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Working with and for youth: Our approach – our action! Introducing UNESCO Y.S.P.E.

6 th UNESCO Youth Forum (1-3 October 2009). Working with and for youth: Our approach – our action! Introducing UNESCO Y.S.P.E.

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Working with and for youth: Our approach – our action! Introducing UNESCO Y.S.P.E.

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  1. 6th UNESCO Youth Forum (1-3 October 2009) Working with and for youth: Our approach – our action! Introducing UNESCO Y.S.P.E. Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education (Y.S.P.E.) Division for Social Science Research and Policy Sector for Social and Human Sciences United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris, August 2009

  2. Starting with the basics… What does SHS YSPE stand for? SHS YSPE is the acronym for the Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education (YSPE) which is part of the UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS) . YSPE is the Section responsible for the UNESCO Youth Programme. It ensures the implementation of the SHS activities on youth and the overall coordination of the other UNESCO Sectors’ interventions in favor of youth. What is the purpose of this presentation? ◊To introduce you to the approach and the work of UNESCO YSPE on youth ◊ To present our strategic orientations and examples of current and past activities

  3. YSPE’s work with and for youth: an assets’ based approach • Basic assumptions: have distinctive needs, concerns and expectations are an indispensable resource for development arepartners, not a target group YOUTH • Goal: Create an enabling policy environment in which youth could strive: an environment that fully protects their rights, that is conducive to their development, that adequately prepares them for responsible citizenship and enables their meaningful and effective participation in decision-making

  4. Guiding principles A rights-based approach and thorough contextual analysis 1 Non-discrimination and gender equality 2 Focus on disadvantaged or marginalised youth and youth in emergency and transition contexts 3 Participation of youth in the development of policies and programs that affect them 4 Global partnerships involving the concerned stakeholders at all levels 5

  5. Knowledge building & management Knowledge building & management Youth participation, civic engagement & social inclusion Youth participation, civic engagement & social inclusion Policy development & policy dialogue Policy development & policy dialogue Structuring our action until 2013: the development of the UNESCO SHS Strategy on Youth A participatory process with feedback from: YOUTH Knowledge building & management Knowledge building & management UN System & Bretton Woods institutions Governments, local authorities, municipalities Youth participation, civic engagement & social inclusion Youth participation, civic engagement & social inclusion Policy development & policy dialogue International & regional IGOs & NGOs Academic institutions, research networks UNESCO Chairs, clubs, centres Regional priorities Private sector, media etc

  6. Global objectives (same as Global Strategy) Regional Objectives Indicative action Knowledge building & management -Ensure the compilation & management of information & knowledge on African youth -Encourage policy-oriented research on issues affecting African Youth • 2 Reports on the state of African Youth ( African Youth Charter; MDGs) • African youth E-observatory & online portal on the African Youth Charter • Policy papers & briefs • Twining of research centers & promotion of academic research & cooperation in the field of youth -Assist Member-States in the development of National Policies to address youth issues with the participation of youth -Promote the ratification & implementation of the African Youth Charter Policy development & policy dialogue • Policy development & review in line with the provisions of the African Youth Charter • “Policy-dialogue workshops” • Advocacy initiatives for the ratification & the implementation of the African Youth Charter • Revitalization of the Panafrican Youth Union • Establishment or review of democratic, representative & inclusive National Youth Councils • Fund for young social entrepreneurs • Establishment of youth information centers managed by youth organizations Youth participation, civic engagement & social inclusion -Promote an inclusive & democratic representation of youth concerns at continental & national level -Support youth-led action to promote civic engagement & social inclusion Addressing UNESCO’s priority for Africa: the finalization of the UNESCO SHS Strategy on African Youth A participatory process involving youth, policy-makers, academia, the UN System, the African Union & key regional partners, IGOs and NGOs, private sector active on youth in the region!

  7. Knowledge building & management • ‘Best practices in youth policies & programmes in Latin America & the Caribbean’ (ongoing/pilot, see details below) • Development of an Online UNESCO Euro-med Youth Observatory (ongoing/pilot, in partnership with the government of Andorra) • Elaboration of policy briefs on ‘youth development and violence prevention in Central America’ • Establishment of 5 regional UNESCO Youth listservs (spaces for online dialogue and exchange) Policy development & policy dialogue -‘Empowering Youth through National Policies –UNESCO’s contribution’: guidelines for the formulation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of policies with the participation of youth (2004). Update of the guidelines will be conducted under the new Strategy. • ‘Breaking the Poverty Cycle of Women’ pilot project in Southern Asia (2002-2007): broad-based capacity-building programme and formulation of policy guidelines to ensure equal development opportunities for girls and young women living in poverty. • Capacity-building programmes for national authorities and youth organizations: training modules highlighting the requirements of and challenges involved in ‘mainstreaming’ the rights and needs of young people as well as good practice examples of youth-adult partnerships (recent example: Cameroon in cooperation with OIF and the World Bank, 2007) Youth participation, civic engagement & social inclusion • The UNESCO Youth Forum (see details below) • The series of UNESCO Regional Youth Forums (2006-2007) elaborating on the results of the 2005 UNESCO Youth Forum and feeding into the preparations of the 2007 UNESCO Youth Forum • Youth development and violence prevention project in Central America • Cooperation with the UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth & Civic Engagement at the University of Galway, Ireland at research and programme levels. Examples of current and past activities

  8. An integral part of the General Conference Involving young women and men in the development of youth-related policies UNESCO’s highest decision-making body meets every two years and gathers 193 Member States UNESCO Youth Forum UNESCO action with and for youth UNESCO General Conference Example 1UNESCO’s commitment to promoting youth participation: the UNESCO Youth Forum 2009 Youth Forum: 1-3 October 2009, Paris 1st UNESCO Youth Forum: 1999

  9. Example 2:Identifying best practices in youth policies and programmes: a pilot for Latin America and the Caribbean! High-level, regional best practices meetingwith young specialists, experts and policy makers Key Components of the Project • Objectives and Results • Avoid duplication of efforts • Ensure theimplementationof successful initiatives • Makeinvestmentin youth initiatives more cost-effective • Raise-awareness of the importance and utility of working with young people • Harmonize regional work in the field of youth • Reinforce inter-sectoral and inter-organizations cooperation • Overall Goal:To develop comprehensive public youth policies, consolidate youth programmes at institutional level and reinforce youth projects and networks • Main intervention:Identification, dissemination and replication of ‘best practices’ in youth policies and programmes in Latin America and Caribbean • Themes: Integral youth development, Youth participation, Volunteer work, Prevention of youth violence, Education, Employment, Poverty reduction, Sexual and reproductive health • Partners:A large and wide-ranging set of national, regional and international bodies from the public, private and civil-society sectors (partners include 8 UNO agencies, IDB, OIJ, OECD, CYP and OAS) Technical and virtual resourcesincluding policy proposals and a regional online platform Communication and exchangethrough networks, website and relevant regional events

  10. Example 3:Youth development and violence prevention in Central America Key Components of the project Second Forum of Ministers and High-Ranking Officials responsible for Youth in Central America (21 -22 August 2009, San José, Costa Rica) National observatories for youth development &violence prevention 5 National Projects El Salvador; Nicaragua; Honduras; Guatemala; Dominican Republic

  11. Coordinating UNESCO’s efforts on youth in cooperation with the respective Programme Sectors Education:equitable access; teacher training; non-formal and lifelong learning; learning and training opportunities for vulnerable youth groups; awareness-raising and learning for youth on sustainability issues; sustainable consumption and attitude change. Natural Sciences: training, fellowships and scholarships for young scientists; youth participation in science policy and programme design and implementation; UNESCO Man & Biosphere Young Scientists award; World Academy of Young Scientists; Network of Youth Excellence; Youth Visioning for Island Living Culture: promotion of cultural diversity & expressions; intercultural & interfaith youth exchanges (cooperation framework with the UN Alliance of Civilisations); promotion & safeguarding of the World Heritage & development of creative industries, through education, awareness raising & employment generation programs. Communication & Information: youth media; youth information and communication networks and centres; Infoyouth International Information and Data Exchange Network on Youth HIV & AIDS : advocacy for appropriate learning opportunities for youth; youth participation in HIV and AIDS policy and programming; partnerships with youth organizations; ‘Act, learn and teach – Theatre, HIV and AIDS’, toolkit for youth in Africa

  12. For more information… ucj@unesco.org http://www.unesco.org/youth

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