A study in South Africa has highlighted how unhealthy ageing takes its toll on health and income. But strong social policies can promote healthy ageing and protect the economic well-being...

Carlos Riumallo · The Conversation 25 Oct 2019

Sustainable Development

This UN book club is teaching children about the Sustainable Development Goals

Books can open up a whole world to young readers – which is why the UN is running a book club to teach children about its Sustainable Development Goals. Here are five titles recommended s...

Kate Whiting 18 Oct 2019

Oceans

Five ways individuals can help save the oceans

Five changes you can make to help reduce ocean pollution.

Daniela V. Fernandez 12 Sep 2019

Youth Perspectives

Spending time in nature can benefit your child’s cognitive skills, study finds

Children in a recent study preferred pictures of urban environments to those of nature.

Futurity 19 Aug 2019

Climate Change

Climate campaigner Greta is setting sail to America on a boat with no toilet

Swede Greta Thunberg is preparing for the trans-Atlantic voyage to join a United Nations summit and raise awareness about the climate crisis.

Michael Holden · Reuters 14 Aug 2019

Youth Perspectives

Why the world needs the youth revolution more than ever

From climate change to mental health, here's how young people around the world are working to create lasting change.

Wadia Ait Hamza and Natalie Pierce 12 Aug 2019

Information Technology

Youth have a love-hate relationship with tech in the digital age

The digital age divides young people. With 50% of the world under 30, young people's relationship with technology will steer the future.

Kate C Tilleczek · The Conversation 06 Aug 2019

Social Media

Toddlers don't learn as well from screens, according to new research

The brains of toddlers resist learning from screens, even video chats, according to a new study, but having a parent present can help.

Joan Brasher-Vanderbilt 05 Aug 2019

Youth Perspectives

'It's a really powerful time to be a teenager,' says UK climate strike leader

It was "way bigger than I ever anticipated", says Anna Taylor, a leader of the UK Student Climate Network.

Laurie Goering · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 09 Jul 2019

Youth Perspectives

A robot could be your carer in old age - but are you ready?

The best learning agent is that of the human mind, and modelling how humans learn could help develop robots that we can interact with naturally, say computer scientists.

Patricia Shaw · The Conversation 27 Jun 2019

France

Disillusioned young people – France thinks it has a solution

Could a taste of military life help build national pride and a more integrated society?

Johnny Wood 24 Jun 2019

Workforce and Employment

To recruit younger people, you have to understand them. Here's a guide

In the face of talent shortages, skills gaps and ageing workforces, what can companies do to attract talent from among millennials and Generation Z?

Bernadette Wightman 14 Jun 2019

United States

Children could influence their parents views on climate change

North Carolinian teens and children have been shown to have an influencing effect on their parents' own views on environmental issues and climate change.

Sebastien Malo · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 16 May 2019

India

India is failing 175 million of its young people. Here's the solution

More than a quarter of India's young people are not in education, employment or training. Fundamental change is required.

Dipankar Trehan 10 Apr 2019

Middle East and North Africa

This is how we inspire young people in the Middle East to join the fight against climate change

How do we convince young people living in some of the region's most fragile states, where jobs and food are often scarce, to engage in a conversation about the future of the planet?

Asmaa Abu Mezied 01 Apr 2019

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