UNITED NATIONS
YOUTH UNIT
The
Youth Unit is part of the Social Integration Branch, of the Division
for Social Policy and Development, of the Department of Economic and
Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations. The UN Youth Unit is
the focal point in the UN on youth. It aims to enhance awareness of
the global situation of youth and of the rights and aspirations of
young people. It works towards greater participation of youth in
decision-making for peace and development. It is part of the
Division for Social Policy and Development.
Web:
www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/
e-mail:
ilenko@un.org
phone : 1 212 963
2791 fax : 1 212 963 0111.
UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
The United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's principal provider of
development advice, advocacy and grant support. With 132 country
offices, it has long enjoyed the trust and confidence of governments
and NGOs in many parts of the developing as well as the developed
world. It is typically regarded as a partner rather than an
adversary, and its commitment to a universal presence has proven
especially useful in post-conflict situations and with states that
had been otherwise isolated from the international community.
www.undp.org
UNITED NATIONS
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME
(UN-HABITAT)
The mission of
UN-HABITAT is to promote
socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements
development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.
Habitat was
established in October 1978 as the lead agency within the United
Nations system for coordinating activities in the field of human
settlements. It is the focal point for the implementation of the
Habitat
Agenda – the global plan of action adopted by the
international community at the Habitat II Conference in Istanbul,
Turkey, in June 1996. Its activities contribute to the overall
objective of the United Nations system to reduce poverty and promote
sustainable development within the context and the challenges of a
rapidly urbanizing world.
www.unhabitat.org
UNITED NATIONS
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Youth and
Children Focal Point:
UNEP started
developing its activities for young people in 1985, during the
International Youth Year. Since then, it has developed networks
and many environmental information materials for young people. UNEP
also organizes regular conferences for children (6-15 years) and
youth (16-25 years).
For more information
on the Children and Youth Programme, contact:
Theodore Oben and Julia Crause
Children and
Youth Programme, UNEP,
P.O. Box
30552, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 2
623262/ 624026,
Fax: 254 2
623692,
E-mail
Theodore.oben@unep.org,
Julia.crause@unep.org
Web address:
http://www.unep.org/children_youth/
BEST PRACTICES AND
LOCAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
The Best Practices and
Local Leadership Programme (BLP) is a global network of institutions
dedicated to the identification and exchange of successful solutions
for sustainable development.
Every two years, up to
10 outstanding initiatives receive the
Dubai
International Award for Best Practices to Improve the
Living Environment, a biennial environmental award established in
1995 by the
Municipality
of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Those initiatives meeting
the criteria for a Best Practice are included in the
Best
Practices database. The lessons learned from selected
best practices are analyzed in
case studies
and guides are transferred to other countries, cities or
communities.
http://www.sustainabledevelopment.org
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Directorate of Youth
and Sports
The Directorate of
Youth and Sport is a part of the Directorate General for
Education,
Culture and
Heritage, Youth and
Sport.
It elaborates
guidelines, programmes and legal instruments for the development of
coherent and effective youth policies at local, national and
European levels.
It provides funding
and educational support for international youth activities aiming at
the promotion of youth citizenship, youth mobility and the value of
human rights, democracy and cultural pluralism.
It seeks to bring
together and disseminate expertise and knowledge about the life
situations, aspirations and ways of expression of young Europeans.
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
Directorate-General Education and Culture Youth Unit
Rue de la Loi, 200
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
e-mail:
youth@cec.eu.int
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/youth.html
EURODESK
Eurodesk
is a European Network
for the dissemination of
European
information and for the provision of telephone enquiry
answering services at national or regional level for young people
and those who work with them.
Directorate General
Education and Culture of the European Commission has supported the
piloting of Eurodesk and its subsequent development into a European
Network within the framework of the Youth for Europe programme.
www.eurodesk.org
EUROPEAN YOUTH
FORUM
The European Youth
Forum is an international organisation, established by national
youth councils and international non-governmental youth
organisations. It has incorporated the Youth Forum of the European
Union (YFEU), which acts as a bridge between the European Youth
Forum and the institutions of the European Union. The European Youth
Forum endeavours to serve the interests of young people from all
over Europe, promoting their active participation in the
construction of a common Europe and seeking to involve young people
in shaping a Europe based on the values of Human Rights, democracy
and mutual understanding.
Rue Joseph II
Straat 120 B-1000 Bruxelles – Brussel
Tel: +32 2 230
6490 Fax: +32 2 2302123
e-mail:
youthforum@youthforum.org
www.youthforum.org
SOUTH EASTERN EUROPEAN YOUTH COUNCIL (SEEYC)
The main aim of
SEEYC is to establish a platform for the NGO co-operation in the
region of SEE countries to work toward exchange of idea and
experience in developing the democratic civil society.
However, the basis for establishing this integration lies in common
characteristics and problems of young people in the region.
www.seeyc.org
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