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Youth Empowerment Synergy

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Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Children and youth
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: YES-Ghana is a member of the UNEP Tunza Youth Network, of which our Executive Director was ones a Youth Advisory Council member. In collaboration with UNEP, YES-Ghana and key youth across Africa developed the 'AEO-for-youth' publication.
Affiliation with other organizations: UN CSD Children and Youth Major Group; UNEP Tunza Youth Network
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development: 		YES-Ghana's Executive Director served as Coordinator of the Children and Youth major Group of the CSD between 2005 and 2007. DUring this period, he coordinated youth inuts into the work of the CSD by preparing position papers and statements, all of which can be found on the CSD website.

Social Development

Affiliation with other organizations: YES-Ghana has active collaboration with the UN Programme on Youth at the UN secretariat in New York. Under the 'Tackling Poverty Together' project, UN DESA has released funding to YES-Ghana in 2010 for the implementation of a country action plan. DESA Contact: Robert Huber. Most of YES-Ghana's projects are also funded by the UNDP (Ghana) and the UN Millennium Campaign

Informal regional network of NGOs

UN-NGO-IRENE Newsletter: Yes
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