Happy
International Youth Day! A day to celebrate the youth of the world, or for us
oldies, a day to remind ourselves that we’re no longer youthful!
Actually,
it was in 1985 (a fantastic year, if I may say so myself…) that International
Youth Day was declared by the United
Nations. The goals of this initiative are to put together “a policy
framework and guidelines for national action and international support to
improve the situation of young people.”
Like many UN designated days, International Youth Day has a different topic to
focus on each year. For 2013, the theme is “Youth Migration: Moving Development
Forward.” The purpose of this theme is to “raise awareness of the
opportunities and risks associated with youth migration, share knowledge and
information stemming from recent research and analysis on this topic, and
engage young people in discussions on their migration experiences.” Perhaps in the West, we don’t look at this as
closely as we should. I will be interested to learn more about the outcomes of
today’s theme!
Another interesting thing I look
forward to learning is your view on today’s poll question! Click here
to vote!
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