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Building evidence-based and cross-sectoral National

Youth Policies:
UNESCO’s strategic action and response

Golda EL-KHOURY
Chief, Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education
Division for Social Science Research and Policy
Sector for Social and Human Sciences
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Vienna, 23 September 2009


International Conference on Youth Policy and Research
National Youth Policies:

Why cross-sectoral?

Why evidence-based?
Developing the policy : key elements

Contextual analysis (intersectoral, disaggregated,


1
comparative and intercultural)

2 Youth participation & multisectoral inputs

Translating evidence to policy provisions: the


3
multistakeholders’ policy-dialogue

4 Consensus building

Coordination and management modalities: a


5
multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approach
Implementation:
translating commitments to action

Implementation plans & budget

Capacity
Mechanisms/to
development for
ols for
concerned
monitoring and
Ministries
evaluation

Youth
participation
Mobilizing resources: fund-
structures
raising strategies
UNESCO’s response:
linking evidence-based research to policy formulation

UNESCO Social and


Human Sciences Sector
cvsqd
YOUTH

Bridging MIGRATION
Research&
Policy
Only UN programme on URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Forums Policy Management of Social
(Social Research
Science- Tool &
Transformations (the MOST
policy nexus) policy briefs Programme). POVERTY

DEMOCRACY

SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS

Providing evidence to inform PHYSICAL


policy formulation EDUCATION&SPORTS
Global Youth Strategy and Strategy on
African Youth: finalisation process

Multi-stakeholders’
Regional
consultations
Global
Strategy
on Youth &
Strategy
on African
Youth
Feedback
from youth
Global Strategy on Youth: Objectives

Strengthen knowledge building and


management and promote research on
youth issues

Foster the development of policies and


Global frameworks to address youth issues with
the full participation of youth
objectives

Promote youth participation in decision-


making, youth civic engagement and
social inclusion

Regional priorities
Global Strategy on Youth:
main strands of action

Global objective Global objective Global objective 3:


1: 2:
Youth participation,
Knowledge Policy civic engagement&
building& formulation social cohesion
management

-Policy-oriented
-National Youth Policy
research in the field of -Youth participation
youth Development
mechanisms and networks
-Clearing –house and - Youth civic engagement
consolidation of - Multi-stakeholders’ and social inclusion
networks Policy dialogue
For more information…

Contacts:
g.elkhoury@unesco.org
m.kypriotou@unesco.org
ucj@unesco.org
Online resources:
http://www.unesco.org/youth
http://www.unesco.org/shs/most/tool/

Publications:
-Empowering youth through national policies: UNESCO’s Contribution
(http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001345/134502e.pdf)
-UNESCO’s commitment to youth: the Youth Forum
(http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001345/134501e.pdf)

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