A/RES/74/121 Policies and programmes involving youth 2011 − 2020, 6 the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway, 7 the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, 8 the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), 9 the outcome of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons 10 and all relevant international instruments or commitments related to migrants and refugees, Reaffirming that fulfilling the human rights, needs and well-being of youth, including adolescents and young women, is critical to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as other United Nations conferences and summits, including the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 11 the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 12 and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 13 and their review conferences, Welcoming the effective participation of youth representatives in national delegations at the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and its functional commissions and relevant United Nations conferences, Recognizing the importance of the participation of youth in the commemorations of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, in 2020, under the theme “The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism”, 14 the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 2019, 15 and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, in 2020, 16 Taking note that the Year of Youth was designated by Kazakhstan and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries in 2019, Taking note also of the convening of the forty-fifth WorldSkills competition, held in Kazan, Russian Federation, in 2019, which contributes to advanced systems of vocational training and provides broad opportunities fo r young people to engage in technical creativity, Acknowledging the important contributions made by the Economic and Social Council youth forum to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and that it serves as an important platform for substantive contributions of young people to share their vision with decision makers and representatives of Governments and civil society, Taking note of the convening of the Youth Climate Summit by the Secretary General, held during the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, which gathered young people committed to climate action, together with Governments, the United Nations and the private sector, to discuss youth perspectives, as well as highlight youth-led solutions to address climate challenges, and in this regard further noting the launch of the Kwon-Gesh Youth Pledge, __________________ 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2/9 Ibid., chap. II. Resolution 69/15, annex. Resolution 71/1. Resolution 71/256, annex. Resolution 72/1. A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. Report of the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, 5 –13 September 1994 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XIII.18), chap. I, resolution 1, annex. Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4 –15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II. See resolution 73/299. See resolution 73/301. See resolution 73/340. 19-22041

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