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International Youth Day 2020: Youth work organisations giving young people a voice

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To mark International Youth Day 2020, CYP Now highlights the youth organisations and iniatives working to give young people a voice.
The British Youth Council's Involved scheme allows young people to express their views through Instagram. Picture: BYC
The British Youth Council's Involved scheme allows young people to express their views through Instagram. Picture: BYC

The government “has a responsibility” to give young people the opportunity to help rebuild the UK in the wake of Covid-19, the youth minister has said.

In an article for CYP Now, marking the United Nations’ International Youth Day, Baroness Barran said ministers “want the next generation to be actively at the heart of our decision-making”.

Today (12 August), the UN is championing ‘Youth Engagement for Global Action’ to highlight “the ways in which the engagement of young people at the local, national and global levels is enriching national and multilateral institutions and processes”.

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