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Conference, in Mexico City from 24 to 27 August 2010, which will focus on the
issue of youth and development in the context of the Millennium Development
Goals,
Welcoming also the youth-related initiatives of the Alliance of Civilizations,
such as Silatech, a youth employment initiative launched by Qatar, the annual
League of Arab States Youth Forum, whose third forum, on the theme “Youth and
migration: a human-rights based approach”, was held in Assilah, Morocco, from 14
to 20 November 2009, and the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, to be held in
Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, the aim of which is to inspire young people
around the world to embrace, embody and express the Olympic values of
excellence, friendship and respect, welcoming further the declaration of 2010 as the
International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, and in this regard stressing the
importance of increasing international youth interaction,
Recognizing the special vulnerability of young people in the current financial
and economic crisis, in particular with regard to youth unemployment and
precarious working conditions,
Emphasizing that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and
rights, are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood, and in this regard underlining the particular vulnerability
of young people to all forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance, and also to various extremist political parties,
movements and groups that are based on neo-Nazi, neo-fascist and other violent
ideologies,
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Reaffirms the World Programme of Action for Youth; 3
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Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General
entitled “Implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth: progress and
constraints with respect to the well-being of youth and their role in civil society”; 4
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Stresses that young people are often among the main victims of armed
conflict, expresses its deep concern at the violations of international humanitarian
law that undermine the protection of the human rights of civilians in armed conflict,
calls upon Member States, in accordance with the World Programme of Action for
Youth, to take concrete measures to further protect and assist young women and
men in these situations, bearing in mind that armed and other types of conflict and
terrorism and hostage-taking still persist in many parts of the world and that
aggression, foreign occupation and ethnic and other types of conflict are an ongoing
reality affecting young persons in nearly every region, from which they need to be
protected, and also calls upon Member States to recognize young women and men
as important actors in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and post-conflict processes;
Urges Member States to strengthen or establish, in collaboration with
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young people and youth-led organizations, youth-friendly substance abuse prevention
programmes and affordable treatment and rehabilitation programmes, in accordance
with existing anti-drug conventions and other instruments of the United Nations, in
order to address the vulnerability of young people to substance abuse and to avoid
the marginalization of young people with a substance abuse problem;
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Resolution 50/81, annex, and resolution 62/126, annex.
A/64/61-E/2009/3.