Today is day International Youth Day, today is August 12th

International Youth Day In this landmark year, as leaders prepare to adopt a bold new vision for sustainable development, the engagement of youth is more valuable than ever. At this critical moment in history, I call on young people to demand and foster the dramatic progress so urgently needed in our world. SecretaryGeneral Ban Kimoon On 17 December 1999, in its resolution 54, 120, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 812 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day. The theme of International Youth Day, 12 August 2015, is Youth Civic Engagement. The engagement and participation of youth is essential to achieve sustainable human development. Yet often the opportunities for youth to engage politically, economically and socially are low or nonexistent. There has been recent increasing attention and policy and programming focus on youth civic engagement by governments, UN e