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UN Framework for Youth Dialogue

The UN framework for the International Year of Youth focuses on three key areas: creating awareness of youth development as a smart investment, mobilizing and engaging youth in decision making processes and partnerships, and connecting youth across cultures to increase intercultural understanding. The progress in these areas during the International Year of Youth will lay the foundation for further work on youth development and achieving UN goals.

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UN Framework for Youth Dialogue

The UN framework for the International Year of Youth focuses on three key areas: creating awareness of youth development as a smart investment, mobilizing and engaging youth in decision making processes and partnerships, and connecting youth across cultures to increase intercultural understanding. The progress in these areas during the International Year of Youth will lay the foundation for further work on youth development and achieving UN goals.

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Dialogue and Mutual Understanding

United Nations Framework Approach for the


International Year of Youth
The UN system’s approach for the International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding (12 Au-
gust 2010 – 11 August 2011) aims to provide a concrete framework for collective efforts during the Year. The
UN system’s approach for the Year focuses on the three key areas outlined below. In each of these areas, col-
laborative partnerships with young people are fundamental. The progress achieved during this Year in each
of these areas will lay the foundation for further work in youth development, including the implementation
of the World Programme of Action for Youth and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Create awareness » Increase commitment and investment in youth

zz Increase recognition of youth development as a smart investment by the public and private sectors
zz Advocate for the recognition of young people’s contributions to national and community develop-
ment and to achieving the Millennium Development Goals
zz Promote understanding of inequalities amongst youth and how to effectively address the needs of
the most disadvantaged
zz Foster research and knowledge building on youth to better inform youth policies and programmes

Mobilize and engage » Increase youth participation and partnerships

zz Institutionalize mechanisms for youth participation in decision-making processes


zz Support youth-led organizations and initiatives to enhance their contribution to society
zz Strengthen networks and partnerships among Governments, youth-led organizations, academia, civil
society organizations, the private sector, the media and the UN system, to enhance commitment and
support for holistic youth development

Connect and build bridges » Increase intercultural understanding among youth

zz Promote youth interactions, networks and partnerships across cultures


zz Empower and support youth as agents of social inclusion and peace

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