Gender and peacekeeping is an increasingly topical issue. If more women were peacekeepers, argues guest blogger Kathleen Rose, there would be more opportunities for young people to contribute to [...]
Climate change is one of the most serious public policy debates across the globe, and its effects, such as the relation between climate change and youth migration in Nepal, is worthy of [...]
Guest blogger Amadou Moctar Diallo attended the UN ECOSOC’s fourth annual youth forum in February 2015 on “Youth Engagement in the Transition from MDGs to SDGs: What will it take?” The [...]
Maximizing youth engagement in the transition from MDGs to SDGs The United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will convene a Youth forum on 2-3 February 2015 at the UN Headquarters [...]
A critical analysis of the urban-rural divide in youth unemployment by guest blogger Lionel Kpenou-Chobli. Africa has 200 million young people aged 15 to 24 years, more than 20% of the [...]
November 25th is International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. The day serves as a powerful reminder of the global extent of the headline issue – violence against women. [...]