<P> Firstly in relation to the Participation priority, the main goal is to increase youth accessibility to the UN through promoting structured mechanisms . To this end the office is promoting the establishment of the UN Panel on Youth . It is supporting the first ever Regional Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC) Youth Forums, and the Global ECOSOC Youth Forum . In addition, the Envoy works on encouraging the Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams to establish National Youth Advisory Groups to engage youth in the preparation of the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), and regularly partners with the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth . The Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth encourages more governments to participate in the UN Youth Delegate Programme . The Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth also provides support for the new United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Youth modality . Further, the Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth works on creating and maintaining active channels of communication between youth - led organisations and the United Nations, as well as to enhance youth access to information related to the United Nations' work on youth . </P> <P> Secondly, under the Advocacy priority area, the Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth promotes stronger youth participation in setting, implementing and evaluating the various development frameworks and increase international awareness and attention to youth issues . The Envoy has pledged to advocate for a youth - friendly Post-2015 Development Agenda, and is utilising various platforms to advocate for a stronger youth agenda at the national, regional and international levels . In addition, the Envoy's Office has deployed traditional and new media tools to advocate for stronger youth participation with a special focus on marginalized youth and young women and girls . </P> <P> Thirdly, in regard to the priority area of Partnerships, the Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth engages with Member States, the private sector, academic institutions, media and civil society, including youth - led organisations in the UN programmes on youth and facilitates multi-stakeholder partnerships on youth issues . The Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth coordinates closely with Member States to further support youth issues and reinforce a youth perspective in relevant resolutions . The Envoys office also supports evidence - based research on youth issues, networking of youth - led organisations and works on building a global coalition for youth rights . </P> <P> Fourthly, in terms of the Harmonisation priority area, the Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth works as a catalyst to enhance the coordination and harmonisation of youth programming among UN agencies . The actions toward this priority include the promotion of the implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth, working closely with the UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development and support for the establishment of inter-agency networks at the regional and national levels . Moreover, the Envoys Office supports the implementation of the System Wide Action Plan on Youth, and enhances the communications and the flow of information between UN agencies and youth . </P>

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