The central message of the United Nations Youth Strategy 2030, launched last September, is that young people are "an essential asset worth investing in".
Young people want and can contribute to their societies, but at the same time they are facing hardship, unemployment and are often stigmatised.
The strategy aims to act as an "umbrella framework" to guide the work of the UN across the three pillars of peace and security, human rights and sustainable development.
Its vision is about "making sure every young person is empowered to achieve their full potential", but that cannot be achieved without young people being understood, empowered and fully involved in the decisions that impact them.
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