Join “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Production and Consumption”
on the 12th of August 2016

Every 12th of August the world is celebrating the International Youth Day. The theme chosen for this year is “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Production and Consumption”. It will focus on how young people like you are ensuring poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development through sustainable production and consumption.

Events to celebrate International Youth Day 2016 will take place all over the world. Be part of the celebrations by organising your own event or activity. You can organise an event to celebrate International Youth Day in your community, school, youth club, or workplace. Send your planned event or activity for International Youth Day to youth@un.org, and it will be put it in the World Map of Events. You can also follow the IYD through social media at United Nations Youth on Facebook and @UN4Youth on Twitter!

You can get some ideas from the International Youth Day 2016 toolkit.

Fore more information, visit this site.