世界節(jié)假日博覽 第139期:國際青年日

August the 12th is International Youth Day. It came about because the United Nations General Assembly wanted a day to celebrate the young people of the world. On December the 17th, 1999 the General Assembly declared International Youth Day at the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth in Lisbon, Portugal. The aim of the day is to focus on youth issues around the world. The idea is simple. The world’s youth make up over a sixth of the world population, therefore they need a special day. The UN defines a youth as anyone in the age group between 15 and 24 years old. Experts predict the number of youth in the world will greatly increase over the coming years, especially with a decrease in child mortality.

每年的8月12日為國際青年日。聯(lián)合國大會設立該節(jié)日，以此來慶祝全球青年人。1999年12月17日，在葡萄牙里斯本舉行的青年事務部長世界會議上，大會宣布成立國際青年日。旨在提高人們對全球青年問題的重視程度。理由很簡單。青年人占據(jù)了世界總?cè)丝诘牧种?，需要為他們設立節(jié)日。聯(lián)合國將年齡在15-24歲人群定義為青年。據(jù)專家預計，青年人口將在未來幾年猛增，特別是隨著兒童死亡率的減少。


Many different things happen on International Youth Day. There are activities and events all around the world. These are run by youth and for youth. The day promotes the benefits that young people bring to our world. There are youth conferences on issues like education and finding a job and many charity events. Other things include concerts, parades and educational workshops in schools. There is a different theme each year. The first was “Addressing Health and Unemployment”. Other themes have been on youth and sustainable development, youth and tackling poverty, and youth and climate change. The more this day is celebrated, the more responsible our young people will be.

這天會發(fā)生許多事情。全球會舉辦各種慶?；顒?。這些活動由青年舉辦，并服務于青年。這天要宣揚青年為世界帶來的好處。還會舉辦青年會議，并將圍繞教育就業(yè)等問題展開討論，還將舉辦各種慈善活動。其它包括音樂會、游行以及學校開展的教學研究班。每年的主題各有不同。第一年是“解決就業(yè)與健康”。其它主題包括“青年與可持續(xù)發(fā)展”、“青年與解決貧困”以及“青年與氣候變化”。隨著慶祝年份的增加，年輕人將變得更有責任感。