IRELAND :
Young people urged to have voices heard in new 'vote at 16' campaign'

ANGUILLA :
New ANYC executive committee elected

NAMIBIA :
Erongo youth support NYC Bill;
Young entrepreneur carves out his own future

CAMEROON :
The Cameroon National Youth Council: set to take off

BOLIVIA :
Youth march for new Constitution

GHANA :
Government urged to implement youth policy;
NYC official not happy about
neglect of youth

MALTA :
National Youth Council calls on university students to support KSU

BARBADOS :
Government watching over women

THAILAND :
Youth council children want a role in state projects

SOUTH AFRICA :
Minister reassures Youth Commission, Umsobomvu employees;
How state can help create jobs

SINGAPORE :
Young people find their voices at forum

SAUDI ARABIA :
Support youth participation

GUYANA :
Cost of living a major concern for Caribbean youth

JORDAN :
Royal Health Awareness Society signs MoU with All Jordan Youth
Commission

PAKISTAN :
PM ‘agrees to hand over NIP to youth ministry"

SAMOA :
Ministry of Labour says keen to fight youth unemployment

NEW ZEALAND :
Pacific youth told education path to prosperity

BOTSWANA :
Ministry focuses on youth alcohol abuse

SIERRA LEONE :
18 new projects for youth

JAMAICA :
Labour Ministry Forges Ahead with Youth Employment/Training Project

SRI LANKA :
Ministry recruits 5000 NP youth

SWAZILAND :
E0.7m up for grabs at Youth Business Plan competition

GHANA :
NYC urged to equip the youth with employable skills

 

BOTSWANA :
BNYC offers new initiatives ;
Ngami CEDA disburses only P100 000

 

IRELAND :
Cavan Comhairle na nÓg call for free cancer vaccine

 

NIGERIA :
Ika North LG boss urges youths to shun vices

 

BAHAMAS :
High-Tech solution

 

CAMEROON :
Rational investment

 

ROMANIA :
UN programme for youth, evaluated

 

NAMIBIA :
NYC submission supports splitting of roles ;
NYC wants freeze on Tertiary Colleges

 

UNITED KINGDOM :
NYA heads young people's leadership consortium

 

PAKISTAN :
WPF hails approval of National Youth Policy

 

YEMEN :
Powers of democratic change in youth development

 

SERBIA :
Memorandum on youth office signed

 

AZERBAIJAN :
Public Council for Youth holds meeting

 

SOUTH AFRICA :
Need to create more jobs for the youth

 

TAIWAN :
Environmental knowledge is power for civic group

 

NEW ZEALAND :
Tough is not enough

 

SIERRA LEONE :
National youth dialogue commences

 

RUSSIA :
PM urges improving youth policies

 

FRANCE :
UNESCO awards recognize young scientists’ contributions to biodiversity

 

KENYA :
African youth to climb Kilimanjaro, joining UN campaign for climate change

YEMEN :
Al-Gharbi meets Democracy Initiative members

FIJI :
Telecom supports youth initiative

BOTSWANA :
BNYC consults on formation of youth fora ; Youth should shun unprotected sex

JAMAICA :
National Youth Council Being Revamped to Reach More Young People

NAMIBIA :
Bank joins Youth Council in expo partnership

RWANDA :
Districts, Youth Form National Reconciliation Forums; Ministry to Empower Youths

GHANA :
British Council challenges youth; Youth in Upper E/R learn entrepreneurial skills

MALAWI :
Malawi to set up youth enterprise development fund

ENGLAND :
British Youth Council urges MPs to make minimum wage equal

SCOTLAND :
Young Scots asked to examine country's "culture of alcohol"; Local youth participate in NAACP march

USA :
Local teens face real-world problems

KENYA :
Youth told to lobby for Eala seats

AZERBAIJAN :
Azerbaijan, China discuss prospects of youth policy cooperation

RUSSIA :
Medvedev to call State Council on youth policy if proposals ready

NIGERIA :
'Youth restiveness, a disconnection from mainstream society'

PAKISTAN :
Sindh Ministry of Youth Affairs, NAPA to stage drama

BARBADOS :
More funds needed to help nation’s youth

NEW ZEALAND :
Emergency housing plan for at-risk youth

NAMIBIA :
Hundreds of Youths Gather at the Coast

ANGOLA :
National Youth Council happy with public utility status

UGANDA :
Gulu youth get 56 goats

BOTSWANA :
Youths Converge On Mochudi To Share Skills

NIGERIA :
Governor's Aide Tasks Youths on Developmen;
KNSG presents buses, N6m to NYCN

DOMINICA :
NYC president concerned about illiteracy

CHINA :
Senior Chinese legislator calls for more exchanges between youth of China, Pakistan;
Japanese PM calls on young Japanese, Chinese
entrepreneurs to jointly tackle financial crisis

ETHIOPIA :
Ass’n calls on youth to realize establishment of youth federation

SOUTH AFRICA :
Cabinet on Tuesday approved the National Youth Policy (NYP) for 2009-2014

MALTA :
Malta registers EU’s highest percentage of early school leavers

TAIWAN :
Youth encouraged to take in-depth journey in Taiwan

SIERRA LEONE :
Good news for Sierra Leone youths : President Koroma
tackles problems of young people

PHILIPPINE :
NYC conducts youth dev't plan annual monitoring

USA :
Local Red Cross starts Youth Council

UNITED KINGDOM :
More than 40 events to celebrate National Youth Week in London

GHANA :
Youth asked to desist from fraudulent activities;
Draft Youth Bill to be reviewed

PHILIPPINE :
Baguio City lass is ambassadress of 17th National Youth Congress on Drug Abuse Prevention Education

MALAYSIA :
Revamp and more funds for Youth and Sports Ministry

MOZAMBIQUE :
New president for National Youth Council

ANGOLA :
New CNJ's officials sworn in

SRI LANKA :
Murukandi temple station to be rebuilt with youth participation

USA :
Stimulus cash helps youths

ENGLAND :
Youth unemployment in Brighton up by 66%

INDIA :
Challenges faced by today’s youth discussed at seminar

JAMAICA :
Making significant progress in most MDG targets

ETHIOPIA :
Youth association urged to actively take part in establishment of federation

FRANCE :
Diabetes among youth set to double by 2020

LIBERIA :
FPAL dedicates youth clinic in Buchanan

BOTSWANA :
Disabled youth demand inclusion in fight against HIV/AIDS

UAE :
Policy reform needed to pep up job opportunities in Mideast

BELARUS :
Boris Batura urges parliamentarians to develop agreed youth policy in CIS

EGYPT :
Better days ahead

AZERBAIJAN :
Youth must be more active in strengthening country's economy

SIERRA LEONE :
TVET draft policy caters for youth empowerment to promote economic growth

GHANA :
National Youth Council initiates AIDS awareness programme ;
Youth Bridge, CDD want action on youth policy

 

PHILIPPINES :
President Arroyo assigns National Youth Commission as coordinator of Youth National Service Program ;
Local groups celebrate UN movement vs illegal drugs

 

GREECE :
Concert on the Environment

 

NAMIBIA :
Youth Council joins BIG ; Centre to benefit community

 

MALTA :
Parliamentary simulation for youths

 

ITALY :
Red Cross youth look to future in Solferino

 

ANGOLA :
Criteria for distributing houses to youths praised

 

BOTSWANA :
BPS turning policing challenges into opportunities

 

IRELAND :
NYC seeks heavier penalties for marketing offences ;
Role urged for young people in tackling economic crisis

 

SWAZILAND :
Give us balanced information

 

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO :
Youth Council elections are called sinister and an insult to the young people

 

FIJI :
Restrictions emerge on Pacific Youth Festival

 

SOUTH AFRICA :
New youth agency wants R5bn from Parliament

 

TAIWAN :
CLA suspends summer job scheme for students

 

PAKISTAN :
Role of youth vital in defeating terrorism

 

RWANDA :
Warning Youth: Beware Sugar Daddies, Mommies

 

BARBADOS :
Young people should give to others

 

BANGLADESH :
20 lakh youths to be trained up yearly

 

NEW ZEALAND :
Council welcomes funding boost for youth project

 

ZIMBABWE :
Youth empowerment crucial

NIGERIA :
Youth leaders want N-Delta Governors, Lawmakers' Cooperation

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO :
Youth invited to Business Persons Forum ;
Youth Council renews calls for new election

GHANA :
Youth called for pragmatic programmes

SINGAPORE :
Young Business Leaders 'It Starts Today'

BOTSWANA :
BNYC introduces new initiative for youths

NAMIBIA :
Usakos youth venture flourishes

DOMINICA :
Condom controversy

USA :
First Children International Teen to speak out at the United Nations ;
National Youth Council awards five student "Led Service-Learning Projects"

GREECE :
Athens Youth Council celebrates 60 years

FIJI :
Pacific youth select new president

UNITED KINGDOM :
Scheme will see young people shadowing

TAIWAN :
90% of loans to young business owners may be guaranteed

JAMAICA :
Marcus Garvey Youth Information Centre to open in St Ann

PAKISTAN :
Ministry plans to target more youth from rural areas

SERBIA :
Young people are the pillars of a modern, EU-oriented Serbia

GUYANA :
CARICOM youth plant trees in solidarity with Haiti

MOROCCO :
Morocco offers summer holiday camps for poor children

KENYA :
Youth Initiative has reduced crime

MALTA :
Draft of National Youth Policy update out next week

CAYMAN ISLANDS :
Youth career camp sizzles

VIETNAM :
New program to tap youthful zeal for nation-building

MALTA :
600 youth projects through EU funds

SINGAPORE :
From tolerance to acceptance

ANGOLA :
Youth willing to contribute to environmental protection

ST LUCIA :
RISE recognises international youth day

UGANDA :
MPs urge youth bodies to unite

NIGERIA :
Gombe releases N40m grant to youth council

IRELAND :
Recession is taking its toll on younger generation

GHANA :
Youth urged to take advantage of government's initiatives ;
Use technology to address nation's challenges

UNITED KINGDOM :
Youngsters invited to influence world leaders ;
Youth Council fact finding in Bielefeld

NAMIBIA :
Young people to take lead

PAKISTAN :
PC-1 sent to Planning Commission

GAMBIA :
Towards youth empowerment

NEW ZEALAND :
Youth say on supercity

BARBADOS :
National Youth Policy way to go!

LIBERIA :
5,000 youth volunteers to get US$100 wage

AZERBAIJAN :
Youth must be actively involved with fight against xenophobia & discrimination

ZAMBIA :
High-level panel discussion marks International Youth Day

BANGLADESH :
Employment of 2,000 youths under national service planned

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM :
Youth 'Must Prove Their Worth'

FIJI :
Ministry promises commitment

CAMEROON :
Youths NGOs - checking the surrounding of finance

MALAWI :
Involve youths in decisions says Network

INDIA :
More youth participation needed in India's decision making

PAKISTAN :
Youth Activity Center

USA :
Medford gets funds to fight teen substance abuse ;
Youth unemployment at
52.2% post "Stimulus"

CAMEROON :
Youth Counsellors Elections - Preparations underway

MALTA :
National youth parliament has an important part to play in today's
society

UGANDA :
National youth elections long overdue

THAILAND :
Child and Youth Council Phuket forested for HM Queen Sirikit

GHANA :
Call to establish collaborative programmes ;
Youth call for pragmatic
National Youth Policy

SRI LANKA :
Youth Ministry starts driver training program

NAMIBIA :
A summit in Namibia to focus on advantages of ICT for rural
communities

TAIWAN :
Winners of Youth Policy Competition meets Ma

JAMAICA :
Two more Youth Information Centres to be established

SIERRA LEONE :
Praised at UN Security Council for fostering national dialogue
and building a democratic society

CANADA :
Inuit gather on Parliament Hill to mark suicide prevention day

CAYMAN ISLANDS :
Caribbean Youth Day marked in Cayman

NIGERIA :
Youth contribute to nation's development

ZAMBIA :
Implementation awaits Youth Plan

MALAYSIA :
NGOs support expansion of project to tackle social ills

VIETNAM :
Youth asked to promote traffic safety movement

BANGLADESH :
Kashem Sheikh wins 'Mother Teresa Award 2009'

SWEDEN :
Sweden takes on youth illiteracy and unemployment

INDONESIA :
No more aging gracing gracefully in youth bodies

SOUTH AFRICA :
NYDA unveils its ambitious plan

IRELAND :
Voting age should be lowered to 16

NIGERIA :
We will keep the ball rolling, Vice President tells youth

NEPAL :
Parties' youth wings demand policy, pledge peaceful ways

CAMEROON :
National Youth Council election modalities elaborated

BARBADOS :
Youth Policy to be established

GHANA :
NYC develops strategic focus ;
NYEP to be given legal backing

UNITED KINGDOM :
Careers advice failing young people

BOTSWANA :
BOCAIP launches new youth project ;
BNYC’s youth education campaigns pay dividends

SRI LANKA :
Programme to promote youth

NAMIBIA :
Credit for youth in business programme workshop

USA :
Non-profit gets $26 million grant for after school programs

UGANDA :
Shs30 billion to help youth start businesses

PAKISTAN :
Youth cannot take benefit of ministry's programmes

GAMBIA :
UTG Vice Chancellor opens Students' Week

INDIA :
Northeast youth festival held

ANGOLA :
Sol bank joins housing programme

TUNISIA :
Arab youth call for media that reflect their interests

SINGAPORE :
Distrust stops students from seeking help

BAHAMAS :
Pilot program plans announced for junior local government council

ENGLAND :
More regions announced to run Youth4U - Young Inspectors

JAMAICA :
National Youth Parliamentary Watch Committee formed

BOTSWANA :
BDP's Molao appointed to BNYC job ; Revised youth policy due end of
year

SINGAPORE :
Youth get a voice at Apec

THE GAMBIA :
YMCA promoting youth entrepreneurship and leadership development

RUSSIA :
International Students Day celebrated in Vladivostok

NIGERIA :
Develop yourself via ICT, NGO tells youths

SCOTLAND :
NYC Parliamentary visit

GHANA :
Government urged to include NVTI in GETFund budget ; Drug abuse education advocated

DOMINICA :
Young persons urged to vote

ANGOLA :
National Council at youth, gender violence conference

IRELAND :
Comhairle gives young people a voice

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM :
KB hosts Malay-Islamic Youth Dialogue session

SWAZILAND :
SNYC donates E15 000 to Hhukwini

MALTA :
29 local councils to take part in project for young people

ZAMBIA:
Invest in youth private sector urged

PAKISTAN :
UNFPA to help ministry in implementing youth policy

SOLOMON ISLANDS :
Central launches youth policy

AZERBAIJAN :
Prospects for development of youth policy in CIS member states
discussed in Baku

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO :
Care for youth, poor

CHINA :
China, Japan launch dialogue between young business leaders

INDIA :
Youth seek better treatment, larger role

UNITED NATIONS :
International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual
Understanding (12 August 2010 – 11 August 2011)

GAMBIA :
Youth ministry, partners set to okay new youth policy ; African
Youth Day Observed

IRELAND :
Sex advice website for teens

BOTSWANA :
Rising crime level worries government

MALAYSIA :
No-smoking condition may be imposed for government aid

NIGERIA :
Aliero warns youths against thuggery

ARMENIA :
ARF Youth Leadership Conference Convenes in Yerevan

SWAZILAND :
Youth enterprise Board of Directors appointed

KENYA :
Government to put up new curriculum

GHANA :
NDC aspirant to advocate speedy implementation of Policy

INDIA :
Maiden draft of state youth policy ready

DENMARK :
ILO/YEN and Denmark join forces to create jobs for youth in East
Africa

WAY :
WAY Launches Coffee Table Book on its 60th Anniversary Celebration :
'WAY 60TH ANNIVERSARY: A JOURNEY FROM LONDON TO MELAKA' ; Official launch
of the WAY Headquarters and the World Youth Complex