Under the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, a set of programmes and initiatives have been developed to raise young people’s awareness about global affairs.

On the one hand, within the scope of formal and non-formal education, and in response to the social and economic challenges of today's world, the XXIV Constitutional Government developed a new National Education Strategy for Citizenship. This Strategy includes a set of rights and duties that must be present in young people's civic training so that, in the future, youth will emphasise equality in interpersonal relationships, difference integration, respect for human rights, and foster a democratic citizenship.

On the other hand, there are also programmes and initiatives framed within a wide range of National Plans and Strategies in different areas, and with an inter-ministerial and intersectoral rationale, which involve not only a set of diversified public actors, but also Non-Governmental Organisations.

In the latter context, the publication of the National Youth Plan I in accordance with Council of Ministers Resolution no. 114-A/2018, of 4 September, stands out. The National Youth Plan II, which was in force for the period 2022-2024, was also developed with an inter-ministerial and intersectoral rationale, and in a cocreation perspective with the main stakeholders, namely youth structures and organisations.

For 2025 onwards, in response to the evolving needs of young people and the need for a strategic and coordinated approach to youth policy, a National Youth Agenda (Agenda Nacional de Juventude) is being developed to succeed the National Youth Plan II (II Plano Nacional de Juventude).