YOUTH FOR HABITAT

We are an international youth network working in partnership with the United Nations, established during the 1995 Copenhagen Social Development Summit with the participation of 300 youth organizations with diverse religious, racial, cultural and national backgrounds. We, Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21, are serving as the Secretariat of Youth for Habitat International Network.


www.habitaticingenclik.org.tr
E-Mail:info@youthforhab.org.tr
Phone-Fax:+90 212 265 33 14 - 15 - 265 33 80



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.

http://www.coe.fr/youth/home.htm
 

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