A/RES/62/126
Recognizing that the implementation of the World Programme of Action and
the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the
Millennium Development Goals, require the full and effective participation of
young people and youth-led organizations and other civil society organizations at
the local, national, regional and international levels,
Recognizing also the positive impact that youth participation in the global
economy and in social and economic development can have on the eradication of
poverty and hunger,
Recognizing further Economic and Social Council resolution 2007/32 of
27 July 2007 on the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and
the decisions of the Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS at its twentieth
meeting, held at Geneva from 25 to 27 June 2007, in particular the reference to the
need to scale up HIV prevention among injecting drug users, consistent with
relevant international drug control treaties,
Reaffirms the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and
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Beyond; 4
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Decides to adopt the Supplement to the World Programme of Action for
Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, annexed to the present resolution;
3.
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on
the follow-up to the World Programme of Action3 and the addendum thereto entitled
“Goals and targets for monitoring the progress of youth in the global economy”; 5
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Emphasizes the importance of a fair globalization, and recalls the
resolve, expressed at the 2005 World Summit, to make the goals of full and
productive employment and decent work for all, including for women and young
people, a central objective of relevant national and international policies as well as
national development strategies, including poverty reduction strategies, as part of
efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals; 6
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Reiterates that the eradication of poverty, hunger and malnutrition,
particularly as they affect children and youth, is crucial for the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals, recalls the commitment to eradicate poverty and
promote sustained economic growth, sustainable development and global prosperity
for all, and the need for urgent action on all sides, including more ambitious
national development strategies and efforts backed by increased international
support, and calls for the increased participation of youth and youth-led
organizations in the development of such national development strategies;
Reiterates also the critical role of both formal and non-formal education
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in the achievement of poverty eradication and other development goals, as
envisaged in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 7 in particular basic
education and training for eradicating illiteracy, and stresses the commitments to
strive for expanded secondary and higher education, especially for girls and young
women, and for the creation of human resources and infrastructure capabilities and
the empowerment of those living in poverty;
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Resolution 50/81, annex.
A/62/61/Add.1-E/2007/7/Add.1.
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See resolution 60/1, para. 47.
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See resolution 55/2.
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