A/HRC/RES/41/13 Taking note with appreciation of the report prepared by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,1 which provides an overview of the international and regional human rights framework applicable to young people and describes the challenges and the discrimination encountered by them, Noting with appreciation the United Nations Youth Strategy entitled “Youth 2030: Working with and for Young People” as a tool for the empowerment of young people and the advancement of their rights, launched at the high-level event held in September 2018 at United Nations Headquarters, Noting the inputs from recent relevant conferences, forums and global initiatives relating to youth at the international, regional and subregional levels, inter alia, the first and the second World Youth Forum, held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2017 and November 2018, Encouraging contributions by the High Commissioner, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council and the treaty bodies, and other relevant international and regional human rights mechanisms, as well as the Envoy of the Secretary-General on Youth, in identifying and addressing obstacles to the enjoyment of all human rights by youth, Underlining the important role that youth can play in the promotion of peace and security, sustainable development, human rights and the importance of the active, meaningful and inclusive participation of youth in decision-making, Conscious that today’s generation of youth is the largest that the world has ever witnessed, and therefore encouraging States to make further efforts to ensure the respect, protection and fulfilment of all human rights for young people, including all economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights, given that lack of participation and opportunity has adverse consequences for communities and societies, Affirming that generating decent work and quality employment for youth is one of the biggest challenges that needs to be tackled, and emphasizing the priority areas of the World Programme of Action for Youth linked to the employability of youth, including education, health and access to information and technology, and bearing in mind that more than 71 million young people are unemployed and that 156 million working youth are in poverty, including extreme poverty,2 Recognizing that young people experience difficulties in the exercise of their rights by virtue of being young, and that there are gaps in the protection and fulfilment of the human rights of youth, Emphasizing the need to empower youth in order to achieve sustainable development, including poverty eradication, and stressing in this regard the commitment made in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to substantially reduce by 2020 the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training and to develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment, Concerned that young people face specific challenges that require integrated responses by States, the United Nations system and other relevant stakeholders, 1. Welcomes the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on youth, and takes note of its report1 and its recommendations on strengthening the promotion and protection of the rights of young people; 2. Also welcomes the holding of the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth and Youth Forum Lisbon+21, in Lisbon on 22 and 23 June 2019, and takes note with appreciation of its Declaration on Youth Policies and Programmes, especially with regard to empowering youth and their representatives, the commitment to protect, respect and fulfil the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all young people, protecting the most disadvantaged and those in vulnerable situations and contributing to the creation of indicators to assess the impact of youth policies and programmes; 3. Stresses the fundamental importance of equal opportunities, education and technical and vocational training, and that lifelong learning opportunities and guidance for youth are necessary for the realization of all human rights for young people; 1 2 2 A/HRC/39/33. See General Assembly resolution 72/146.