Juba, South Sudan August annually, International Youth Month is set aside to bring to the fore issues around the youth globally. In South Sudan, the youth under the Umbrella of Shabab Le Shabab Health Alliance together with different stakeholders, The National Ministry of Youth and Sport, National Ministries of Environment, Gender, Health, the University of Juba, the National Youth Union, young Parliamentarians, United Nations including UN Resident Coordinator office, UNFPA, UN-WOMEN, UNESCO, engaged the youth in different activities to mark the day.
Under the theme, “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World” the youth in and around South Sudan conducted Youth Green campaigns by planting trees. Various campaigns revolved around the STEM Power Center University of Juba, Road drives, Radio and TV Talk Shows, dialogue on Youth4SDGs related to the upcoming UN Youth Summit and looking deep Green skills, conducting Youth Enterprise Revolving funds panel discussions with stakeholders and young people which later culminated to major celebration of International Youth Day which brought together young people and the community with a focus on climate change and particularly enhancing Green Skills for the Youth
The youth together with the Government and UN Agencies with the support of UNFPA demonstrated efforts to fight climate change by planting trees at the Steam Power in the University of Juba. The Youth were given skills on planting and management of young trees until they can mature. The challenge was to go green by all after the exercise.
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.
