Forthcoming policy developments

On 22 December 2023, the Minister for Sport and Youth and the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Agricultural Civic Service as part of the Universal Civic Service, managed by the Department for Youth Policies and the Universal Civic Service (Cf. 2.4). It is an experimental program aimed at offering young people, aged between 18 and 28, the opportunity to volunteer with the goal of acquiring transversal skills that will enhance employability in the agricultural and agri-food sectors, encouraging youth entrepreneurship and the dissemination of knowledge related to technological innovation. The program intends to pursue 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda (Goals: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16).

Ongoing Debates

On 5 April 2024, several youth and civil society organisations signed the manifesto "Youth Peace and Security," inspired by the UN Security Council Resolution 2250 of 2015. The manifesto calls on the Italian government to set up a joint secretariat between institutions and civil society organisations, tasked with drafting a National Action Plan containing concrete objectives and measures to involve youth organisations in the definition of policies related to Resolution 2250, and allocating adequate financial resources for the implementation. The manifesto proposes a series of concrete actions aimed at encouraging the active participation of youth, promoting diversity and inclusion, integrating the principles of Resolution 2250 into the Italian legal and institutional framework, and ensuring a more sustainable and inclusive future, starting with the promotion of peace.