strategy
Expanding role of children and youth in sustainable development
Synonyms:
Strengthening role of youth for sustainable economic and social developmentInvolving children in environment issues
Giving young people a greater voice on sustainable development issues
Expanding role of children in sustainable development
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends advancing the role of youth and actively involving them in the protection of the environment and the promotion of economic and social development. Agenda 21 also recommends that UNICEF, UNESCO, UNDP and non-governmental organizations should develop support programmes to involve young people and children in environment and development issues, such as children's and youth hearings and building on decisions of the World Summit for Children.
UNESCO's programme includes the following: fostering the participation of young people in development projects and activities, as well as their contribution to international understanding, peace, human rights and democracy.
Broader:
ExpandingStrengtheningImproving youth rolesEstablishing strong citizen voiceLinking children and the environmentOrienting economic policy toward social needIncreasing public awareness of sustainable development Narrower:
Supporting International Youth YearDeveloping responsible youth actionInforming governments of young people's proposalsTraining youth for employment in sustainable developmentIncluding youth in task forces on environmental educationImproving coordination of international programmes for youthConsulting youth groups on sustainable development programmesInvolving youth in environmental decision-making at all levelsProviding educational media for the young on sustainable developmentIncluding youth representatives in delegations to international meetingsInvolving youth in planning, implementing and assessing development projectsConsidering proposals of youth groups in sustainable development policymakingGiving children and young people a greater voice on sustainable development issuesInvolving school children in studies on environmental health and conservation Facilitated by:
Ensuring competent youthProtecting children's rightsProviding environmental education in schoolsRatifying convention on the rights of the childExpanding educational opportunities for all childrenGiving urban children practical ecological experienceReorienting education towards sustainable developmentDelegating sustainable development to appropriate levelImproving primary environmental care programmes for childrenUsing school children as community focal points for environmental informationImproving cooperation on sustainable development programmes for and by childrenIncorporating children's concerns in sustainable development policies and strategiesIncreasing participation of children in integrated community management of resourcesImplementing health, nutrition, education and poverty alleviation programmes for children Organizations:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service European Youth for Action United Nations Volunteers Club Planet - Global Network of Young Business Leaders for Sustainable Development Subjects:
Medicine → Hearing, speechSociety → Social
Society → Infants
Society → Youth
Economics → Economic
Environment → Environment
Development → Development
Development → Sustainable development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
