联合国秘书长青年问题特使东非之行

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1、联合国秘书长青年问题特使东非之行　　Atthestartofhissecondtermin2011，theUnitedNationsSecretaryGeneral，Mr.BanKiMoon，outlinedyouthasoneoftheutmostprioritiesforhisworkandthatoftheUnitedNationsasawhole.Thatyear，attheopeningoftheHighLevelMeetingonYouthinNewYork，Mr.BanKiMoonevenstatedthat“failingtoinves

2、tinyouthisafalseeconomy”，emphasizingtheimportanceoftakingyouthneedsintoconsiderationwhenplanningforthefuture.　　UN-HABITAThasformanyyearsbeenavocalproponentofyouthissues，bothbilaterallyinitsworkwithmemberstates，aswellasatthemultilaterallevelthroughmechanismsestablishedbytheUN.One

3、ofthecampaignsputinplacebyUN-HABITATtothiseffectistheYouth21Initiative，whichadvocatesforastrongerresponsefromtheUNregardingyouthneeds.InitiativessuchasthisonehavehelpedstrengthentheUN’sstrategiesonyouth，andhavethusincreasedattentionandresponsestoyouthissuesatnationallevels.　　201

4、1年，联合国秘书长潘基文在他的第二个任期开始之际，把青年问题列为他的工作和整个联合国工作的最优先事项之一。同年，在纽约召开的青年高级别会议的开幕式上，潘基文先生甚至指出，“未投资于青年是一个错误的经济”，强调在筹划未来时应重点考虑青年的需求。　　多年来，无论是在与成员国的双边合作方面，还是在联合国机制内的多边层面，联合国人居署对青年问题一直极为关注。例如，联合国人居署落实的“青年21倡议”活动，要求联合国对青年需求给予更为强烈的回应。类似倡议有助于加强联合国的青年战略。因此，各国对于青年问题的关注和响应也越来越多。　　Asoneconcreteresu

5、ltoftheUN’senhancedfocusonyouth，theUNSecretaryGeneralappointedhisfirsteverEnvoyonYouthinJanuarythisyear，namelyMr.AhmadAlhendawiofJordan.AstheEnvoyonYouth，Mr.Alhendawispeakstotheinternationalcommunityonbehalfofyoungpeoplewhileadvocatingfortheirneedsandrightsaroundtheworld.Healsob

6、ringstheworkoftheUnitedNationswithandforyouthclosertothem，workingwithdifferentUNagencies，governments，civilsociety，academiaandmediatoenhance，empowerandstrengthenthepositionofyoungpeople，bothatthenationalandgloballevels.　　Insupportofhismandateandworkforyouth，theEnvoyrecentlyvisite

7、dNairobiandUN-HABITATduringamissiontoEastAfrica.Nairobi，asmanyotherAfricancities，hasaveryyoungpopulation.TheslumofMathareistheplacewhichanincreasingnumberoftheseurbanyouthcallhome.Inhabitantstherelackbasicservicessuchaselectricity，waterandsanitationandarestrugglingtomakealiving.

8、　　联合国加强对青年问题的关注的一个具体成果是联合国秘书长于今年一月任命了第一任青年问题特使―