Expert group meeting “youth civic engagement:enabling youth participation in political, social and economic life” 16-17 June 2014 UNESCO Headquarters Paris, France: concept note

From 16-17 June 2014, the Division for Social Policy and Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations and UNESCO will organize an Expert Group Meeting at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, under the theme “Youth Civic Engagement: enabling youth participation in political, social and economic life.” The meeting will bring together experts and representatives of youth organizations, academia, representatives of Member States, United Nations entities, and intergovernmental organizations to discuss the ways in which youth civic engagement can be an enabler for political, social and economic participation, as well as to examine current opportunities and challenges affecting such potential. These topics will be considered under the framework of both the World Programme of Action for Youth1 and of the UN System-Wide Action Plan on Youth which respectively incorporate youth participation and youth civic engagement among their priority areas for action.