International Youth Day (IYD) is an awareness day designated by the United Nations that takes place on August 12.
The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. The first IYD was observed on 12 August 2000.
When[edit | edit source]
Aug 12, annually
Annual themes[edit | edit source]
- 2023: Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World
- 2021: Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health[1]
- 2020: Youth Engagement for Global Action
- 2019: Transforming education[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Climate action
- Education for sustainability
- Health and wellbeing
- Social inclusion
- Sustainable livelihood
External links[edit | edit source]
- Wikipedia:International Youth Day
- International Youth Day 12 August un.org
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