Reaffirms the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond; decides to adopt the Supplement to the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond; urges Member States to combat all forms of discrimination against young people, including that based on race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, and to promote equal opportunities for all; urges Member States to involve young people and youth-led organizations in the development of national policies that affect them, where appropriate, including poverty reduction strategy papers where they exist, bearing in mind that girls, boys, young women and young men have the same rights; stresses that progress in achieving the internationally agreed target of full and productive employment and decent work for young people should be a central objective of national and international efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

Adopted without vote, 76th plenary meeting

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"Annex : Supplement to the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond": p. 6-16.
Issued in GAOR, 62nd sess., Suppl. no. 49.