A series of two-day international participatory symposia, convened regularly to engage those working to improve how public policy affects young people. Each symposium highlights the challenges, insights, successes and next steps in youth policy work. The symposia produce clear, coordinated follow-up actions to align policy and coordinate action.
The First Global Forum on Youth Policies, hailed as ‘the most important youth forum of the decade,’ concluded with a commitment of all co-conveners to respect eight youth policy principles,
Between the 28-30 October, the First Global Forum on Youth Policies will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, bringing together 700 youth policy experts—from governments and parliaments, youth networks and movements,
The 2014 World Conference on Youth, held on 6-10 May 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, brought together more than a thousand young people from 120 countries with 53 governmental delegations
The World Conference on Youth 2014 (WCY 2014) is taking place from 6-10 May, 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka with a focus on ‘mainstreaming youth in the Post 2015 development
The World Conference on Youth 2014 (WCY 2014) will take place from 6-10 May, 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka and focus on “mainstreaming youth in the Post 2015 development agenda."
“I realized in Warsaw, however, that the official delegations are not the enemy, and these “actions” often run counter-productive to official activities.” Civil society walked out of the COP19 climate
The Youth Forum was held as a side event to the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which has been marked by international controversy. While the headline allegations of
Andrea is a journalist and communicator, interested in environment, development, culture and travelling. Andrea joined the social media and facilitation team at the Youth Participation Symposium and has this to
As the Youth Participation Symposium closes in Leon, we here at youthpolicy.org have put together a summary of ways to engage in the discussion beyond the event, plus links and
The latest youth policy symposia is taking place in Leon, Mexico with 50 youth-led organisations, movements, professionals and activists critiquing the current state of youth participation across the region and
