Nearly 500 youngsters from around the world are getting a close-up view of the Olympics at the Olympic Youth Camp, which got underway in Beijing Wednesday. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the camp uses sports to build bridges between cultures. Detyange Van...
By Brian Wagner Medellin, Colombia 02 June 2008 Delegates with the Organization of American States are meeting in Colombia to find ways to help millions of young people in the region. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Medellin that regional leaders al...
By Jeffrey Young Washington 22 May 2008 An 11-year-old from Lincoln, Nebraska has won the 2008 National Geographic Bee with a flawless quiz score. Akshay Rajagopalis only the second winner in the Bee's 20-year history with a perfect performance. The...
By Raymond Thibodeaux Thimphu, Bhutan 01 April 2008 The tiny, isolated Himalayan nation of Bhutan is experiencing record economic growth. But some experts are concerned about rising rates of unemployment among the country's youth as a growing migrant...
By Alex Villarreal Washington, DC 07 February 2008 The Millennial Generation -- Americans 30 and younger -- is a growing force in U.S. politics. Political researchers say millennials of voting age now number nearly 50 million, close to a quarter of t...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 January 2008 Angry youth in Guinea have taken to the streets in the capital Conakry, burning tires and building barricades, after the president fired the communications minister. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our West A...
By Vronique LaCapra Washington, DC 11 September 2007 In Washington, D.C., about one in fifty people has AIDS, and the annual rate of new AIDS cases is more than ten times the national average In Washington, D.C., about one in 50 people has AIDS, and...
By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 05 September 2007 As West African youths continue to attempt illegal Atlantic ocean crossings to Europe, those who stay behind have mixed reactions. Some say the crossing is suicidal; others say it is everyone's...
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington 03 September 2007 Forty years ago soccer promoters in the United States relied heavily on bringing foreign superstars to play in the North American Soccer League. They introduced the best in soccer through Brazilian l...
Youth原文 Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs o...