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London 2011 – Video & Report

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Over 2 days in May 2011 85 people from 45 countries gathered in North London for the global youth policy symposium, ‘Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision Making: Principles, Practice and Standards for the Future’. The gathering brought together young people, multilateral agencies, NGOs and researchers to share practice, explore challenges and develop recommendations for more meaningful international youth participation.

The symposium covered a lot of ground in two days and the participants developed a number of concrete recommendations for better international youth participation. The report (pdf) is now available.

We also produced a video at and about the youth policy symposium with various impressions and voices from the event – thanks to Gonzalo and his crew!

Impressions from the 2011 Youth Participation Symposium from Youthpolicy on Vimeo.

Brussels 2011 – Videos & Report

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The 2011 Brussels Youth Policy Symposium “Defending Youth Rights – Hard Law vs Soft Law” in the youthpolicy symposium series aimed to highlight the current challenges for young people in accessing their rights, to review the existing framework for ensuring the rights of young people and to critically engage with the recent debates on the need to increase young people’s access to their rights. The symposium has provided a valuable starting point to raise and respond to the pros & cons of a convention on youth rights, and to discuss how to best champion—to research, address and advocate for—the rights and needs of young people in Europe and beyond. The report (pdf) is now available.

We also produced a set of videos at and about the youth policy symposium on youth rights with various impressions and voices from the event – thanks to Gonzalo and his crew! Find a summarising teaser clip below, and the entire set in our vimeo album on the Brussels symposium:

Symposium “Defending Youth Rights” from Youthpolicy on Vimeo.

Washington 2011 – Videos & Report

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The inaugural 2011 Washington Youth Policy Symposium focused on youth in conflict-affected areas, aiming to advance discussions around the effects of conflict on youth. It explored the increasing need for agencies and donors to identify how current practices fit within larger trends in issues facing youth affected by conflict. The symposium further compared current trends with previous work in youth programming, evaluated the direction that youth programming is taking, and strategised proper ways to engage conflict-affected youth. The report (pdf) is now available.

We also produced a set of videos at and about the youth policy symposium on youth in conflict-affected areas with various impressions and voices from the event – thanks to Gonzalo and his crew! Find a summarising teaser clip below, and the entire set in our vimeo album on the Washington symposium:

Symposium “Youth in conflict-affected areas” from Youthpolicy on Vimeo.