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  1. Practical agribusiness training offers new prospects to young Ugandans

    Around 80 percent of Uganda’s population is under the age of 30. A project initiated by the Dutch embassy in Kampala has trained ...

    News item | 11-08-2021 | 08:16

  2. UNICEF Report Talent on the Move: 'Talent is universal, opportunities are not'

    UNICEF launched their flagship report Talent on the Move, developed together with the United Nations Major Group for Children and ...

    News item | 15-07-2021 | 14:48

  3. Young experts need knowledge, skills and exposure to thrive

    ‘The most important skill for us is to be reflexive’, say young experts who participate in Young Expert Programmes (YEP), ...

    News item | 14-07-2021 | 08:57

  4. Learning from students during a working visit

    ‘Education should meet the needs of the labour market,’ are words Ambassador for Youth, Education and Work Tijmen Rooseboom says ...

    News item | 12-07-2021 | 10:49

  5. Merging perspectives on decent employment for Africa’s youth post pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on youth decent employment in Africa. The second session of the INCLUDE knowledge ...

    News item | 23-06-2021 | 09:16

  6. Launch of Edukans training: Providing youth with skills to lobby

    In collaboration with Ambassador Tijmen Rooseboom the Edukans Life Skills for Lobby training was launched. The training provides ...

    News item | 07-06-2021 | 14:15

  7. Call for proposals: meaningful participation of women and youth in peacebuilding

    The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) supports women and youth through its Gender and Youth Promotion Initiative (GYPI) in ...

    News item | 18-05-2021 | 13:54

  8. What and when is a job decent to youth in Africa?

    Francis Arinaitwe, youth leader and board member of Restless Development Uganda, launched a webinar series on decent ...

    News item | 17-05-2021 | 09:18

  9. Amplifying young people’s voices: Launch of the U Report poll on ‘Learning to Earning’

    Young people worldwide are facing obstacles accessing (quality) education and (decent) employment. For young people on the move, ...

    News item | 11-05-2021 | 14:52

  10. Shaping the digital agenda at the ECOSOC Youth Forum

    What does being connected mean to you? How can youth networks collaborate to support young people in shaping the digital agenda? ...

    News item | 08-04-2021 | 10:28