The Law on Youth Participation and Youth Policies and the National Youth Strategy 2023–2027 sets out the basic principles and action guidelines for all actors in society which are underlined in the eight thematic areas of the Strategy: 

• Youth participation
• Youth information
• Youth work
• Education 
• Culture
• Health 
• Entrepreneurship and pre-employment support
• Security (violence) 

The goals and measures set are based on the challenges identified by young people, the status and development needs of the youth sector, as well as youth trends in the country.

The Law on Youth is in compliance with the previously developed National Youth Strategy. Thus, the introductory part of the Strategy states that in compliance with established historical, social, political and ethical practice, the term ‘young people’ (youth) fall into the age group of 15 to 29 years old. 

This is a category that holds huge potential as a key resource for social progress, but also a category that is highly vulnerable to social and economic changes in society. The interventions envisaged in this the National Youth Strategy should be equally available to all young people in the Republic of North Macedonia, and especially to young people from vulnerable categories.