2021年8月12日 · Young people are rallying behind a global wealth tax to help finance more resilient safety nets and to manage the alarming surge in wealth inequality. They are calling to direct greater investments to programmes that help young progressive voices join government and become policymakers.

Young people dressed in casual wear attend Woodstock Festival of rock music, Poland, 2011. Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood , but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult.

Today, there are 1.2 billion young people aged 15 to 24 years, accounting for 16 per cent of the global population. By 2030—the target date for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

Young people have long stood at the forefront of calls for peace, justice and equity. They have an internationally recognized right to be heard on matters that affect them. That’s why UNICEF engages more young people on global issues than any child rights organization on the planet.

2023年8月11日 · From advocating for social cohesion and peace to leading initiatives for gender equality, young people are taking charge and making a significant impact. Here are five roles that the young people are playing in their communities, for a better future for all.

2023年4月19日 · A just, equitable and sustainable future for all will simply not be possible without the involvement of the world’s 1.2 billion young people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a...

2020年11月26日 · People aged 14 to 29 years represent the largest generation in history. We reached out to several Cuban youngsters to know about their visions, their roles in society as individuals and part of the population. From their individuality’s point of view, these young people look at the society in which they have to live and how to make it their own.

2022年4月5日 · Today, there are 1.8 billion people between the ages of 10-24—they are the largest generation of youth in history. Close to 90 per cent of them live in developing countries, where they...

2021年8月20日 · The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected young people, and especially young women and girls. It has disrupted their education, their training, their jobs, their relationships and their mental health.

In education, 142 million youth of upper secondary age are out of school. In employment, 71 million young people are unemployed; and millions more are in precarious or informal work.