Non-Governmental organizations should make more of the potential offered by young people: such NGO support can be given by each NGO and/or in cooperation with other stakeholders in a national youth policy (government, youth organizations, private sector, educational and religious institutions etc.). In unity, thee is strength and greater impact!

Such support should involve listening to the concerns of youth as expressed directly by youth from all parts of the country and all sectors, especially from disadvantaged youth. NGOs should then formulate, implement and evaluate specific youth policies and programmes in partnership with youth.

NGOs should strengthen civil society through the promotion of training opportunities for youth for democratic

The Council of Europe is also represented on this keynote panel and it has done an excellent job to give priority to youth. Its youth directorate and its European Youth Centres in Strassbourg, France and Budapest, Hungary have pioneered activities for youth NGOs and established a unique co-management system to involve youth NGOs and government youth ministries in the council’s policies and programmes for youth.

The actions for youth by youth for Habitat International Network will be presented in this keynote panel. established by youth attending the UN conference on Human Settlements (UNCHS = Habitat II Conference in Istanbul), youth for habitat international network has done remarkable work to promote youth participation in human settlement and sustainable development policies and programmes.

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