Youth leadership and participation
UNFPA supports the right of young people to be involved in all decision-making that affects their lives. And it taps into the dynamism of youth movements and their communication networks for advocacy and action on issues, such as HIV prevention and gender-based violence.
The Fund encourages intergenerational alliances that pair the energy, perspectives and motivation of young people with the experience and know-how of adult coaches and facilitators. Through youth-adult partnerships, the Fund incorporates the ideas of young people into policy and programming processes. It invests in strengthening the skills of youth to make them better agents for transmitting information, knowledge and skills, and more effective advocates for their own rights and the rights of vulnerable and marginalized young people.
UNFPA also promotes the meaningful participation of young people in international meetings and conferences. Many of the youth networks UNFPA supports have been effective advocates for youth issues in international and regional forums.
Publications
- Putting Young People into National Poverty Reduction Strategies
- Youth Participation Guide
- Special Youth Programme: 2007 Report
- Peer Education Toolkit
- Empowering Young Women to Lead Change: A Training Manual
- Change, Choice and Power: Young Women, Livelihoods and HIV Prevention
- Special Youth Programme
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Peer Education Toolkit
News and Features
Multimedia
