Brussels, 27 June 2013 - The European Parliament and the European Youth Forum jointly reflected on the role of young people in the Post-2015 Development Framework concerning what should follow the Millennium Development Goals
when they expire in 2015. The UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on
Youth, Mr Ahmad Alhendawi, has also provided his inputs to the
discussions to put youth at the centre of development.
The European Youth Forum's UN Advocacy Meeting and the Policy Debate
entitled 'The MDGs after the MDGs: will young people be involved after
2015?´ organised jointly by the European Parliament's intergroup on
youth and the European Youth Forum on 27-28 June included the attendance
of Mr Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on Youth,
who expressed his views on why the voice of the youth should be heard in
the UN post-2015 Development Framework.
Mr Ahmad Alhendawi: "The 'Post-2015 'is an inclusive process
reinforcing global citizenship. As young people have been part of the
input process they should also be part of the output of the final
product. I am working to encourage member states to keep the momentum
for having youth in the post-2015 agenda, therefore we proposed specific
targets and indicators for youth especially in the areas of education,
governance, health and economic empowerment."
The Policy Debate focused on the theme of Youth and the Post-2015
Development Agenda and drew together Members of the European Parliament
and representatives from different EU institutions and Non-Governmental
Organisations. This debate offered a platform for discussion on what
should follow the Millennium Development Goals and how youth from Europe
and beyond can effectively be involved in the new development
framework.
Peter Matjašič, President of the European Youth Forum stated that "We
are demanding that no young person is left behind in the fulfilment of
the post-2015 framework. This approach will ensure the UN remains
relevant to young people for the next period 2015-2030. These goals
shouldn't just be about reducing poverty but aim to eliminate it by
2030. This must include a focus on youth unemployment, ensuring no young
person is out of a job, training or education for more than 4 months".
On 28 June, the United Nations Advocacy Meeting will gather around
forty government youth delegates and representatives of the European
Youth Forum Members Organisations who will be attending the 68th Session
of the United Nations General Assembly and other United Nations (UN)
meetings. The meeting will conclude that youth organisations must be
part of the process of defining the post-2015 framework and to show a
clear priority on youth development in the new frame.
The debate will focus on how youth can be further engaged in the UN
System and globally, in the view of the implementation of the World
Programme of Action for Youth, preparing the action of UN Youth
Delegates to give a strong youth voice in the UN.
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