International Youth Day

International Youth Day
International Youth Day in North Korea
Date	12 August
Next time	12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)
Frequency	annual

International Youth Day (IYD) is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. The first IYD was observed on 12 August, 2000.

International Youth Day is observed annually on 12 August. It is meant as an opportunity for governments and others to draw attention to youth issues worldwide. During IYD, concerts, workshops, cultural events, and meetings involving national and local government officials and youth organizations take place around the world.

IYD was designated by the United Nations in 1999 with the adoption of Resolution 54/120.

International Youth Day's Slogan for 2014 is Youth and Mental Health. For 2015 it is Youth and Civic Engagement. The theme of the 2016 International Youth Day is “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production”. The goal is to lead the younger generation to eliminate poverty and improve global sustainable consumption and production

Each youth day is associated with a number of events around the world. These include:

IYC'13 hosted by:

The event has its own specialty in empowering the youth power.