December 2011
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Youth and participatory governance in Africa →
Young people in Africa are challenging the norms and structures that exclude them, engaging with the state and demanding accountability. This special issue describes how young people are exercising their right to participate and developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to affect to change. It explores methods of communication, appraisal, monitoring and research which are involving young...
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and... →
The purpose of this joint policy statement is to reaffirm the sexual and reproductive health rights of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) and to reflect the realities they face in their communities. The authors wish to reduce the inequity in the availability and accessibility of sexual and reproductive services for FNIM and to encourage other organizations to join us in working towards change.
United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library: Human... →
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The first ever United Nations report on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people details how around the world people are killed or endure hate-motivated violence, torture, detention, criminalization and discrimination in jobs, health care and education…
Developing strong youth-focused initiatives, at...
The Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre will convene a Workshop for Caribbean Directors of Youth under the theme “Evidence-Based Social and Economic Empowerment of Young People” during December 14 - 16, 2011 at the Grand Coastal Inn in Georgetown, Guyana.
The workshop will provide an opportunity to review CYP and Member States youth development programming and make recommendations for...
Building Peace; Working for sustainable peace in... →
In 2010, AGEH and EED began to accompany and support the efforts of their respective partners in Cameroon as part of the Civil Peace Service (CPS) and the CPS-network in Cameroon was launched in May 2011. But why do peace work in a country that is not at war? How exactly do we want to define peace work and all it encompasses?
In this publication you will find some theoretical and concrete answers...
Racism, ethnic discrimination and exclusion of... →
Sport events could be an ideal platform to foster inclusion, acceptance of diversity and mutual respect while combating racism, discrimination and exclusion. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has carried out research on racism, discrimination and exclusion in sport, focusing on different sports and levels of practice. The findings show that despite significant progress made in...
Sport for Development and Peace
Sport and physical activity are rapidly gaining recognition as simple, low-cost, and effective means of achieving development goals. Over the past decade, UN agencies, international sport federations, international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and grassroots organizations have been using sport as a tool for development and peace. These efforts led the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Sport...
The Cost of Fear: The Welfare Effects of the Risk... →
The micro-conflict literature focuses almost exclusively on direct exposure to violence and post-conflict outcomes. By focusing only on directly exposed households, the literature ignores the effects of risk on households in surrounding areas. This paper presents the first estimates of the economic costs of the risk of violence separate from the costs of the actual experience of violence, and...
In College Admissions, Student Volunteers Have a...
With nearly 1.5 million high school seniors busy fine-tuning their college applications, everyone is looking for a competitive edge to help them snag a spot at their dream school. Stellar grades, SAT scores, and extracurricular activities still rule the admissions game, but it’s also well established that colleges look favorably on a student’s community service. According to the...
Youth Take the Climate Change Fight to the United...
Jonathan Pershing, the United States’ deputy special envoy on climate change, meets with youth advocates at the 17th Conference of the Parties.
Climate change will be the defining issue of my generation: International climate policy has wide-ranging implications for global justice, equity and development issues. Yet young Americans are, on the whole, disengaged from negotiations over these...
Chutes, Ladders, and Safety Nets: How...
James Abuh-Prah had owned a used electronics shop in a small market in Accra for 17 years before a flood took everything.
It was late one night in October, and the torrential rains hadn’t stopped for hours. “By 5 a.m. the water was up to my chest,” he says. He had taken out a $2,400 loan from his bank, Opportunity International, to use as capital to buy used televisions, stereos, and other...
State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2011:... →
The report gives recognition to the millions, perhaps billions, who are volunteering their time and energy for the well-being of their communities, said Mr. Leigh, noting that many are doing crucial peace and development work in disaster, environmental or in humanitarian situations.
“The report challenges perceptions which obscure the true dimensions and impact of volunteerism,” he said....
UNICEF collects evidence to strengthen role of... →
Education can play a key part in the prevention and transformation of violent conflicts. In an effort to investigate what role UNICEF can play to realize this mission, a team of researchers presented their global findings at a brown-bag discussion on Friday, titled “Education and Peacebuilding in Conflict-Affected Contexts.” The research team set out to collect evidence on the role of education in...
Durban climate talks go down to the wire
“Although complete collapse cannot be ruled out, the general shape of a deal is coming together here as the climate talks head into their final day in Durban, South Africa. It’s not the deal that environmentalists want. It’s certainly not the deal that scientists say would be advisable if the goal really is to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, as stated. But it’s...
Free online course for justice professionals... →
In order to help to protect children in such situations, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UNODC have launched an online training portal for justice professionals who deal with cases involving child victims and child witnesses of crime.
The training portal, the first of its kind, will target geographically diverse criminal justice professionals, including law enforcement...
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WatchVoices and impressions from the 2011 London Youth Policy Symposium with a focus on youth participation, aimed at meaningful participation by young people in international decision-making. More info on http://www.youthpolicy.org/participation/.
