In partnership with the United Nations, World Scouting contribute to the Global Campaign on the Millennium Development Goals by launching the “Youth of the World Campaign”. The purpose of this youth campaign is to mobilise and sensitise the youth on issues regarding development, and to invite young people to act, debate and reflect in a community.

Take part in the Youth of the World Campaign

You are between 15 to 26 years old, you are concerned by the World issues: sustainable development, environment, peace. You agree that in the third millennium, it is a scandal that 1.2 billion people live on less than $1 per day, that 800 million people go to bed hungry every day, that 28,000 children die from poverty-related causes everyday. You have heard about the Millennium Development Goals (http://www.millenniumcampaign.org/) and you know that we are the first generation that has the means to change this situation. The world is currently spending 1 trillion dollars on defence annually, this is much more than the estimated annual cost of 40-70 billion dollars required to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

We propose you with the following actions where you can take part of this world initiave in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals:

1. Scouts of the World Award: This is a special award showing that a young person is aware of world issues and has acquired through a voluntary service the necessary experience and skills to become a citizen of the world. An initiative of the World Organization of the Scout Movement open to any young person, scouts and non-scouts, around all over the world.
   More info: www.scoutsoftheworld.net

2. The United Nations Millennium Campaign informs, inspires and encourages people’s involvement and action for the realization of the Millennium Development Goals. An initiative of the United Nations, the Campaign supports citizens’ efforts to hold their government to account for the Millennium promise.
   More information: www.millenniumcampaign.org

Aims of the Campaign

• Mobilise young people, from 15 to 26 years old, on the Millennium Development Goals and encourage them to develop projects responding to the needs of their community.
• Develop educational resources enabling young people to acquire motivation, knowledge and skills regarding the Millennium development Goals and ability to develop projects.
• Support young people to use media or to create alternative solutions to inform, sensitize, mobilise other young people on a larger audience on the Millennium Development Goals and issues regarding sustainable development and peace.