{"id":244959,"date":"2026-04-21T15:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ufm-youth-mainstreaming-plan-2026-2030\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:19:46","slug":"ufm-youth-mainstreaming-plan-2026-2030","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/ufm-youth-mainstreaming-plan-2026-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"UfM Youth Mainstreaming Plan (2026\u20132030)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776779196357{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-youth_2048x612px-4.gif?id=244887) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1731075348316{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 300px !important;padding-bottom: 160px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ar_line&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776780575899{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_2vmetg37a41mi9to4dsv a{color:; background:; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:0px;}#b_2vmetg37a41mi9to4dsv a:hover{color:#f7a324 ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_left tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_2vmetg37a41mi9to4dsv\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt small_rd_bt  \" href=\"#intro\" target=\"\" >Intro<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_dofo3pskw7vw0jvi8h61 a{color:; background:; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:0px;}#b_dofo3pskw7vw0jvi8h61 a:hover{color:#f7a324 ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_left tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_dofo3pskw7vw0jvi8h61\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt small_rd_bt  \" href=\"#ymp\" target=\"\" >What is the YMP<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_1m99z1i9chxg8ary0b02 a{color:; background:; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:0px;}#b_1m99z1i9chxg8ary0b02 a:hover{color:#f7a324 ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_left tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_1m99z1i9chxg8ary0b02\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt small_rd_bt  \" href=\"#guides\" target=\"\" >Guiding Principles<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_mc4mj6oci4l2d0932snd a{color:; background:; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:0px;}#b_mc4mj6oci4l2d0932snd a:hover{color:#f7a324 ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_left tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_mc4mj6oci4l2d0932snd\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt small_rd_bt  \" href=\"#areas\" target=\"\" >Five Outcome Areas<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_j71wxsd9tqrqxq646t68 a{color:; background:; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:0px;}#b_j71wxsd9tqrqxq646t68 a:hover{color:#f7a324 ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_left tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_j71wxsd9tqrqxq646t68\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt small_rd_bt  \" href=\"#taskforce\" target=\"\" >Youth Taskforce<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_164wvgoqnd41wbkyv7xh a{color:; background:; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:0px;}#b_164wvgoqnd41wbkyv7xh a:hover{color:#f7a324 ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_left tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_164wvgoqnd41wbkyv7xh\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt small_rd_bt  \" href=\"#further\" target=\"\" >Contact us<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776779545602{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ebebeb !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;intro&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776776732252{margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 900; color: #1e73be; font-size: 50px;\">UfM <span style=\"color: #f7a324;\">Youth <\/span>Mainstreaming Plan<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;19&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776765449502{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Youth at the centre. Across everything we do. <\/strong>The UfM Youth Mainstreaming Plan (2026\u20132030) is a commitment to make youth perspectives a permanent feature of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation \u2014 not an add-on, but a foundation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776779575386{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776780743816{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_uiob6aae7lqrvqj3xwp2 a{color:#ffffff; background:#1e73be; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:30px;}#b_uiob6aae7lqrvqj3xwp2 a:hover{color: ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_center tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_uiob6aae7lqrvqj3xwp2\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt xlarge_rd_bt  \" href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UfM-Youth-Mainstreaming-Plan_Leaflet.pdf\" target=\"yes\" >DOWNLOAD THE YMP<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776780825882{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_k13lwsgdeaor75wajcj6 a{color:#ffffff; background:#dd9933; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:30px;}#b_k13lwsgdeaor75wajcj6 a:hover{color: ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_center tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_k13lwsgdeaor75wajcj6\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt xlarge_rd_bt  \" href=\"#taskforce\" target=\"\" >MEET THE YOUTH TASKFORCE<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1732641768649{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ebebeb !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;19&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776765841039{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Young people make up a significant share of the Euro-Mediterranean population. They are among the most affected by the region&#8217;s most pressing challenges: economic precarity, climate change, limited mobility, and persistent barriers to participation in decision-making. <strong>Yet their voices, experience, and energy remain underutilised in the policies and programmes meant to serve them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>UfM Youth Mainstreaming Plan<\/strong> responds to this gap. It moves youth considerations from the margins to the mainstream \u2014 embedding them in how UfM designs programmes, shapes policy, builds partnerships, and measures results.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776779627652{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;ymp&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;xs-textleft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776776761507{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 800; color: #1e73be; text-align: left;\">What is the <span style=\"color: #f7a324;\">Youth <\/span>Mainstreaming Plan?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; 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font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;}#rand_m9zx33czdnz97yne59ia .ion-map:before{font-family: 'ion'; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;}#rand_m9zx33czdnz97yne59ia .ion-map:before{content: \"\\e991\";}<\/style>\n<div id=\"rand_m9zx33czdnz97yne59ia\" class=\"icon_box \"><i class=\"ion-map\" style=\"color:#dd9933;\"><\/i><h3 style=\"color:#000000;\">A roadmap<\/h3><p style=\"color:#000000\">Concrete actions, clear owners, and measurable indicators across five outcome areas, covering the period 2026\u20132030.<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#rand_mfwh4zzthb3kbxai59y4 {margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; }<\/style><style type='text\/css'> @font-face{font-family: 'ion'; src:url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/ion.eot'); src:url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/ion.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'), url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/ion.woff') format('woff'), url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/ion.ttf') format('truetype'), url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/ion.svg#oi') format('svg'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;}#rand_mfwh4zzthb3kbxai59y4 .ion-ios7-people:before{font-family: 'ion'; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;}#rand_mfwh4zzthb3kbxai59y4 .ion-ios7-people:before{content: \"\\e935\";}<\/style>\n<div id=\"rand_mfwh4zzthb3kbxai59y4\" class=\"icon_box \"><i class=\"ion-ios7-people\" style=\"color:#dd9933;\"><\/i><h3 style=\"color:#000000;\">Built with young people<\/h3><p style=\"color:#000000\">Co-developed with a Youth Taskforce of eight representatives from across the region, whose inputs shaped the Plan&#8217;s priorities, structure, and accountability framework.<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#rand_0d7xgl69unoop5b7065g {margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; }<\/style><style type='text\/css'> @font-face{font-family: 'mfg'; src:url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/mfg.eot'); src:url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/mfg.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'), url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/mfg.woff') format('woff'), url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/mfg.ttf') format('truetype'), url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/4k-icons-pack03\/icons\/fonts\/mfg.svg#oi') format('svg'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;}#rand_0d7xgl69unoop5b7065g .mfg-link:before{font-family: 'mfg'; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;}#rand_0d7xgl69unoop5b7065g .mfg-link:before{content: \"\\e81e\";}<\/style>\n<div id=\"rand_0d7xgl69unoop5b7065g\" class=\"icon_box \"><i class=\"mfg-link\" style=\"color:#dd9933;\"><\/i><h3 style=\"color:#000000;\">Anchored in regional commitments<\/h3><p style=\"color:#000000\">Aligned with the New Pact for the Mediterranean, the UN Youth 2030 Strategy, and UfM&#8217;s New Vision.<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1732641768649{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ebebeb !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;xs-textleft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776776783257{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 800; color: #1e73be; text-align: left;\">What the <span style=\"color: #f7a324;\">Youth <\/span>Mainstreaming Plan sets out <span style=\"color: #f7a324;\">to do<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;19&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776767220978{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Youth mainstreaming is not a stand-alone workstream. It is a way of working. The YMP translates that principle into three concrete objectives:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Operationalise <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>youth mainstreaming<\/em><\/strong> through clear priorities, minimum standards, and practical tools embedded in core business processes across the UfM Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Institutionalise meaningful <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>youth engagement<\/em><\/strong> by establishing consistent mechanisms that allow young people to shape decision-making, programming, and partnerships \u2014 not just be consulted.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Strengthen <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>accountability <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>and learning<\/em><\/strong> through a results-based framework, youth-sensitive indicators, and continuous feedback loops that track progress and drive improvement over time.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776779755835{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;guides&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;xs-textleft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776776796483{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 800; color: #1e73be; text-align: left;\">What <span style=\"color: #f7a324;\">guides <\/span>us<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776775715379{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;hide-on-mobile&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776769451822{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #dd9933 !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776770144777{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: white;\"><strong>Rights-based &amp; equity<\/strong><br \/>\nYoung people&#8217;s rights and fair access are the starting point for every action.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776770481338{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #3a8c28 !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776770294392{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: white;\"><strong>Meaningful participation<\/strong><br \/>\nYouth voices shape decisions &#8211; they do not merely inform them.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776769477221{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #1e73be !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776770327794{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: white;\"><strong>Inclusion &amp; intersectionality<\/strong><br \/>\nBarriers of gender, location, disability, and socioeconomic background are addressed together, not separately.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776775723235{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;hide-on-mobile&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776770421186{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #8224e3 !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776784248383{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: white;\"><strong>Do no harm &amp; safeguarding<\/strong><br \/>\nAll youth engagement activities are designed to be safe, accessible, and respectful for every participant.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776774658278{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #9b3b23 !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776770467432{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: white;\"><strong>Transparency &amp; accountability<\/strong><br \/>\nRoles are clear, processes are documented, and results are reported publicly.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776774673179{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #269199 !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776770531375{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: white;\"><strong>Evidence-informed &amp; learning<\/strong><br \/>\nActions are grounded in data, and the Plan adapts continuously based on what is found.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776779790069{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #eeeeee !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;areas&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;xs-textleft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776776807646{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 800; color: #1e73be; text-align: left;\">Five areas. <span style=\"color: #f7a324;\">One direction.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]The YMP is structured around five Outcome Areas, each with priority actions, indicators, and clear responsibilities.[\/vc_column_text][vc_accordion active_tab=&#8221;&#8221; collapsible=&#8221;yes&#8221; disable_keyboard=&#8221;yes&#8221; style=&#8221;rd_acc_2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;newaccordion&#8221;][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;01 Youth-responsive governance and decision-making&#8221; hover_anim=&#8221;grow&#8221; hover_anim_scale=&#8221;1.1&#8243; hover_anim_speed=&#8221;fast&#8221; title_color=&#8221;#1f346d&#8221; active_title_color=&#8221;#1f346d&#8221; title_bg_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; content_bg_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; title_altbg_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; active_bg_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776773560261{border-radius: 15px !important;}&#8221;]Ensuring that youth perspectives systematically inform UfM policies, strategies, and institutional processes.<\/p>\n<p>Key actions include integrating youth-responsive language into ministerial declarations and action plans, and establishing formal mandates and feedback pathways for external youth advisory and consultative mechanisms.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;02 Meaningful and structured youth participation across UfM platforms&#8221; hover_anim=&#8221;grow&#8221; hover_anim_scale=&#8221;1.1&#8243; hover_anim_speed=&#8221;fast&#8221; title_color=&#8221;#1f346d&#8221; active_title_color=&#8221;#1f346d&#8221; title_bg_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; content_bg_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; title_altbg_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; active_bg_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776772227913{border-radius: 15px !important;}&#8221;]Moving from ad-hoc youth engagement to predictable, influential participation across UfM platforms, initiatives, and policy processes.<\/p>\n<p>Key actions include piloting cohort and delegate-style youth participation models adapted to the UfM context and Member State diversity, and introducing agenda co-design procedures with documented feedback to youth on how their inputs were used.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;03 Inclusion, equity, and representation of diverse youth&#8221; hover_anim=&#8221;grow&#8221; hover_anim_scale=&#8221;1.1&#8243; 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text-align: left;\">Ready to go <span style=\"color: #f7a324;\">further?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776779575386{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776780743816{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_9xtnjne4u9z3rrl3ysw4 a{color:#ffffff; background:#1e73be; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:30px;}#b_9xtnjne4u9z3rrl3ysw4 a:hover{color: ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_center tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_9xtnjne4u9z3rrl3ysw4\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt xlarge_rd_bt  \" href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UfM-Youth-Mainstreaming-Plan_Leaflet.pdf\" target=\"yes\" >DOWNLOAD THE YMP<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776780825882{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_hxl8anrmey0x0ky3ythu a{color:#ffffff; background:#dd9933; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:30px;}#b_hxl8anrmey0x0ky3ythu a:hover{color: ; background: ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_center tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_hxl8anrmey0x0ky3ythu\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt xlarge_rd_bt  \" href=\"mailto:socialaffairs@ufmsecretariat.org\" target=\"\" >CONTACT THE TEAM<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776774544417{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;172857&#8243; 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Please write us here: <strong><a style=\"color: #1f346d;\" href=\"mailto:socialaffairs@ufmsecretariat.org\">socialaffairs@ufmsecretariat.org.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Get in touch with us&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231f346d&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1728779539818{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776779196357{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-youth_2048x612px-4.gif?id=244887) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1731075348316{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 300px !important;padding-bottom: 160px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ar_line&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776780575899{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]Intro[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]What is the YMP[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]Guiding Principles[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]Five Outcome Areas[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]Youth Taskforce[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]Contact us[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776779545602{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ebebeb !important;}&#8221;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/ufm-youth-mainstreaming-plan-2026-2030\/\" class=\"more\">\u0625\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":244954,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"priority-area":[],"class_list":["post-244959","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/244959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244959"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/244959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244990,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/244959\/revisions\/244990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"priority-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/priority-area?post=244959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}