World Programme of Action for Youth

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United Nations programme international action plan youth policy framework

The World Programme of Action for Youth is a United Nations framework that guides global policies and initiatives to improve the lives and participation of young people across key social and economic areas.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
World Programme of Action for Youth canonical	1
World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond	1
World Youth Programme of Action and Implementation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10766568 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Programme of Action for Youth
Context triple: [International Youth Year, relatedTo, World Programme of Action for Youth]

A. International Youth Year
International Youth Year was a United Nations-designated observance in 1985 focused on promoting youth participation, development, and peace worldwide.
B. Commonwealth Youth Programme
The Commonwealth Youth Programme is a youth-focused initiative of the Commonwealth that supports young people’s development, leadership, and participation in social and economic progress across member countries.
C. Intercommunal Youth Institute
The Intercommunal Youth Institute was an alternative school created by the Black Panther Party to provide politically conscious, community-centered education to Black youth.
D. World Summit for Social Development
The World Summit for Social Development was a major United Nations conference held in Copenhagen in 1995 that focused on eradicating poverty, promoting full employment, and fostering social integration worldwide.
E. Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development
The Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development is a global policy framework adopted in 1995 that outlines commitments and strategies for promoting social development, reducing poverty, and fostering social integration and equity worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Programme of Action for Youth
Target entity description: The World Programme of Action for Youth is a United Nations framework that guides global policies and initiatives to improve the lives and participation of young people across key social and economic areas.

A. International Youth Year
International Youth Year was a United Nations-designated observance in 1985 focused on promoting youth participation, development, and peace worldwide.
B. Commonwealth Youth Programme
The Commonwealth Youth Programme is a youth-focused initiative of the Commonwealth that supports young people’s development, leadership, and participation in social and economic progress across member countries.
C. Intercommunal Youth Institute
The Intercommunal Youth Institute was an alternative school created by the Black Panther Party to provide politically conscious, community-centered education to Black youth.
D. World Summit for Social Development
The World Summit for Social Development was a major United Nations conference held in Copenhagen in 1995 that focused on eradicating poverty, promoting full employment, and fostering social integration worldwide.
E. Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development
The Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development is a global policy framework adopted in 1995 that outlines commitments and strategies for promoting social development, reducing poverty, and fostering social integration and equity worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations programme ⓘ international action plan ⓘ youth policy framework ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionBody	Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	1995-12-14 ⓘ
adoptionMethod	resolution ⓘ
adoptionResolution	United Nations General Assembly resolution 50/81 ⓘ
adoptionSession	50th session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ linked to: Fiftieth session of the United Nations General Assembly
aimsTo	enhance participation of youth in society ⓘ improve the situation of young people ⓘ promote full and effective participation of youth in development ⓘ promote opportunities for youth in decision-making ⓘ promote peace and human rights for youth ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	WPAY ⓘ
appliesTo	Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
basedOn	World Youth Programme of Action and Implementation ⓘ linked to: World Programme of Action for Youth
category	United Nations development programmes ⓘ linked to: United Nations development system United Nations youth initiatives ⓘ international youth policy documents ⓘ
contains	15 priority areas for youth ⓘ
coordinatedBy	United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ⓘ linked to: Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Programme on Youth ⓘ
developedBy	United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ⓘ linked to: Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Programme on Youth ⓘ United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
encourages	integration of youth concerns into national development plans ⓘ participation of youth in decision-making at all levels ⓘ partnerships between governments, youth organizations and civil society ⓘ
focusesOn	HIV/AIDS and youth ⓘ armed conflict and youth ⓘ drug abuse among youth ⓘ education for youth ⓘ employment for youth ⓘ environment and youth ⓘ girls and young women ⓘ globalization and youth ⓘ health of youth ⓘ hunger and poverty affecting youth ⓘ information and communication technologies and youth ⓘ intergenerational issues and youth ⓘ juvenile delinquency ⓘ leisure-time activities for youth ⓘ youth participation in decision-making ⓘ
geographicScope	global ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	non-binding framework ⓘ
monitoredBy	United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ⓘ linked to: Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Programme on Youth ⓘ
normativeStatus	soft law instrument ⓘ
provides	basis for monitoring and evaluating youth-related progress ⓘ guidance for international cooperation on youth issues ⓘ policy framework for national youth policies ⓘ
publisher	United Nations ⓘ
references	World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond ⓘ linked to: World Programme of Action for Youth
relatedTo	International Youth Year ⓘ United Nations Youth Strategy ⓘ World Youth Report ⓘ
targetGroup	young people aged 15 to 24 ⓘ
timeHorizon	to the year 2000 and beyond ⓘ
updatedBy	subsequent United Nations General Assembly resolutions on youth ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Youth Year → relatedTo → World Programme of Action for Youth ⓘ

World Programme of Action for Youth → basedOn → World Youth Programme of Action and Implementation ⓘ

linked to: World Programme of Action for Youth

World Programme of Action for Youth → references → World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond ⓘ