聯(lián)合國定義“青年”為15到24歲 你到了中年危機？

時間：2019-10-14 10:21:59 作者：雅信博文翻譯

   前一段時間聯(lián)合國一條微博刷屏——“青年”的定義：15歲到24歲 1992年出生的你們已經是中年人了！這個定義引發(fā)了很多90后尤其是92年出生的同胞們內心的波動。雅信博文翻譯公司在此告訴您，其實對于“青年”還有不同定義。下面請跟本公司一起來了解。
nsition from the dependence of childhood to adulthood’s independence and awareness of our interdependence as members of a community. Youth is a more fluid category than a fixed age-group.
　　“青年”一般被理解為一個過渡時期，指從童年的依賴到成年的獨立、以及意識到我們作為社會成員所具有的獨立性這樣一個時期。而青年實際上并不是一個固定的年齡段。
　　However, age is the easiest way to define this group, particularly in relation to education and employment. Therefore “youth” is often indicated as a person between the age where he/she may leave compulsory education, and the age at which he/she finds his/her first employment. This latter age limit has been increasing, as higher levels of unemployment and the cost of setting up an independent household puts many young people into a prolonged period of dependency.
　　然而年齡卻是定義青年的最簡單方式，特別是和教育以及就業(yè)有關。因此，“青年”往往指的是一個人從結束義務教育之后，到找到第一份工作之前的這段時間。但是隨著失業(yè)失業(yè)水平的提高、以及建立獨立家庭的成本使得許多年輕的人依賴期更長，“青年”的后一年齡界限一直在升高。
　　When carrying out its Youth Strategy, UNESCO uses different definitions of youth depending on the context.
　　在實施青年戰(zhàn)略時，聯(lián)合國教科文組織根據不同的情況采用了多種不同的青年定義。
　　For activities at international or at regional level, such as the African Youth Forum, UNESCO uses the United Nations’ universal definition.
　　對于例如“非洲青年論壇”等國際或地區(qū)層面的活動，聯(lián)合國教科文組織使用的是聯(lián)合國的統(tǒng)一定義。
　　The UN, for statistical consistency across regions, defines ‘youth’, as those persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years, without prejudice to other definitions by Member States. All UN statistics on youth are based on this definition, as illustrated by the annual yearbooks of statistics published by the United Nations system on demography, education, employment and health.
　　出于對所有地區(qū)統(tǒng)計一致性的考慮，聯(lián)合國定義“青年”為15至24歲人群，該定義不與其他成員國的定義相違背。根據聯(lián)合國發(fā)布的人口、教育、就業(yè)和健康系統(tǒng)的統(tǒng)計年鑒顯示，聯(lián)合國所有和青年相關的統(tǒng)計都基于這一定義。
　　For activities at the national level, for example when implementing a local community youth programme, “youth” may be understood in a more flexible manner. UNESCO will then adopt the definition of “youth” as used by a particular Member  State. It can be based for instance on the definition given in the African Youth Charter where “youth” means “every person between the ages of 15 and 35 years”.
　　但是在國家層面的活動中，例如在實施本國社會青年項目時，“青年”可以有更靈活的含義。此時聯(lián)合國教科文組織將采用某些特定成員國所使用的“青年”定義。例如可以使用《非洲青年憲章》中對“青年”的定義——即“15到35歲人群”。