International Year of Youth 2010/2011

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The motto of the International Year of Youth was "Dialogue and Mutual Understanding". The year aimed to strengthen intergenerational dialogue and promote the ideals of peace, respect for human rights, freedom and solidarity.

The term "youth"

The UN General Assembly defines people between the ages of 15 and 25 as young people.

The term " youth " has two meanings:

  1. The phase of life that includes adolescents of both sexes and all social classes and milieus
  2. The group of people whose life is shaped by phases of development such as puberty and identity formation

facts and figures

  • Around every eighth inhabitant of the EU is between 15 and 24 years old.
  • At the beginning of 2008, 11.6% of the German population were young people.
  • In 2007, 61% of 15-24 year-olds across the EU stated that they did sport.
  • The number of young people in Saxony-Anhalt has dropped significantly from 165,000 to 100,000.
  • Youth work must also be strong in rural areas, because young people in particular need reasons to stay or come back - without them the rural area dies.
  • Around one in four young people (23%) do something with their parents at least several times a week
  • Around three quarters of all young people stand up for social and ecological issues: for elderly people in need, for environmental and animal protection, for the poor, migrants or the disabled.
  • More and more young people in Germany are growing up in alternative family forms.
  • Temporary work, fixed-term jobs, poor pay - this is how young people in Germany see their future.
  • Young people in Germany save an average of 90 euros per month and thus achieve a savings share of 18.5 percent.

The International Year of Youth 2010

On December 18, 2009, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 2010/11 the "International Year of Youth". The year coincides with the 25th anniversary of the first International Youth Year 1985 on "Participation, Development and Peace". The aim of the year is to promote the ideals of peace, freedom, progress, solidarity and commitment to goals and objectives. In addition, attention should be drawn to youth participation and youth development and partnerships of youth organizations from all over the world should be given a new impetus.

Local events

Magdeburg

In 2011, the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt also organized the "Year of Youth". The theme year served to depict the realities of life of young people, to let them participate actively in social and political life and to show personal and professional perspectives. The young people were not only the focus, but also designed the year, initiated and organized projects. Magdeburg was the first city in Germany to proclaim a "Year of Youth" and at the same time put the planning, implementation and follow-up in the hands of young people.

Traditionally, the Otto city of Magdeburg focuses on a special topic every year. The Year of Science and the 12th Century Magdeburg have made the success of such themed years clear. With the “Year of Youth” 2011, thanks to centralized and decentralized events, the interests, wishes and fears of young people were publicized locally, regionally and nationally in order to sensitize the population to the topic, but also to show them the realities of young people's lives. The theme year was supported by the city's cultural institutions as well as associations and educational institutions - including networking on a national level.

The idea of ​​organizing a “Year of Youth” came from the young people themselves, who worked out a concept and presented it to the Mayor of Magdeburg. The closing event took place in November 2011. Following this, the organizations develop detailed documentation that describes the projects and procedures carried out in detail. Even after the Year of Youth, projects will be continued - have been transferred to a new sponsor or continued in a different framework. The topic of youth was also brought into focus in many places and will continue to play a major role in the social and political life of the city of Magdeburg in the years to come. In December 2012, the year of youth in Magdeburg was the 2nd winner of the German Citizens' Prize 2012 in the category of everyday heroes.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Youth Participation Service Point, as of July 15, 2010@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.jugendbeteiligung.info  
  2. ↑ [2] , website of the UN General Assembly, as of July 13, 2010
  3. ↑ [3]  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Destatis 1, as of July 13, 2010@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www-ec.destatis.de  
  4. ↑ [4] (PDF; 1.4 MB), Demography Saxony-Anhalt, as of July 13, 2010
  5. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated May 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 814 kB), JIM Study 2009, as of July 14, 2010  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mpfs.de
  6. ↑ [5] , Facts about Germany, as of July 14, 2010
  7. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Destatis 2, as of July 14, 2010  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.destatis.de
  8. ↑ [6]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , IG Metall, as of July 14, 2010@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.igmetall.de  
  9. ↑ [7] , Young people in Germany save hard, as of July 14, 2010
  10. ↑ [8] , United Nations Declare International Year of Youth, as of July 15, 2010
  11. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated February 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Documentation of the Year of Youth 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jahr-der-jugend.de
  12. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , German Citizen Award  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.deutscher-buergerpreis.de