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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and FirstBank on Friday celebrated International Youth Day 2022 by saluting the power of young people across the world.
On its Twitter page, the NPF said, “today, the International Youth Day 2022, we salute the power, potential, and enthusiasm of young people worldwide.”
FirstBank said “You are unstoppable, make every moment of your youth count. At FirstBank, we will continue to put YOUth first as you bank the future with us. Happy International Youth Day.”
The UN General Assembly started International Youth Day in 1999.
According to the UN General Assembly, the purpose of International Youth Day is to raise awareness of any issues that may be facing the world’s youth to celebrate their achievements.
International Youth Day on August 12 focuses on the difficulties that some young people are experiencing throughout the world.
Half the children between the age of six and 13 lack basic reading and math skills and childhood poverty is still a prevalent problem globally.
International Youth Day was created by the UN to help draw awareness to these issues as we strive to find solutions.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that International Youth Day is a day for reflection but also a day for taking action so get involved.
August 12 International Youth Day is an initiative that honors the traits of young people and that acknowledges the challenges that today’s fledging youth face.
To support the elimination of these issues, it is important that the youth is able to reach the right resources for education, wellbeing, medicine and more.
International Youth Day began in 2000 and was organized by the UN to recognize the input that young people make in education, community development, environmental groups, and volunteering for different social projects.
International Youth Day 2021 is planned on August 12.
What you need to know about International Youth Day
In 1965 the United Nations General Assembly began making a concerted effort to impact the youth. They endorsed the Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding between Peoples.
They began devoting time and resources to empower the youth by recognizing up-and-coming leaders and offering them resources to meet the needs of the world.
On December 17, 1999, the UN General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth, and International Youth Day was formed.
It was first celebrated on August 12, 2000, and ever since the day has been used to educate society. Mobilize the youth in politics, and manage resources to address global problems.
The day is often accompanied by major events. In 2013 an International Youth Conference was hosted by YOUTHINK, featuring many key speakers and an awards ceremony.
More recent events have been hosted by the Indian Youth Cafe in Chennai. The theme for 2019 was “transforming education.”
Last year, the theme of International Youth Day 2020 was “Youth Engagement for Global Action”.
The aim of this theme was to call attention to the ways in which the participation of young people at the national and international levels is complimenting national and multilateral institutions and processes.
Another important aim was to draw lessons on how their involvement in institutional politics can be increased.
Practices of International Youth Day
International Youth Day gives a platform to the voices of the youth. It engages youngsters and aims to take initiatives and actions that will increase opportunities for them.
The youth of the world faces different challenges and barriers to prosperity, depending on which part of the world they are living in.
Young people living in developed and developing countries are more prone to facing mental- and social challenges, whereas young people living in underdeveloped countries face extreme problems rooted in a lack of more basic needs such as education, health, and employment.
These issues and challenges are widely discussed on local, institutional, and governmental levels. Seminars, training sessions, debates, discussion forums featuring influential figures as key speakers, fundraisers, and the distribution of educational material for informing and creating awareness take place on International Youth Day.
Through a better understanding of the problems that are hurdles for youth development, policy changes can be more easily implemented.