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International Youth Day's Slogan for 2014 was Youth and Mental Health. For 2015, it was Youth and Civic Engagement. The theme of the 2016 International Youth Day was “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production." [4] For 2017, the theme of IYD is "Youth Building Peace". The theme for IYD 2018 was ...
Youth Day or National Youth Day is a commemorative holiday in honour of young people, celebrated in different parts of the world on various dates throughout the year. Many countries' observance of the day corresponds with International Youth Day on August 12, which has been officially recognized by the United Nations since 1999. [ 1 ]
World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for the youth organized by the Catholic Church that was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985. Its concept has been influenced by the Light-Life Movement that has existed in Poland since the 1960s, where during summer camps Catholic young adults over 13 days of camp celebrated a "day of community".
A 16-year-old girl Spanish World Youth Day pilgrim named Jimena who visited Fátima on the same day was reported to have miraculously recovered from 95% vision loss during mass at the site. [ 35 ] In the afternoon, over 1.5 million pilgrims walked to Parque Tejo in near 100-degree 100 °F (38 °C) heat in preparation for an evening vigil ...
The festival has been held occasionally since 1947, mainly in communist states, as an event of global youth solidarity for democracy and against war and imperialism. The largest festival was the 6th , held in 1957 in Moscow , when 34,000 young people from 131 countries attended the event.
Other international events mentioned in the Secretary General's report (11 October 1985 A/40/701): International Youth Conference and World Youth Festival ( Kingston, Jamaica , 6–10 April 1985). Issued the "Kingston Declaration" on youth.
World Youth Day 1984 was an international meeting promoted by Pope John Paul II at the extraordinary Holy Year of the Redemption. It was the first large youth gathering promoted by the Catholic Church . [ 1 ]
In December 2009, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 64/134 [1] proclaiming the year commencing 12 August 2010 as the International Year of Youth. [2]The resolution calls upon governments, civil society, individuals and communities worldwide to support activities at local and international levels to mark the event.