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Youth in action

Somalia, 29 November 2012: Somali teenager attends the Pan African Forum on Children to highlight the problems of children in her country

Ethiopia, 29 November 2012: Children speak out on key issues at the third Pan African Forum on Children, held in Addis Ababa

Zambia, 15 August: The power of youth - celebrating International Youth Day

Zambia, 3 July: Zambian youth chosen to be torchbearer in the 2012 London Olympic Games

Zambia, 21 June: A Zambian youth helps shape World Youth Congress in Rio

Zambia, 14 June: Climate ambassador sets table for Rio+20

Uganda, 14 May: Reflections on the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children, ten years on

Rwanda, 11 January: Voices of the most vulnerable children heard at Rwanda’s annual National Children’s Summit

Zimbabwe, 13 December: UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador Prudence Mabhena

Lesotho, 31 August: Peer leaders take the initiative on HIV prevention among young people

Zimbabwe, 29 July: 'Young People We Care' volunteers assist vulnerable households

Rwanda, 15 July: Providing comprehensive care to young people living with HIV

Namibia, 20 June: Young parliamentarians stress need for investment in technology

Tanzania, 3 June: Young reporters' network empowers youth to be heard

Geneva, 24 May: Young people launch 'Children’s Charter' for staying safe in disasters

Ethiopia, 21 April: African adolescents gather to review progress on youth development

Ethiopia, 21 April: Student-run WASH club promotes proper sanitation and hygiene practices

Zambia, 3 December: 'Unite for Climate' youth ambassadors raise environmental awareness

USA, 3 December: Young people call for post-primary education opportunities

Japan, 9 November: Ethiopian short film wins UNICEF Prize at international contest

Angola, 21 October: UNICEF-supported programmes spread HIV awareness through sports

Zimbabwe, 30 September: Youth voices welcomed in constitutional review

Young people play a role in achieving Millennium Development Goal on HIV/AIDS

Madagascar, 2 September: On International Youth Day, film screening gives young people a forum

Uganda, 23 July: African Youth Forum delegates set to deliver their call to action to AU Summit leaders

Rwanda, 23 June 2010: Student films premier during FIFA World Cup 2010

Zimbabwe, 15 June: Young Zimbabwean featured in 'Music by Prudence' champions disability rights

South Africa, 8 June: Young people photograph their communities

Uganda, 12 March 2010: ‘Beyond School Books’ – a podcast series on education in emergencies

Somalia, 18 December 2009: UNICEF Radio youth reporter interviews 16-year-old Hassan Abdi Elmi about life in a Somali refugee camp

Malawi, 1 October 2008: Education offers hope to a young man in the working world of Malawi

 

 
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