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UN Youth Flash, Vol Youth and the United Nations: UN Youth Flash, Vol. 6, No. 6, July 2009 Page 1 of 14 UN YOUTH FLASH Vol. 6, No. 7, July 2009 WELCOME to the UN Youth Flash, a service of the United Nations Programme on Youth to keep you informed about the work of the UN on youth issues. You are encouraged to use and forward the information below to other networks. This update is prepared with input from UN offices, agencies, funds and programmes, and from youth organisations around the world. In this issue: Feature: Focusing the Youth Agenda: Youth and the Environment International Youth Day 2009 - Sustainability: Our Challenge, Our Future. International Youth Day at UNHQ, New York News from UN Agencies Youth in Action Publications Calendar of Events 2009 JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER FEATURE: Focusing the Youth Agenda: the World Programme of Action for Youth The World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY) is a useful tool for local and national Governments, IGOs, and NGOs championing youth issues around the globe. To assist with its implementation, the United Nations has worked with its partners and Member States to develop a set of goals and targets that can help to shape youth-targeted interventions. This month’s feature is the third in a 10-part series that will familiarise our readers with the WPAY and its related goals and targets. To read more about the WPAY and to access the full text, please visit http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/global.htm. Focusing the Youth Agenda: Youth and the Environment With the recent crisis in food and energy, and the ever growing global concern with climate change, increased attention is being given to our relationship to the environment. As a human family, we are giving increasing recognition to the need to examine our economic and social practices and how they interact with the environment. We are giving increasing recognition to the need to move forward in a truly sustainable way. As part of our attention to sustainable development, we must be careful to ensure that our efforts include and accommodate both the generations of today and tomorrow. As such, the World Programme of Action HOME BACK TO TOP http://dspdintranet/siteweb/unyin/yfv6n7.htm 10/01/2012 Youth and the United Nations: UN Youth Flash, Vol. 6, No. 6, July 2009 Page 2 of 14 for Youth (WPAY) highlights the importance of recognising the important role of youth in stewarding our environment and in ensuring that our economic and social practices do not leave behind a burdensome ecological debt. As outlined in the WPAY, "young people have a special interest in maintaining a healthy environment because they will be the ones to inherit it." To empower young people to be effective stewards of the earth, we must educate them on the various aspects of the environment and how they are affected by their daily actions. As such, the first goal of the WPAY in relation to the environment is to ensure environmental awareness among youth. This goal carries two targets: 1. by 2015, ensure that environmental awareness components or modules are included in the curricula of every formal and non-formal education programme; and 2. by 2010 introduce and begin to implement programmes to ensure that, by 2015, at least 50 per cent of all teachers at primary and secondary levels and community leaders receive training to enable them to provide instruction and guidance on environmentally responsible habits. By achieving these targets, environmental stewardship will come as second nature to youth, and mean a more promising existence for many generations to come. However, looking to the youth is not just about teaching them what they may not know, but about learning from what they do know. Young people today are more educated and more interconnected than ever before. Their daily activities and social outlooks often differ considerably from those of other age groups, and this makes them a valuable knowledge resource in public and private-sector efforts to promote environmental protection. As such, one of the goals of the WPAY aims to increase their participation in these efforts. This goal suggests two targets: 1. by 2015, ensure that at least 50 per cent of environmental initiatives at public and private-sector levels, and at national and community levels, provide opportunities for youth to contribute to the design and implementation of these initiatives; and 2. by 2015, set national and community benchmarks for monitoring the level of recycling and establish community level programmes to give youth leadership roles in promoting waste reduction and waste recycling in their communities. As we encourage youth to take stock of their relationship with the environment, and invite their input in shaping the way forward, we must also ensure that youth are prepared to function in economies and societies that are more sustainably crafted. The goals of the WPAY thus advocate enhancing the preparedness of youth to be employed in renewable and sustainable energy sectors. The two targets shaping this goal pay specific attention to focused skill building and employment creation: 1. By 2015, ensure that secondary and vocational school curricula are geared towards preparing youth for careers consistent with clean and sustainable technologies; and 2. between 2005 and 2015, increase by 25 per cent, the percentage of youth who are employed in jobs in sustainable development and renewable energies sectors. Youth not only need to be included in shaping a sustainable future but must be properly equipped to be full participants. To learn more about the goals and targets related to youth and the environment please read the Report of the Secretary-General A/64/61 & E/2009/3 available at http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/library.htm#reports. http://dspdintranet/siteweb/unyin/yfv6n7.htm 10/01/2012 Youth and the United Nations: UN Youth Flash, Vol. 6, No. 6, July 2009 Page 3 of 14 For more information, contact the United Nations Programme on Youth at [email protected], or visit http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/global.htm. Back to top INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2009 Sustainability: Our Challenge, Our Future. What are You Doing to Commemorate International Youth Day 2009? On 12 August 2009, young people all around the world will be engaged in activities promoting youth empowerment, development and action. Focused on the theme "Sustainability: Our Challenge, Our Future" these activities will take various forms ranging from educational opportunities, to creative expression, and community projects. Read below to see what some youth organisations are doing to commemorate the International Youth Day 2009. Australia Artistically Expressing the Message Youth Health South of the Department of Health and Human Services in Australia is running a 6-week course that culminates in an art exhbition on International Youth Day (IYD), 12 August 2009. Called the Inspire Programme, the course will take a creative arts, health and well-being focus and content will incorporate the IYD theme, focusing on the interrelation among the three facets of sustainability. For more information, please contact Jonathan Paré at [email protected]. Bangladesh Encouraging Youth Action The Pro Youth Network in Bangladesh is undertaking large-scale advocacy for International Youth Day (IYD) 2009. The organization will be developing promotional material, focused on the theme "Sustainability: Our Challenge, Our Future", and will be distributing them to youth organizations, local NGOs, donor NGOs, foreign embassies, Government ministries, universities & colleges, encouraging them to observe the day in their organization. A youth rally will also be held. For more information please contact [email protected] , or [email protected] Barbados Youth Arm of Barbados Workers' Union to Host Week of Events The Youth Arm of the Barbados Workers' Union will host a week of events 9-15 August, 2009, focused on the theme "Sustainability: Our Challenge, Our Future." The week's events will feature a seminar addressing the intersecting issues of youth and the economy, youth and the environment, youth in society and youth health. Youth will also undertake a debate on sexual and reproductive health, and have the opportunity to participate in a craft and health fair. For more information, please contact Serena Browne at [email protected]. Canada http://dspdintranet/siteweb/unyin/yfv6n7.htm 10/01/2012 Youth and the United Nations: UN Youth Flash, Vol. 6, No. 6, July 2009 Page 4 of 14 Action and Entertainment Feature Sustainability in Bonavista Youth Employment Services (YES); Bonavista Area Youth Network (BAYNet) and MMSB are working together to host a major celebration for International Youth Day 2009. Focused on the theme "Sustainability: Our Challenge, Our Future", the event will showcase the contributions of youth within the community. This regional event will see youth involved in a number of activities from beach cleanups in partnership with DFO and Ocean Net to a Tree Planting initiative with the Department of Natural Resources. In addition there is entertainment with the East Rock Crew and activities with MMSB, the Vista Family Resource Centre & Ticker Tom. For additional information on how you can participate, contact Cyndy Stead at [email protected]. Nigeria Photo for Life: Photo Exhbition at the British Council - Lagos On 12 August 2009, an exhibition tagged “Photo for Life” will be staged at the British Council Lagos to celebrate IYD in a creative way. "Photo for Life", an exhibition of photographs from the heart of Africa, is aimed at using the Art of photography to create an engaging means of involving young people to be active in building community. Considering the need for youth to embrace the challenge of sustainability in its fullness, young people need to tell their stories using images with a focus on impacting community and creating an engaging form of expression through photography.
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