Youth

Underground with Koven: Notorious Adelaide graffiti artist inspired by the 'nanny state'

The illusive artist who goes by the name Koven has been writing his tag on structures and walls around the city since the mid 2000s.

He is perhaps one of the city's most recognised writers due to some audacious roll-ups (graffiti painted up high on buildings, often with rollers).

In more recent years, however, his tag has appeared in small stickers placed on street lights, stobie polls, poster walls and pubs.

Teenage artist blends bark paintings with superheros

Working on these painted superhero masks is 16-year-old Ray Mudjandi.

"I make Ikon Bininj," Ray said.

Bininj is the Kunwinjku word for man in Ray's community of Jabiru, a slowing mining town set amidst a World Heritage-listed park with cave paintings more than 20,000 years old.

Ray is from the Western Arrernte clan and has loved cartoons, video games, Marvel comics, and characters like Superman since childhood.

Official signing of MOU between Ministry of Women and Samoa Culture centre

The rationale of the project intervention is in response to the market demand for a greater supply of youth with skills and knowledge in the cultural heritage of Samoa, and the ability to demonstrate these to different audiences. 

Economically inactive and unemployed youth dominant in latest study

Only 22 percent of youth in Samoa are employed, which means they are economically active and contribute to the economy. For example working for a government of private business to earn money and pay taxes.

Aspirations: Stories of Samoan Youth shaping their future

Aspirations is a photographic project that aims at documenting the reality of youths in Samoa, with a special focus on employment.

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Youth rugby and netball teams receive sportswear

The Australian Government is a strong advocate of partnering with the private sector to deliver development assistance.

Ciobo welcomed the collaboration between Skins and junior sporting associations in Samoa.

Fiji to host regional youth diabetes forum

Diabetes Fiji will host youths from Tuvalu, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Its project manager Viliame Qio says the first-of-its-kind event will train participants in how to lead diabetes associations and help others with the disease in their countries.

He says part of the conference involves a health camp, where participants will meet with doctors and learn more about food, oral care and eye health.

A Samoan Mission to Paris

For the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Samoa, only one representative will be making the journey to COP21 this December. 

Pacific urged to invest in youth development

The Director-General of the Pacific Community, Dr Colin Tukuitonga, has warned that failing to invest sufficiently in youth will come at substantial economic, social and political costs to the region.

UN’s Envoy on Youth alarmed at unemployment rate in the Pacific

The United Nation Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth is alarmed at the rate of unemployment in the Pacific region.

Ahamad Alhendawi told the High Level Dialogue on Youth at the Pacific Community (SPC) Conference in Alofi, Niue that 23 percent of young people in this region are unemployed.

“National youth unemployment rates in some countries of the region stand at 50 or 60%.