National Youth Icon Award

National Youth Icon Award
CountryIndia
Presented byInternational Youth Committee
First awarded2016
Websitewww.saarcyouth.org

The National Youth Icon Award is awarded annually by the International Youth Committee (IYC), a United Nations accredited organization, at the World Youth Summit. The award is given for the young people globally in recognition of their development work and their contribution towards developing a peaceful, fairer, prosperous and sustainable future that meets the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of United Nations.[1][2][3]

Launched in the year 2016, the World Youth Summit honors young people who have made significant contributions in professional or voluntary capacity covering areas such as poverty reduction, democracy, conflict resolution and prevention, environmental preservation, community service and social development. The National Youth Icon Award consists of a Gold Pin Medal, a citation and a scroll.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "National Youth Icon Awardee". Star of Mysore. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Heritage Management alumnus Received National Youth Icon Award". Ahmedabad University. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Manipur's Monika Ingudam among 79 to receive National youth icon award 2019". The Northeast Today. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Muzaffar Ahmed of Poonch being conferred National Youth Icon Award-2019 at New Delhi". Daily Excelsior. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.