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created by climate change, and calls for the enhanced cooperation of and concerted
action by Member States with youth in order to address those challenges, taking into
account the positive role that the education of youth can play in that respect;
18. Calls upon Member States to take concrete measures to further assist
youth in armed conflict situations, in accordance with the World Programme of
Action for Youth, and to encourage the involvement of young people, where
appropriate, in activities concerning the protection of children and youth affected by
armed conflict situations, including in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and post conflict processes, and recognizes the importance of protecting schools and
universities from military use in contravention of applicable international law
during armed conflicts;
19. Urges Member States to take concerted action, in conformity with
international law, to remove obstacles to the full realization of the rights of young
people living under foreign occupation, colonial r ule and in other areas of conflict
or post-conflict situations in order to promote the achievement of the goals of the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
20. Also urges Member States to take effective measures, in conformity with
international law, to protect young people, including youth in marginalized groups
affected or exploited by terrorism and incitement;
21. Further urges Member States to consider including youth delegates in
their delegations at all relevant discussions in the General Assemb ly, the Economic
and Social Council and its functional commissions and relevant United Nations
conferences, as appropriate, bearing in mind the principles of gender balance and
non-discrimination, and emphasizes that such youth representatives should be
selected through a transparent process that ensures that they have a suitable mandate
to represent young people in their countries;
22. Acknowledges the increased collaboration through the Inter-Agency
Network on Youth Development in developing the United N ations System-wide
Action Plan on Youth, and requests the United Nations entities, within existing
resources, to continue their coordination towards a more coherent, comprehensive
and integrated approach to youth development, calls upon the United Nations
entities and relevant partners to support national, regional and international efforts
in addressing challenges hindering youth development, and in this regard
encourages close collaboration with Member States as well as other relevant
stakeholders, including civil society;
23. Calls upon the United Nations Programme on Youth to continue to act as
the focal point within the United Nations system for promoting further collaboration
and coordination on youth-related matters;
24. Calls upon donors, including Member States and intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations, to actively contribute to the United Nations Youth
Fund in order to facilitate the participation of youth representatives from developing
countries in the activities of the United Nations, taking into account the need for
greater geographical balance in terms of youth representation, as well as to
accelerate the implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth and to
support the production of the World Youth Report, and in this regard requests the
Secretary-General to take appropriate action to encourage contributions to the Fund;
25. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General
Assembly at its seventy-second session on the implementation of the present
resolution, including on the linkages and complementarities on youth issues between
the World Programme of Action for Youth and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, to be prepared in consultation with Member States as well as the
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