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Jamal
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Young people: the future and the present
July 12, 2006 - 03:26 AM
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This year on World Population Day, the focus is on young people. with different needsand diverse cultures, Yet, all over the world, young people want to be heard and involved.
Yet today, millions of young people are threatened by poverty, illiteracy, risks of pregnancy and childbirth, and HIV/AIDS. Today, more than 500 million people aged 15 to 24 live on less than $2 per day; 96 million young women in developing countries do not know how to read or write; and 14 million adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 become mothers every year. Every day, 6,000 young people are newly infected with HIV.
These challenges lie at the heart of goals set by world leaders to reduce poverty and improve health and well-being. It is clear that the Millennium Development Goals will not be met unless young people are actively involved in policymaking and programming, their voices are heard, their needs are met and their human rights are respected
it is often said that young people are the future, but it is also true that young people are the present and their leadership should be supported today
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Shweta
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Re: Young people: the future and the present
July 28, 2006 - 09:27 AM
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for young people to be leaders, to participate and to be heard..it is important to give them an environment which enables that. most of the time the world is caught up between two things- ensuring development and safety to young people...and contradicting this by not ensuring autonomy.
safety is often ensuerd by contol instead of providing a space which helps all of us to explore and form our identity.[quote]
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