Transcript Global Youth Strategy

Fostering an enabling policy environment
for youth development:
UNESCO’s response
Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education
Division for Social Science Research and Policy
Sector for Social and Human Sciences
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Fostering an enabling policy environment for youth development: the
Strategy on Youth of the UNESCO Social and Human Sciences’ Sector (SHS)
• Basic assumptions:
YOUTH
have distinctive needs, concerns and
expectations
are an indispensable resource for
development
are partners, not a target group
• Goal:
Create an enabling policy environment in which youth could
strive: an environment that fully protects their rights, that is
conducive to their development, that adequately prepares them
for responsible citizenship and enables their meaningful and
effective participation in decision-making
Guiding principles
1
A rights-based approach and thorough
contextual analysis
2
Non-discrimination and gender equality
3
Focus on disadvantaged or marginalised youth
and youth in emergency and transition contexts
4
Participation of youth in the development of
policies and programs that affect them
5
Global partnerships involving the concerned
stakeholders at all levels
Objectives
Strengthen knowledge building
and management and promote
research on youth issues
Global
objectives
Foster the development of policies
and frameworks to address youth
issues with the full participation of
youth
Promote youth participation in
decision-making, youth civic
engagement and social inclusion
Regional priorities
Structuring our action until 2013:
the development of the UNESCO SHS Strategy on Youth
A participatory process
with feedback from and
cooperation with:
3 Global Objectives
YOUTH
Knowledge
building &
management
UN System & Bretton
Woods institutions
Governments, local
authorities, municipalities
Youth
Policy
participation,
development civic engagement
& policy
& social
dialogue
inclusion
International & regional
IGOs & NGOs
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Academic institutions,
research networks
UNESCO Chairs, clubs, centres
Regional priorities
Private sector, media etc
Key areas of action
Global objective 1
Strengthen knowledge
building and management
and promote research on
youth issues
-Knowledge-building and management
-Cooperation on policy-oriented research in the
field of youth
Global objective 2
Foster the development of
policies and frameworks
to address youth issues
-National Youth Policy Development
-Multi-stakeholders’ Policy dialogue
Global objective 3
Promote youth
participation in decisionmaking, youth civic
engagement and social
inclusion
-Youth participation mechanisms and networks
(UNESCO Youth Forum, consolidation of
networks)
-Youth civic engagement and social inclusion
Global Youth Strategy: finalisation process
UNESCO
SHS
Global
Strategy
on Youth
(20092013)
Multi-stakeholders’
Regional
consultations
Feedback
from youth
(UNESCO
Youth Forum 2009,
3rd UNESCO Asian
Youth Forum,
regional
consultations)
Addressing UNESCO’s priority for Africa:
the finalization of the UNESCO SHS Strategy on African
Youth
Global
objectives
(same as Global
Strategy)
Knowledge
building &
management
Regional Objectives
-Ensure the compilation & management of
information & knowledge on African youth
-Encourage policy-oriented research on
issues affecting African Youth
Policy
development
& policy
dialogue
-Assist Member-States in the development
of National Policies to address youth issues
with the participation of youth
-Promote the ratification & implementation
of the African Youth Charter
Youth
participation,
civic
engagement
& social
inclusion
-Promote an inclusive & democratic
representation of youth concerns at
continental & national level
-Support youth-led action to promote civic
engagement & social inclusion
Indicative action
-2 Reports on the state of African Youth ( African Youth
Charter; MDGs)
-African youth E-observatory & online portal on the
African Youth Charter
-Policy papers & briefs
- Twining of research centers & promotion of academic
research & cooperation in the field of youth
-Policy development & review in line with the provisions
of the African Youth Charter
- “Policy-dialogue workshops”
-Advocacy initiatives for the ratification & the
implementation of the African Youth Charter
-Revitalization of the Panafrican Youth Union
- Establishment or review of democratic, representative &
inclusive National Youth Councils
-Fund for young social entrepreneurs
-Establishment of youth information centers managed by
youth organizations
A participatory process involving the African Group at UNESCO, youth, policy-makers, academia, the UN
System, the African Union & key regional partners, IGOs and NGOs, private sector active on youth in the
region!
Partners
YOUTH:
National Youth Councils, international, regional and sub-regional
youth networks and organisations, community-based and
national youth organisations and NGOs
UN System&Bretton
Woods institutions
Academic institutions,
universities, research
networks and groups
UNESCO networks (Chairs, clubs,
centres)
Member – States
governments, local
authorities,
municipalities & cities
Key international
and regional IGOs
and NGOs
Private sector, media
etc
Thinking globally….
What are your ideas for youth organizations, local communities,
researchers and policy makers to work together to effectively
address youth issues at policy and programming level?
What is the impact
of the global crisis
on youth? Is it a
one-time
phenomenon or
does it builds on
ongoing challenges?
Do you consider that
policy makers, UN
agencies and NGOs
have sufficient
knowledge available
on youth issues? If not,
what are the gaps in
knowledge and
research, what needs
to be done to bridge
them?
In your opinion, what is the role of youth organisations in enabling youth
participation, civic engagement and social inclusion? Which are the
opportunities and challenges related to this?
…and regionally
WHERE…
WHAT ….
HOW….
…should we focus? Which are the key
areas of interest to youth in your region
that should be considered in the above
framework of action? (research scope,
policy issues etc).
…examples of
concrete action at
regional level that
you would have to
share with and
suggest to us?
… can we better work together?
Who are the key partners in the
region and which are the best ways
to promote a sustainable
cooperation among them?
Thank you
and
keep in touch!
[email protected]
http://www.unesco.org/youth