conditions in which young people can engage in development activities, taking into consideration the country's varied conditions and pluralism.

That process at the national level should at the same time have the participation of youth representatives, especially from vulnerable groups.

Youth organizations need to be involved in the implementation and monitoring of the Programme.

Youth participation in civil society activities is beneficial in many ways.

In order to be solved, those problems need the involvement of young people.

About 40 young scientists are taking part in the GEO 4 assessment.

(f) Popular participation in development women, youth and civil society

The participation of young people is a component of the national youth programme, because of their capacity for action and because such participation is needed for an effective assessment of their situation, as they are actors in national development.

The engagement of youth in the work of UN Habitat can be further advanced through the inclusion by Governments of youth or a youth subcommittee within those national steering organs.

A comprehensive list of all possible draft resolutions and decisions to be submitted by the secretariat should be circulated to the Committee of Permanent Representatives at least four months in advance of the Governing Council session, with an explanation of why each is needed.

The democratization of educational systems and youth participation in educational planning are also considered to be important goals.

The Government of Canada is actively involved in engaging youth through consultations.

Among the key priorities of this policy are the participation of youth in decision making, non formal education and youth employment.

In addition, young people in Venezuela are involved in the political life of the State.

II Long term strategy on engagement and involvement of young people in environment issues