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12 August, 2012

This year¿s theme is ¿Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth¿. The theme relates to the announcement that the Secretary-General made in January, where he committed to ¿address the needs of the largest generation of young people the world has ever known¿ by making ¿working with and for women and young people¿ a priority in his Five-year Action Agenda.

Ban Ki-moon also revealed the development of a System-Wide Action Plan on Youth as well as the appointment of a Special Advisor on Youth and a UN Volunteer youth initiative. Five thematic areas were highlighted developing these initiatives: employment, entrepreneurship, political inclusion, citizenship and protection of rights, and education, including on sexual and reproductive health.

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	Date 12 August, 2012 Time Location Organizer Division for Social Policy and Development [ UN ENTITY ] External Link http://social.un.org/index/Youth/InternationalYouthDay.aspx

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