Celebrate International Youth Day

United Nations: The United Nations launched the "Focus on the Motherland" youth photography and painting competition around the world. The selected 48 winning works will be exhibited at the United Nations Headquarters in new york on the day of International Youth Day, followed by a world tour. In addition, the United Nations has collected short films of activities of young people around the world to celebrate International Youth Day. United States: new york Mayor Bloomberg announced that August 12 every year will be designated as new york Youth Day. New york launched youth basketball and football leagues throughout the city, and held the finals in the park near the United Nations Headquarters on Youth Day.

Canada: Toronto Volunteer Action Network held an exhibition of young artists' works and a charity sale of young volunteers' photos. In addition, two films about youth are also shown on Youth Day.

Australia: Representatives from various Australian youth organizations gathered in Sydney to hold an exchange dinner to exchange views on the achievements and future development direction of youth work.

Greece: Greek youth organizations hold photo exhibitions on youth work in the central squares of major cities, and produce special radio and television programs to publicize youth work and the deeds of outstanding young people.

Northern Ireland: In order to welcome the International Youth Day, Northern Ireland held rich celebrations in a park in the capital. These include lively youth forums and concerts organized by young people themselves. Young people with colorful patterns on their faces carve their wishes on badges and fly colorful balloons into the air to symbolize their good wishes for the future.

Bahrain: Bahrain National Youth and Sports Organization organized a youth forum around the theme of International Youth Day. Representatives of youth organizations from all over the world discussed the challenges faced by contemporary youth and how to provide a broad stage for youth participation. The forum includes a seminar entitled "We are all development partners" organized by the United Nations Development Programme. In addition, the largest shopping center in Manama, the capital, has set up a "Youth Wall" where young people can write down their ideas and suggestions.

Tanzania: From August 6th to12nd, Tanzania and the Ministry of Labor, Youth, Women and Child Development of UNICEF jointly organized a series of activities to celebrate International Youth Day, including youth policy seminars, round-table discussions, radio and television programs of youth dialogue, and press conferences, which mainly discussed Tanzania's youth development policies, youth employment action plans, youth AIDS prevention and drug rehabilitation.