V International Congress of Researchers on Youth
The Center for Youth Studies and the Union of Young Communists of Cuba convened the V International Congress of Researchers on Youth from September 23 to 27, 2024, at the Plaza America Convention Center, Varadero.
The meeting was attended by around 25 countries from Latin America, the Caribbean, and other continents, and more than 200 delegates from all over Cuba, in addition to the support of various United Nations systems and other agencies, including the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO).
Among other activities, Karina Batthyány , Executive Director of CLACSO, participated on Wednesday the 25th in the inaugural Conference "Youth and new social pacts towards the care society".
Karina Batthyány along with Keyla Rosa Estévez García, María Isabel Domínguez, Meyvis Estévez Echevarría and Mirthia Brossard Oris.
On Wednesday, October 2, InfoCLACSO special from Varadero, Cuba, on the "V International Congress of Researchers on Youth"
Under the slogan “ Youth and SDGs: the future is today ”, the congress was aimed at researchers, students and professionals linked to working with young people.
The event had the following objectives:
To create a space for theoretical and methodological debate on the realities of young people around the world today.
Systematize academic and scientific results that contribute to the improvement of effective public policies for the integral development of youth.
To contribute to promoting actions aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Themes:
1-Public policies, protection, political action and citizen participation.
2-Inequalities, racism, marginalization, addictions and poverty.
3-Cultural decolonization, identities and imaginaries of the youth of the south.
4-Gender, empowerment of women.
5-Media representations, information and communication technologies.
6-Peacebuilding processes, mediation and conflict resolution, violence prevention.
7-Migration processes.
8-Leadership, social movements and youth participation.
Age, territorial and gender perspectives constituted cross-cutting themes in each of the proposed topics, aligned with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Organizing Committee: President: Keyla Rosa Estévez García – Members: María de la C. Cubillas González and Yeny Borrego Dot
Keyla Rosa Estévez García , director of the Center for Youth Studies in Cuba, stated that “this congress provides an opportunity for academics, researchers, social actors, and decision-makers to exchange ideas in the same space; our country can offer an overview of the policies that have been developed and in which young people play a leading role in this process.”
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