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international
Unicef provides recommendations for building AI policies and systems that uphold child rights in different languages. You will also find an AI guide for parents and one for teens - also in different languages. Furthermore, Unicef shows how to operationalise the policy recommendations with the help of 8 case studies. This page forms part of a two-year Unesco project that aims [...]

international
Unicef offers information about a two-year project that aims to better understand how artificial intelligence (AI) systems can protect, support and strengthen children. The site offers links to other Unicef information and pages about AI and children, as well as a publication “Policy guidance on AI for children,” information about a “Global Forum on AI for Children” [...]

Greece
The General Secretariat for Youth develops a set of activities and programmes aiming at the core of youth policies and more specifically, in the following sectors: Participation, Information, Leisure, Entrepreneurship. The GSY pays special attention to the cooperation with civil society, especially with youth associations and local authorities that take actions in the field of [...]

Uruguay
The Uruguayan Children and Adolescents Institute (INAU) is the rector of policies which are destined to promote, protect and restore the rights of children and the youth. Furthermore, it fosters social integration of the youth of the INAU in cooperation with housing, work, education and health policies. Also, INAU promotes the cultural transformation through communicative [...]

Costa Rica
The objectives of the Ministry of Culture and Youth (MCJ) are the development of the transformative potential of communities and artistic skills as well as the promotion of universal access to culture and art as superior language of communication and recognition. Also, MCJ creates a multicultural identity of the society conducive to improving the quality of life of the [...]

Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan Coordniative Federation of Non Governmentals which work with Childhood and Adolescence (CODENI) is an impartial, non-confessional, civil, non-profit association. It was founded in 1992 and attained legal capacity in 2002. CODENI is a coordination and articulation authority of different expressions of the population, of associations, foundations and social [...]

Peru
The National Youth Office (SENAJU) is an organism of the Peruvian state under the direction of the ministry of education. It is the central institution for youth affairs in Peru. SENAJU is entrusted with the promotion, the coordination and the evaluation of policies, projects and programs which deal with youth affairs in the public or private sector. The aim of the office is [...]

Peru
The youth portal is an initiative of the research centre of the Calandria association in cooperation with other members, to facilitate youth work on a national level through ICT. For this purpose, the portal provides a meeting point an helpful tool for youth organisations, political decision makers, ONGs and researchers which deal with youth affairs. The objectives of the [...]

Chile
The National Institute for Youth (INJUV) is an organism of the public service, which is entrusted with the design, the planning and the coordination of politics which deal with youth affairs. The INJUV orients its work on youth from 15 to 29, coordinating the public youth politics. It generates programs which foster the social inclusion and the respect for the rights of the [...]

Dominican Republic
The mission of the Ministry of Youth (MJ) of the Dominican Republic is to ensure the integrated development of the Dominican Youth from the age of 15 to 35 in the frame of an effective coordination through the execution of youth policies in the processes of decision-making, execution and activities with a pluralistic and democratic notion complying with a gender focus within [...]

Rwanda
The Ministry of Youth was established on March 7th 2008 with a mandate to ensure that youth are mobilized and committed to implement the Rwanda government programs that will enhance the government to attain sustainable economic growth and development. The ministry of youth is mandated with mobilization, capacity building and advocating for youth initiatives that lead to [...]

Rwanda
The Rwanda National Youth Council is a Government institution which started in February 1998. The National Youth Council comprises of the following 3 major organs: The General Assembly, the Executive Committee and the Executive Secretariat. The mission of the National Youth Council is to educate the youth on the culture of patriotism, to sensitise the youth on the fight [...]

Cameroon
The objectives of the Ministry of Youth are the improvement of the quality of youth training which will necessitate for instance the launching of the MCYE (Multipurpose Centres for Youth Empowerment) development plan, development and rehabilitation of socio-educative infrastructure, development of a national policy on leisure activities, continuation of training of staff and [...]

Austria
The Austrian National Youth Council (BJV) is the legally embedded representation of interests of Austrian children and adolescents and is supported by currently (November 2013) 52 children and youth organizations. It agitates for the concerns of young people. The BJV bundles the political, social, economical and cultural interest of young people and gives them a hearing of [...]

Netherlands
The Netherlands Youth Institute (Dutch: Nederlands Jeugdinstituut) is the Dutch national institute for compiling, verifying and disseminating knowledge on children and youth matters, such as youth care, parenting support and child education. The Netherlands Youth Institute`s main aim is to improve the physical, cognitive, mental and social development of children and young [...]

Russian Federation
This report to the UN about the Russian education system is a midterm summary on the modernisation programm adopted in 2001. It comprises the following chapters 1. Educational Policy of Russia at the present stage 2. Analysis of the educational system status and educational policy priorities at different levels 3. Youth policy 4. International cooperation

Norfolk Island; Australia
The text informs about school education on the island, funding and legislation as well as activities in youth policy.

international
The theme of The World Development Report 2007 is youth - young people between the ages of 12 to 24. As this population group seeks identity and independence, they make decisions that affect not only their own well-being, but that of others, and they do this in a rapidly changing demographic and socio-economic environment. The report emphasizes the urgent need to invest more [...]

Europe
The European Youth Portal offers young people in Europe an unproblematic and fast access to youth-related information. It provides various categories, such as studying, working and exchange in Europe. Besides there are numerous links leading to more detailed information at national, regional and local level.

Belarus
This comprehensive link collection is subdivided according to the following categories: Education and training; Universities and higher education institutions; Colleges, schools, lyceums; Child and youth upbringing, students associations. A considerable part of these links refers to the capital of Minsk and to the region of Vitebsk.

Europe
This is the website of the Council of Europe for youth affairs. It provides information about the following topics: Youth sector priorities 2003-2005; Activities; Financial support and study sessions; Information services and resources; Structures; European Youth Centres.

Spain
"The Youth Institute is a public body, attached to the Ministry of Youth and Children, whose main activity is aimed at promoting actions for the benefit of young people." The themes adressed by the institute are: Erasmus+ Youth Program, European Programs, Participation and Volunteering, Mobility and Leisure, Young Creation, Employment and training, Coexistence and Health. [...]

Spain
The web site of the "Education Ministry" of the province of Cantabria is divided into three parts: "Educación" provides general information about the school, higher and professional education sectors of the Cantabrian educational system; "Juventud" offers information for young people, e.g. a contest of youth fashion and the part of the Consejo Escolar describes the tasks and [...]

international; China, People's Republic of; Greece; Japan; Turkey; United States of America (USA)
The International Youth Exchange and Visitors´ Service in the Federal Republic of Germany (IJAB) e.V. offers an online manual for experts in the field of international youth work. The category ´Länderinfos´ (country information) provides structured dossiers on youth work and youth politics for several countries. The dossiers are subdivided as follows: 1. General country [...]

Monaco
The Education Department of Monaco is a part of the Home Office. The hompage provides access to information texts about the tasks of the department (via button "informations générales"), about public and private schools ("les établissements"), about youth and youth policy ("la jeunesse") and about physical education and sports.

Spain
The main objective of the Institute of Youth (INJUVE) is to promote cultural communication between youth associations, develop and co- ordinate an information and documentation system, maintain international relations and co-operation in matters related to youth and promote youth exchanges at national and international level. The web site provides information about these and [...]

Europe
This website provides link lists about current developments in European education and training policy, EU documents and legal issues in this area.

Czechia
The institute is a professional facility belonging to and subsidised by the Czech Ministry of Education. The Institute' s mission is to help with the implementation of tasks arising from the government' s youth policy and the Act on Support for Work with Children and Youth. The English version only provides information about activities and objectives and the organizational [...]

Europe
This URL provides an overview of internet resources and services whcih the Council of Europe offers for youth. They are arranged according to topics ans types. There is also a link list concerning youth issues.

Ireland
As the co-ordinating and development agency for local youth services in Ireland, the National Youth Federation is committed to promoting community based youth services for young people. Information on the structure, youth education, local/national programmes and activities of the organisation. Publications, reports and a newsletter to download.

Sweden
The National Board for Youth Affairs is a government authority working to ensure that the national objectives of the youth policy are met. Focus is laid on monitoring young people´s living conditions and the coordination of the follow-up of the youth policy at government and municipal level. It is also responsible for the 'Youth Programme' and EU exchange programmes.

Northern Europe; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Finland; Faroe Islands; Greenland
Information on the section ´children and young adults´ from the Nordic Council. The objective of the work with children and young people in the Nordic region is to create good living conditions and improve their opportunity for influence. The efforts are based on shared fundamental values such as justice, equality, democracy, openness and commitment.

Northern Ireland; United Kingdom
The Youth Council' s primary focus is provision for and interests of children and young people aged 5-25 years. Main areas of activities are youth research, training and curriculum, youth projects and initiatives, European and international activities.

Finland
Allianssi is an umbrella organisation for Finnish youth organisations offering educational services to local youth workers and organisations. It runs a Youth Policy Library (the collection contains some 13 000 publications and 200 volumes of journals and reviews) and maintains a Youth Info House (web service). Allianssi publishes the youth research magazine [...]

Australia
UNYA is a non-profit, community organisation run for young people by young people and dedicated to raising youth awareness. The youth network is playing an important educational role in Australian society and maintains contact to the ministry of education and organisations supporting children and youth. On the website, information about the aims of UNY the National Youth [...]

Australia
AYAC is Australia's national youth affairs non-government peak body, officially launched in 2002 (previous peak body AYPAC). It focuses on the issues and interests of young people and the youth affairs field in Australia. On the website information on youth networks throughout Australia can be found.

Russian Federation
The official website of the Republic of Karelia, one of the autonomous republics of the Russian Federation in the North-West of the country, provides information on the organization and structure of the Ministry of Education and of Youth. A presentation of the education system in Karelia is for the time being (September 2002) not available and may be ordered by using the [...]

Denmark
CeFU is a new research unit at Roskilde University. The purpose of the Centre is to examine and portray the ways in which young people form part of society and its institutions and to gather existing knowledge of the education, media habits, forms of behaviour, their ethnicity, health, political opinions etc.. CeFU focuses on five fields of research: 1. education; 2. work; 3. [...]

Sweden
The website of the Ministry of Education and Research informs about people working there and the organisation of the ministry. Latest news are available as well as the latest publications or press releases. Areas of responsibility: education and research, gender equality, policy for civil society, youth policy.

Chile
The Centre for investigation and development of education is anssion is the promotion of equal educational opportunities and active participation, mainly of the poor classes, by research, teaching and service. The homepage leads to full texts about the working fields and action programs: sc organisation of private law linked to the Jesuits. Its mihools and educational [...]

Uruguay
The National Institute for Youth (INJU) is responsible for all issues concerning adolescents and promotes the integration of youth into society by means of education, vocational education, counselling, health education, information, cultural and social work and other political activities. The homepage presents links to texts from these and other areas. The link "C. de [...]

Morocco
The site of the Moroccan Ministry of Education shows the organizational structure of the Ministry and full texts on the education system, the activities concerning educational policy and their successful implementation in various areas of the education system and a section with various publications.

Austria
Information texts for students, teachers and parents about school, instruction, further education, school adminsitration, and new media in school.

France
The Centre was installed by the Ministry for Youth and Sports and offers information for adolescents about "all topics that may interest them": orientation about vocational training and professions, health, sports, leisure, practical life, youth projects, European information. Via data base search one can find places for practical work.

Netherlands Antilles; Netherlands; Caribbean
The Department is accessible via the homepage of the Government ( see URL). Full texts about mission and structure of the Department and about educational policy aims and actions are provided. Dec. 2003: site under reconstruction.

Malta
The ministry is responsible for the following sectors: Education, childcare and early education, compulsory education, higher education, university, vocational education and training institutions, life-long learning, examinations, employment and training, public broadcasting services, libraries, national archives, social policy, family policy, child policy, social security, [...]

France
The institute is an organization of the Ministry for Youth and Sports. Its aims are to promote youth education, the activities of youth associations and actions in favour of adolescents and to develop international cooperation in these areas. The homepage offers links to: the French Youth Council, the documentary resources of INJEP ( databases and other services), [...]

Scotland; United Kingdom
Responsibilities include: Further and higher education, science and lifelong learning, school education, training and skills, HM Inspectorate of Education and the Scottish Qualifications Authority, nurseries and childcare, children's services, children's hearings, social work and HM Social Work Inspectorate.