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

 

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