“If I Disappear”: Global Report on Protecting Young People in Civic Space (UN Youth Office, 2021)

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Young people are at the forefront of peacebuilding, human rights advocacy, climate action, and social change, yet many face threats, discrimination, harassment, violence, and shrinking civic space because of their activism.

This global report, commissioned by the United Nations Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, explores the challenges confronting young people in civic space, including political, legal, digital, financial, sociocultural, and physical threats, while highlighting the experiences of vulnerable youth groups and offering recommendations to strengthen protection mechanisms and meaningful participation.

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