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Young people from Syria Develop Smart Cane

The smart cane can detect horizontal and vertical obstacles, inform the cane’s holder of their location and guides them to their desired destination.

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Advocating with Young People for a Just Transition

Empowering Youth Through Green Skills and Opportunities for a Sustainable and Equitable Future

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Launching the Green Jobs for Youth Pact @COP27

The future of our planet depends on how we skill and educate our young people today.

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Announcing the global winners of imaGen Ventures 2022

The winning teams represent the brightest ideas of thousands of young innovators working to improve their communities

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Tackling school-related gender-based violence

Tackling GBV is essential if we are to transform education and ensure that every girl has the opportunity to learn

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Unlocking Opportunities for a Youth-Powered Green Transition

The global public-private-youth alliance convened to build coalitions and synergize efforts to position youth at the forefront of the green transition

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Sebabatso Nchephe (right), 18, and her best friend, Bianca Ndlovu, 19, hone presentation preparation skills they learned during an internship at Roche Pty Ltd, a leading healthcare company, at the company's offices in Sandton, South Africa

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SAP, UNICEF and GenU to expand partnership for young people

New workforce readiness programme will focus on reaching marginalised youth with skills training in Nigeria, the Philippines and South Africa

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imaGen Ventures marks third edition of competition (2022)

A process co-designed, co-created and co-led by youth entrepreneurs has footprint in more than 60 countries

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Research & Publications

Explore our reports to see how data can lead to positive social change

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YouthForesight: Collective knowledge that works for youth

Supporting evidence-based action on youth education, skilling, employment, entrepreneurship, and engagement.

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Generation Unlimited Strategy 2022-2025

Our vision and plans for the next four years.

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Intergenerational Partnerships for Transformative Change

A learning brief from Generation Unlimited, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the UN Girls' Education Initiative.

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The net zero generation

Why the world needs to upskill young people for the net zero transition

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Year In Review: 2021

Meeting the needs of young people is a defining issue of our time.

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Generation Unlimited Brochure

Unlocking unlimited potential of the largest youth generation in history

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Reaching YES!

New UNICEF, PwC, GenU report highlights the global skills challenge facing young people and details how the world can work together to bridge the skills gap

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