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Council of Europe's Directorate of Youth and Sport
European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture
United Nations Youth Unit
United Nations Volunteers - UNV
UNV World Volunteer Web
UNESCO Section for Youth
Decade for a Culture of Peace
Youth Unit Korean National Commission for UNESCO
Youthink - World Bank's website for youth
Council of Europe's Directorate of Youth and Sport
The Council of Europe's Directorate of Youth and Sport organises
a wide range of activities, including training courses, study sessions, intercultural language courses,
seminars, symposia, expert meetings, research, publications and advice on youth policy development.
Web:
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/Youth/
European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture
The EC's Directorate-General for Education, Training, Culture, Youth, Languages, Sport and Civil Society.
The Education and Culture Directorate-General’s mission has three main aspects:
building a Europe of knowledge, developing the European cultural area, and
involving citizens in European integration.
Web:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/education_culture/index_en.htm
United Nations Youth Unit
The UN Youth Unit is the focal point in the UN on youth. It aims to enhance awareness of the global
situation of youth and of the rights and aspirations of young people. It works towards greater
participation of youth in decision-making for peace and development. It is part of the Division for
Social Policy and Development.
Web: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin
United Nations Volunteers - UNV
The United Nations Volunteers is the UN organization that supports sustainable human development
globally through promotion of volunteerism, including mobilization of volunteers. It is administered
by the United Nations Development Programme.
Web: http://www.unv.org
UNV World Volunteer Web
The WorldVolunteerWeb.org supports the volunteer community by providing a global one-stop-shop
for information, resources, and organizations linked to volunteerism. It aims to represent the diversity
of volunteerism in all of its cultural forms, bringing global ideals to local voluntary actions.
Web: http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org
UNESCO Section for Youth
UNESCO's objective is to help empower young people, reaching out to them, responding to their
expectations and ideas, fostering useful and long-lasting skills. The United Nations define youth
as persons between the ages of 15 and 25. The Section for Youth works specifically for the people
in this age category.
Web: http://www.unesco.org/youth
Decade for a Culture of Peace
In 2000, the UN-General Assembly proclaimed the Declaration on a Culture of Peace to the end that
governments, international organizations and civil society may be guided in their activity by
its provisions to promote and strengthen a culture of peace in the new millennium.
Web: http://www.unesco.org/bpi/paix2000
Youth Unit Korean National Commission for UNESCO
Correspondent in Asia-Pacific for UNESCO's InfoYouth project.
Web: http://youth.unesco.or.kr
Youthink - World Bank's website for youth
Find information about global issues that matter to young people today.
Explore the research, knowledge and experience gathered by World Bank experts on issues like poverty,
development, and conflict.
Web: http://www.youthink.worldbank.org
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