Policies and Programmes Involving Youth

A/RES/54/120View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 106 Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, published in 1999.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 1990–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/180

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/180	Policies and programmes involving youth	4,841	80%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/179	Policies and programmes involving youth	4,291	20%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/137	Policies and programmes involving youth	5,792	50%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/121	Policies and programmes involving youth	4,376	74%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/146	Policies and programmes involving youth	3,376	41%Compare

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 2	Inclusive social development	59

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 2	Inclusive social development	59	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

8 reports · 2005–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/375	Policies and programmes involving youth report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/179
2023	A/78/189	Policies and programmes involving youth report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/137
2021	A/76/210	Policies and programmes involving youth report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/121
2019	A/74/175	Policies and programmes involving youth report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/146
2017	A/72/190	Youth development links to sustainable development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/127

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Advisory Services Conferences Coordination Within UN System Information Exchange International Days Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Youth Youth Organizations Youth Policy

What’s in this document?

17 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond³ and the Lisbon Declaration on Youth Policies and Programmes, adopted at the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth;⁴

³A/54/59.

⁴See WCMRY/1998/28, chap. I, resolution 1.

Notes the holding of the third session of the World Youth Forum of the United Nations system at Braga, Portugal, from 2 to 7 August 1998, and expresses its appreciation to the Government of Portugal for its support;

Calls upon all States, all United Nations bodies, the specialized agencies, the regional commissions and the intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned, in particular youth organizations, to make every possible effort towards the implementation of the Programme of Action and to consider, within its framework, the appropriate ways and means to follow up the Lisbon Declaration, in accordance with their experience, situation and priorities;

Invites all relevant programmes, funds, specialized agencies and other bodies within the United Nations system, as well as other intergovernmental organizations and regional financial institutions, to give greater support to national youth policies and programmes within their country programmes as a way to follow up the World Conference;

Reiterates the call made by the World Conference to strengthen the Youth Unit of the Division for Social Policy and Development of the Secretariat through the provision of all regular staffing and resources necessary for the fulfilment of its mandate, including the provision of effective assistance in the implementation of the Programme of Action;

Encourages the regional commissions to follow up the World Conference in their respective regions, in coordination with regional meetings of ministers responsible for youth and regional non-governmental youth organizations, and to provide advisory services to support national youth policies and programmes in each region;

Endorses the recommendation made by the World Conference that 12 August be declared International Youth Day,⁵ 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;

⁵Ibid., resolution 2.

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;

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;⁶

⁶See E/CN.5/1999/14, annex.

Welcomes the offer of the Government of Senegal to host the fourth session of the World Youth Forum in 2001;⁷

⁷See A/54/66–E/1999/6.

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;

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;

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;

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;

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 youth-related issues, upon setting up the ways and means to do so;

Reiterates the call made in the Programme of Action to Member States to consider including youth representatives in their delegations to the General Assembly and other relevant United Nations meetings, thus broadening the channels of communication and enhancing the discussion of youth-related issues, and requests the Secretary-General to convey this invitation again to Member States;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session on the implementation of the present resolution, in particular on progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action.

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