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Bookmark or Share- Why We Celebrate Youth Day on 16 June | Soweto Uprising of 1976Updated 01 June 2021. On June 16 each year, South Africans celebrate Youth Day. Youth Day commemorates the Soweto Uprising, which took place on 16 June 1976, where thousands of students were ambushed by the apartheid regime.
- International Youth Day - Background | United NationsInternational Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August, bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in...
- International Youth Day | UNESCOInternational Youth Day. 12 August. On 17 December 1999, in its resolution 54/120, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
- International Youth Day - Messages | United NationsEvery year, International Youth Day celebrates the determination, ideas and leadership of young people as we pursue a better world.
- World Youth Day | USCCBThis celebration takes place on multiple levels, often on the local stage in towns, parishes and dioceses, leading up to the international World Youth Day celebration that takes place every 2-4 years, typically in the summer months and on major scale. The Jubilee of Youth and Young Adults in 2025 is a chance for pilgrims around the world to ...
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