Government Ministries in Charge of Youth Affairs
Algeria
Ministry of
Youth and Sports
http://www.mjs.dz/
Angola
Ministerio
da Juventude e Desporto
http://www.angola.org/
- official government
website
Argentina
Dirección
Nacional de la Juventud
http://www.juventud.gov.ar
Australia
Commonwealth
Department of Family and Community
Services
http://www.facs.gov.au/
Austria
Austrian
Federal Ministry for Environment, Youth and
Family
http://www.isep.at/internet_ws/tschulik.html
Bangladesh
Ministry
of Youth and Sports
http://www.moysports.gov.bd/
Belgium
Federal
government website, http://www.belgium.be/
Flemish
Youth Council
http://www.vlaamsejeugdraad.be/
Bolivia
Ministerio
de Desarrollo Sostenible y
Planificación
Viceministerio de la Juventud,
Niñez y Tercera Edad
http://www.bolivia.gov.bo
Botswana
Ministry
of Labour and Home Affairs
http://www.gov.bw/government/ministry_of_labour_and_home_affairs.html
Brazil
Assesoría
para Asuntos da Juventude
Ministerio de
Educação
http://www.mec.gov.br
Bulgaria
Ministry
of Youth and Sports
http://www.youthsport.bg
Burkina
Faso
Ministere de la Jeunesse et de
Sports
http://www.primature.gov.bf/
- official government
website
Cameroon
Ministere
de la Jeunesse et de Sports
http://www.camnet.cm/minjes3/
Canada
Voluntary
Sector Initiative
http://www.vsi-isbc.ca/eng/index.cfm
Youth
Resource Network
http://www.youth.gc.ca/
Central
African Republic
Ministere de
la Promotion de la Jeunesse et du Sport
Chile
Instituto
Nacional de la Juventud
Colombia
Colombia
Joven
Costa
Rica
Ministerio de Cultura,
Juventud y Deporte
Croatia
State
Institute for the Protection of Family,
Maternity and Youth of the Republic of
Croatia
National Youth
Council
Dominican
Republic
Secretaria de Estado de la
Juventud
http://www.juventudom.gov.do/
Ecuador
Ministerio
de Bienestar Social
Dirección Nacional de
la Juventud
http://www.presidencia.gov.ec/
Eritrea
Ministry
of Education
http://denbe.asmarino.com/asmarino/Eritrea/Government.htm
- government information
website
Finland
Ministry
of Education – Youth page
http://www.minedu.fi/minedu/youth/index.html
Germany
Federal
Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and
Youth
http://www.bmfsfj.de/
Greece
National
Youth Council
http://www.esyn.gr/
Guatemala
Secretaría
General de la Presidencia
Consejo Nacional
de la Juventud
http://www.conjuve.gob.gt/
Guinea
Ministere
de l’ Education et de la Science
http://www.pngonline.gov.pg/
- oficial government
website
Honduras
Congreso Nacional de la República
http://www.congreso.gob.hn
Hungary
Ministry
of Youth and Sports
http://www.gyism.hu/
India
Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports
http://yas.nic.in/
Ireland
The
National Youth Council of Ireland
http://www.youth.ie/about/nyci.html
Israel
Israeli
Government - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.mfa.gov.il/
Italy
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
Exchange, Mobility and
Voluntary Service
http://www.esteri.it/eng/3_25_52.asp
Government
information website, http://www.comune.torino.it/infogio/
Japan
Youth
Affairs Administration of Japan
http://www8.cao.go.jp/youth/english/esosiki.htm
Kenya
Youth
Department
Ministry of Home Affairs,
National Heritage, Culture, and Social
Services
http://www.kenya.go.ke/
- official government
website
Lesotho
Ministry
of Environment, Youth, and Gender
http://www.lesotho.gov.ls/
- official government
website
Lithuania
State
Council of Youth Affairs of the Republic of
Lithuania
http://www.tdd.lt/vjrt/vjrt_en.html
Luxembourg
YOUTHNET:
Service National de la Jeunesse
http://www.youth.lu/fr/index.php
Madagascar
Ministry
of Youth and Sports
http://www.madagascar.gov.mg/
- official government
website
Malawi
Ministry
of Women, Youth and Sports
http://www.malawi.gov.mw/sports/sports.htm
Malaysia
Ministry
of Youth and Sports
http://www.kbs.gov.my/
Mauritania
Directeur
de la Jeunesse
http://www.mauritania.mr/
- official government
website
Mauritius
Ministry
of Youth and Sports
http://youthsport.gov.mu/
México
Instituto
Mexicano de la Juventud
http://www.imjuventud.gob.mx/
Morocco
Ministry
of Youth and Sports
http://www.mincom.gov.ma/
- official government
website
Mozambique
Ministerio
de Cultura Juventude e de Sporto
http://www.mjd.gov.mz/
Namibia
Ministry
of Youth and Sports
http://www.grnnet.gov.na/
- official government website
The
Netherlands
National Youth
Policy
NIZW International Centre
http://www.youthpolicy.nl/smartsite.htm?id=3298
New
Zealand
Ministry of Youth
Development
http://www.myd.govt.nz/
Nicaragua
Instituto
Nicaragüense de Juventud y Deporte
http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/
Nigeria
Ministry
of Women’s Affairs and Youth Development
http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/ministries/women.htm
Norway
Ministry
of Children and Family Affairs
http://odin.dep.no/bfd/engelsk/index-b-n-a.html
Pacific
Islands
Social Resources Division
of the Secretariat of the Pacific
Community
Pacific Youth
Bureau
http://www.spc.org.nc/youth/Youthlink_Online/Youthlink_60/index.htm
Panamá
Ministerio
de la Juventud, la Mujer, la Niñez y la Familia
http://www.minjumnfa.gob.pa
Consejo
Nacional de la Juventud
http://www.poblado.com/cnjpanama
Papua
New Guinea
National Youth
Commission
http://www.pngfamilies.gov.pg/nyc.html
Paraguay
Ministerio
de Educación y Culto
Subsecretaria de Estado
de la Juventud
http://www.mec.gov.py
Perú
Presidencia
del Consejo de Ministros
Comisión Nacional
de la Juventud
http://www.conaju.gob.pe
Philippines
National
Youth Commission
http://www.youth.net.ph/
Portugal
Secretaria
de Estado, de Juventud y Deporte
http://www.sejuventude.pt/
Romania
Ministry of Youth and Sports
http://www.mts.ro
Russia
Government
web links, http://www.ru/eng/index.2.html?topic=402
Rwanda
Ministere
de la Jeunesse and ju Mouvement
Associatie
http://www.rwanda1.com/
Senegal
Ministry
of Youth
National Civic
Service
http://www.civisme.sn/index.htm
Seychelles
Ministry
of Education and Youth
http://www.seychelles-online.com.sc/government.html
Singapore
National
Youth Council
http://www.nyc.gov.sg/
South
AfricaNational Youth Commission
http://www.nyc.gov.za
Youth
Information Services
http://www.yis.co.za/
Spain
Ministerio
de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales
Instituto de
la Juventud
http://www.mtas.es/injuve
Sudan
Ministry
of Youth and Sport
http://www.sudan.gov.sd/
- official government
website
Swaziland
Government
website
http://www.gov.sz/
Taiwan
National
Youth Commission
http://www.nyc.gov.tw/english/NYCWEB/INDEXENGLISH.htm
Thailand
National
Council on Social Welfare
http://www.ncswt.or.th/
Togo
Ministere
de la Jeunesse, des Sport et de la
Cultura
http://www.republicoftogo.com/fr/news/news.asp?rubID=2&srubID=20&themeID=7&newsID=5824
National
informational
website
Tanzania
Ministry
of Labour, Youth, and Sports Development
http://www.tanzania.go.tz/government/
Tunisia
Ministère
de la Jeunesse de l'Enfance et des Sports
http://www.ministeres.tn/html/ministeres/attributions/jeunesse.html
Uganda
Ministry
of Gender, Labour, and Social Development
http://www.government.go.ug/directory/details.php?myId=10
United Kingdom
Department for Education
and Skills' Citizenship website
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/citizenship/
The
British Youth Council
http://www.byc.org.uk/
The
Scottish Executive
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/
Northern
Ireland
Department for Social
Development
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/
United
States of America
US Department of
Health and Human Services
Administration for
Children and Families
Family and Youth
Services Bureau
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/index.html
Corporation
for National Service
http://www.cns.gov
The
federal agency with primary responsibility for
the national management
of the AmeriCorps, VISTA, Learn and Serve, and
Senior Corps
programs.
Uruguay
Ministerio
de Deporte y Juventud
Instituto Nacional de
la Juventud (INJU)
http://www.inju.gub.uy
Venezuela
Ministerio
de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
Instituto
Nacional de la Juventud
http://www.mes.gov.ve
Zambia
Ministry
of Sports, Youth, and Child Development
http://www.thezambian.com/Pages/government.aspx