Youth Work

The ever-changing jargon and terms associated with youth participation have been noted and a warning sounded about the dangers of the corrupting power of language. In particular, there are evolving meanings of associated words and practices by those who may not share the same view of participation or what is in the best interests of young people.... See more

INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM Internet Governance Forum Youth Track Aims at developing cooperation among young people on public digital policy issues as part of the Forum ’ s capacity development strategy fand also at integrating youth in Forum processes, including its intersessional work and annual meetings.

ITC and UNDP have implemented strategies that focus on reinforcing youth capacity to contribute to climate resilience. ITC works closely with local communities to promote environmentally sustainable practices, while UNDP, through partnerships with organizations such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Regional Collaboration... See more

ECA and ESCAP both emphasize the importance of engaging youth in promoting climate resilience. ECA is working to create platforms where young people can engage in entrepreneurship, showcase climate solutions and form partnerships with investors. Simila rly, ESCAP has focused on empowering youth to take leadership roles in environmental protection,... See more

young adult wage earners in Austral ia, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico and Spain have seen no gains at all in their monthly real wages over the course of the decade. All these countries experienced a period of wage deflation over the period, with the strongest negative impacts experienced by young adults in Australia and Spain.

I nitially launched in 2012 as the Working Group on Youth and Peacebuilding of the Inter -Agency Network on Youth Development, the Global Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security has been central in enabling partnerships and generating collective knowledge on youth, peace and security

For more information on ethical practice in youth work, see Banks (2010), Corney (2014a, 2014b), Davies (2016), Roberts (2009) and Sercombe (2010).

if participation is made a compulsory process and young people don’t have the choice of opting out, it actually functions as a form of social control.

Youth work practitioners responsible for enabling young people’s participation should continue to argue for why it is important, but must also keep asking themselves what the best way or model of doing it is and when, where and how it should be done. Youth workers must also keep asking about which young people are enabled to participate and who is... See more