'This is the second edition of the Youth Supplement to UNFPA’s State of World Population. The 2007 report focuses on urbanization; the Youth Supplement addresses the challenges and promises of urbanization as they affect young people. In 2008, for the first time, more than half of the world’s population will live in urban areas, and the number and proportion of urban young people is increasing dramatically. Most will be born into poor families, where fertility tends to be higher.'
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'This report explores the lives of young women and young men who have ventured into new lands to chase their dreams or to escape oppression, war, poverty or misfortune. It profiles the lives of young women and men from ten countries – Burkina Faso, Colombia, India, Kenya, Liberia, Moldova, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Suriname and Zambia. Some have never migrated, but their lives are marked by the experiences of spouses or relatives who have moved abroad. They were interviewed by journali more...

Since its conception in 2006, the Global Engagement Summit has hosted undergraduates and recent graduates from over 40 counties and 50 universities, with more than 35 global nonprofits for five days of exchange and capacity building at Northwestern University, in Chicago, IL. Through workshops, direct mentorships with nonprofit leaders, and outcome opportunities, GES delegates develop projects in microfinance, community development, global health, sustainable engineering, and many other change-b more...

Vision:
YALDA envisions an international network of inspired, empowered and proactive young African leaders who hold influential decision-making positions, are running their own organizations or companies, culminating in a prosperous and developed African continent.

Mission:
YALDA provides a forum for youth on the African continent and those abroad with a commitment to the welfare of Africa. By networking with professionals, mentors and each other, members will increase their capacity to t more...

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: 19 January 2009

The Fund for Global Human Rights seeks to increase the flow of financial resources to on-the-ground human rights organizations and to strengthen human rights movements and communities in countries around the world. This RFP invites proposals from human rights organizations based in Burundi, Guinea, Pakistan, and Uganda only. Please look at the Request for Proposals (application packet) located on http://www.globalhumanrights.org/for-grantees f more...

The European Union's Youth in Action Program website features descriptions of previously funded programs in order to facilitate the sharing of best practices and ideas. Featured projects range from peace-building to youth parliament documentaries, Roma inclusion and much more.

Across the world children are denied their human rights, including for example, their right to education. They are recruited into armed forces. They are subjected to the death penalty, are disappeared, are punished by cruel and inhumane methods and suffer many other forms of violence. Child soldiers - Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of children under 18 have been affected by armed conflict. They are recruited into government armed forces, paramilitaries, civil militia and a variety of other a more...

The World Bank recognizes that child labor is one of the most devastating consequences of persistent poverty and has adopted a clear position to help reduce harmful child labor through its ongoing poverty reduction efforts and new initiatives. It is housed in the Human Development Hub's Social Protection Unit. Since its establishment, the Global Child Labor Program (GCLP) has functioned as the Bank’s focal point for child labor activities, training, capacity building and policy.

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November 20, 2008 -- In a first-ever joint statement, more than thirty winners of the Nobel Peace Prize today called for urgent action to implement quality education and build peace in conflict-affected countries. The Nobel Laureates, including President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi, urged world leaders to pay more attention to the educational needs of more the 37 million children who live in fragile states and are unable to go to school.

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The United Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence against Children paints a detailed picture of the nature, extent and causes of violence against children and proposes recommendations on how to prevent and respond to it. The study was developed under the leadership of Prof. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, the independent expert appointed by the Secretary-General and with the support of the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), an more...