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rights and fundamental freedoms of all young people, protecting the most disadvantaged and
those in vulnerable situations and contributing to the creation of indicators to assess the
impact of youth policies and programmes,
Encouraging States to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, and reaffirming the need to develop and implement strategies that give young
people everywhere, including those in vulnerable situations, real opportunities to enable their
full, effective and meaningful participation in society and in relevant decision-making
processes and monitoring in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres, including in
designing and implementing policies, programmes and initiatives, in particular those for
implementing the 2030 Agenda,
Recalling the high-level event held by the General Assembly on 29 May 2015 to mark
the twentieth anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth, which offered an
important opportunity for States and other relevant stakeholders to take stock of the progress
made in its implementation and to identify gaps and challenges and the way forward for its
full, effective and accelerated implementation,
Welcoming General Assembly resolution 76/6 of 15 November 2021 on the followup to the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Our Common Agenda”,1 and noting the
Secretary-General’s call to action for human rights,
Welcoming also the panel discussion entitled “Young people’s engagement with
climate change and global environmental decision-making processes”, held at the fifty-fourth
session of the Human Rights Council, in September 2023, pursuant to Council resolution
51/17, and the summary report prepared by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights thereon,2
Taking note of the report prepared by the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights on solutions to promote digital education for young people and ensure their
protection from online threats,3 in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 51/17,
Welcoming General Assembly resolution 76/306 of 8 September 2022 on the
establishment of the United Nations Youth Office as a dedicated office for youth affairs in
the Secretariat, integrating the Office of the Envoy of the Secretary-General on Youth, and
its work in addressing the needs of and making young people a cross-cutting priority of the
United Nations,
Recognizing the importance of human rights education for youth, particularly on
equality and non-discrimination, in building inclusive and peaceful societies, and taking note
with appreciation of the plan of action for the fourth phase (2020–2024) of the World
Programme for Human Rights Education, focusing on youth,4
Taking note of the United Nations Youth Strategy entitled “Youth 2030: working with
and for young people”, launched at a high-level event held in September 2018 at United
Nations Headquarters, as a tool for the empowerment of young people and the advancement
of all human rights,
Taking note also of the inputs from recent relevant conferences, forums and global
initiatives relating to youth at the international, regional and subregional levels, inter alia, the
World Youth Forums held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023,
Taking note further of the Human Rights 75 Youth Declaration, led by the Human
Rights 75 Youth Advisory Group, and launched at the Human Rights 75 high-level event,
held on 11 and 12 December 2023 in Geneva, and welcoming the call for the meaningful
participation of youth in public affairs and in United Nations human rights mechanisms,
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A/75/982.
A/HRC/55/40.
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United Nations and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World
Programme for Human Rights Education: Fourth Phase – Plan of Action (New York and Geneva,
2022).