Celebrate the Promise of Youth on August 12
Every year on August 12, people around the world observe
International Youth Day. Proposed at the United Nations in 1999, International
Youth Day has been an annual event since 2000.
In 2012, the day carries the theme "Building a Better
World: Partnering with Youth," a global call to work with youth to build a
better world. People ages 15 through 24 make up one-sixth of the world’s
population.