Observed each year on August 12, the day draws attention to the rights, contributions and challenges of young people from around the world.
Theme of this year-Local action for young people for SDGs and beyond-emphasizes how the commitment of young people at the base is vital to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and shape more fair and inclusive companies.
“Young people are daring innovators, resilient organizers and essential partners to achieve sustainable development objectives,” a secretary general António Guterres says in a message to mark the day.
“They stimulate sustainable development, build more inclusive communities, forge peace and demand a fairer, greener and fairer future.”
Young -managed solutions operate
Mr. Guterres also had a direct message to young people around the world.
“To each youngster: your voice, your ideas and your leadership,” he said.
“Let’s work together to support solutions led by young people and build a fairer, peaceful and lasting world, from scratch.”
A generation that believes …
Today’s young people mature at a time of extraordinary world change.
According to UN data, half of the world’s population is 30 years or less, which should reach 57% by 2030. Those under 25 will today represent more than 90% of the global labor of privileged age by 2050.
In addition, an international survey of more than 27,000 respondents in 26 countries in challenges that people in public life face, he revealed that 67% believe in a better future, with 15 to 17 years expressing the most optimism.
Despite their immense potential for good, young people continue to deal with systemic challenges.
The young men of the Rohingya community receive training as an electrician in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh.
Chronic job shortage
Young unemployment, although 15 years old, is still 13% in the world.
Among 10 to 19 to 19 years old, one in seven suffers from a mental health disorder. In low and intermediate income countries, almost six out of ten children cannot read and understand a simple paragraph.
International Youth Day 2025 aims to highlight not only the urgency of these problems, but also the solutions already forged by the young people themselves-in their communities, their cities and their countries.
As Mr. Guterres pointed out: “Global progress begins in communities. And in all corners of the world, young people open the way. ”
Nairobi to accommodate a global commemoration
The official observation of this year will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, organized in collaboration with non-Habitatl’Agence de United Nations focused on sustainable urban development.
Tuesday’s event will bring together young leaders, city officials, decision -makers and UN officials to present solutions and strategies to strengthen young people’s commitment to local development.
International Youth Day was proclaimed for the first time by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999, based on the World Action Program for young people adopted in 1995.
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