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Published on August 12, 2006
TODAY IS THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY
On 17 December 1999, in its resolution 54/120 I, the UN General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the 1st World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
"Young people everywhere are key agents for social change, economic development, and technological innovetion. Young people everywhere should live under conditions that encourage their imagination, ideals, energy and vision to the benefit of their societies", it was written in the documents of the conference.
The theme of the International Day for 2006 is "Tackling Poverty Together: Young People and the Eradication of Poverty".
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