Youth-Focused International Agencies

International Labor Organization Youth Employment
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/youth/index.htm
The site provides informational resources on skills development for youth including relevant publications, websites, and events.

International Young Professionals Foundation
http://www.iypf.org/
IYPF is a non-profit organization for young professionals working in human rights, poverty eradication, environment and social capital.

Jobs for the Future
http://www.jff.org/
A consulting, advocacy, and research organization promoting economic and educational opportunities in the U.S. to individuals who need it most.
 
OAS Young Americas Business Trust
http://www.ybiz.net
An initiative by the Organization for American States to create a resource for young entrepreneurs in the Americas through skills training, partnerships, and leadership and technology.

Y&E – The Magazine for Young Entrepreneurs
http://ye.entreworld.org/index.html
Informational website and network for young entrepreneurs

Youth Employment Summit Campaign (YES)
http://www.yesweb.org/home.html
The YES Campaign builds youth capacity and entrepreneurship for sustainable employment worldwide.

World Youth Bank Network
http://www.w-yb.org/index.htm
An organization developed to improve the lives of youth around the world through youth employment and financial and banking services.

Global Service Institute
http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/csd/gsi/
ICP partners with the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University to operate the Global Service Institute (GSI).  GSI was founded as a long-term project to study, inform, and assist in the development of service worldwide.

Global Volunteers
http://www.globalvolunteers.org
An organization that sends volunteers worldwide to live and work with local people on human and economic development projects.

InfoYouth
http://www.infoyouth.org
Information Network on Youth Related Issues. Make sure to check their GateWay: the database of youth-policies related documents existing around the world

International Association of National Youth Service (IANYS)
http://www.acys.utas.edu.au/ianys
The International Association for National Youth Service was established in 1996 to stimulate and facilitate the exchange of information about National Youth Service, and to help realize the promise of National Youth Service. Also, please see the IANYS material on this site.

International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
http://www.iave.org
An international non-governmental organization promoting volunteerism worldwide through its newsletter, publications, and international and regional conferences.

International Cultural Youth Exchange
http://www.icye.org/
ICYE promotes international youth service through its 35 member committees throughout the world.

International Partnership for Service-Learning
http://www.ipsl.org/index.html
An international education organization that promotes programs that link volunteer service to academic study and community.

International Youth Foundation
http://www.iyfnet.org/
A foundation which brings worldwide resources to young people in need, in an attempt to improve the living conditions and prospects of young people worldwide.

Organización IberoAmericano de Juventud
http://www.oij.org
An international organization that promotes dialogue and coordination on youth topics between Latin American countries and Spain and Portugal.

Partners of the Americas
http://www.partners.net
Partners of the Americas promotes, “opportunity, development, and volunteerism”, including youth development and citizen participation.

Peace Child International
http://www.peacechild.org
An international organization that promotes youth action for sustainable development and human rights issues through local youth-led volunteer projects in developing countries.

People to People International
http://www.ptpi.org/
A U.S. based organization that promotes volunteer service and exchange for youth and adults around the world.

Service Civil International (SCI)
http://www.sciint.org/
An international service organization dedicated to peace and intercultural understanding through volunteering and international voluntary projects.

Taking IT Global
http://about.takingitglobal.org/
An international online network for youth interested in social change and community action throughout the world.

World Volunteer Web
http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/
A web-portal designed as a follow-up to the UN International Year of Volunteer; contains volunteering news from around the world, announces volunteering events, contains policy documents and reports. The portal also distributes a free, monthly electronic newsletter with the latest news, events, and resources on volunteerism in Spanish, English, and French. Please visit the website to subscribe to the newsletter.

Coordinating Committee on International Voluntary Service (CCIVS)

http://www.unesco.org/ccivs/
CCIVS was founded in 1948 within the structure of UNESCO, with the goal of promoting and developing the voluntary service movement at the national, regional, and international levels.  It is one of the main international structures which acts as a coordinating unit for voluntary organizations running various volunteer activities.

Inter-American Development Bank

http://www.iadb.org/topics/yo.cfm
The IDB website contains information on their children and youth initiatives, including the IDB Youth Development and Outreach program that builds alliances with the private and public sector and non-profit organizations to meet the challenges of young people in the region.

International Council for National Youth Policy (ICNYP)

http://www.icnyp.net
ICNYP strives to bring together representatives of Governmental ministries responsible for youth from all UN Member-States and of world and regional non-governmental youth organizations in a biennial International Conference on National Youth Policy. Also, please see the ICNYP material on this site.

UNESCO – Youth Program

http://www.unesco.org/youth/index.htm
A section of the Bureau of Strategic Planning, this program is responsible for building partnerships and coordinating UNESCO’s activities for youth.

UNICEF – Voices of Youth
http://www.unicef.voy
A global on-line resource for youth discussion and exchange.

United Nations International Information and Data Exchange Network on Youth (INFOYOUTH)
http://www.unesco.org/
Seeks to make available to all concerned by youth empowerment and development, the data, experiences and analyses on which national and international youth policies are based; and to host conferences and workshops to facilitate information-sharing among all parties.

United Nations Volunteers
http://www.unv.org/
The UN organization that supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilizing volunteers.

UNITeS project - United Nations Information Technology Services

http://www.unites.org/
The United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS) is a global volunteer initiative, led by the UN Volunteers programme, that allows volunteers from any country to give their skills and time to extend the opportunities of the digital revolution to developing countries.

World Bank Group on Children and Youth Unit
http://www.worldbank.org/childrenandyouth
"This means moving beyond survival goals to issues of basic education, health, social capital and a general flourishing condition for development."  Please also visit the World Bank Youthink! website, http://youthink.worldbank.org/ which is an interactive site and informational resource for youth.

Youth at the United Nations
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/index.html
A content-rich portal that contains country-specific information on youth (e.g. youth organizations).