A/RES/54/120 Page 3 governmental youth organizations, and to provide advisory services to support national youth policies and programmes in each region; 7. Endorses the recommendation made by the World Conference that 12 August be declared International Youth Day,4 and recommends that public information activities be organized at all levels to support the Day as a way to promote better awareness, especially among youth, of the Programme of Action; 8. Invites the Secretary-General to participate actively in the effective follow-up to the World Conference, bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 52/83 and Economic and Social Council resolution 1997/55 and within the framework of the Programme of Action; 9. Recommends that the second World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth be organized under the aegis of the United Nations, and notes with appreciation the offer made by the Government of Turkey to organize the second World Conference together with the fifth session of the World Youth Forum and the World Youth Festival;5 10. Welcomes the offer of the Government of Senegal to host the fourth session of the World Youth Forum in 2001;6 11. Calls upon Member States, all United Nations bodies and non-governmental organizations to continue to implement fully the guidelines for further planning and suitable follow-up in the field of youth, which the General Assembly endorsed by its resolution 40/14, and the guidelines for the improvement of the channels of communication between the United Nations and youth and youth organizations, which the Assembly adopted by its resolutions 32/135 and 36/17, and in particular to facilitate, in accordance with these resolutions, the activities of youth mechanisms that have been set up by youth and youth organizations; 12. Recognizes the important role that could be played by the United Nations Youth Fund for the implementation of agreed programmes and mandates on youth, including the provision of support for youth activities promoting South-South cooperation; 13. Invites all Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to contribute to the Fund, and requests the Secretary-General to take appropriate actions to encourage contributions; 14. Recognizes the important role of non-governmental youth organizations in the implementation of the Programme of Action at the national and international levels and in the development and evaluation of national policies, in particular concerning youth, and encourages Governments to ensure that the perspective of young people is reflected in national policies and programmes; 15. Calls upon all States, all United Nations bodies, the specialized agencies, the regional commissions and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to exchange knowledge and expertise on youthrelated issues, upon setting up the ways and means to do so; 4 5 6 Ibid., resolution 2. See E/CN.5/1999/14, annex. See A/54/66–E/1999/6. /...