Paragraph Two: National Actions on the Topic of Youth Violence as a Result of

Socioeconomic Factors
First (and maybe second) Sentence: Is violence among youth, as a result of socioeconomic
factors, a problem in your country? You should answer
some of the following questions in this
sentence:
Are there street children in your country?
Roughly how many?

Roughly what percentage of the population of children?

Are there child soldiers? How many?

What are some of the specific social factors causing youth violence in your country

Now, using the information from above, write your sentence(s):

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Example sentence: Violence among youth is a particularly concerning problem in China

because extensive bullying, the high divorce rate, and a poor health care system have all
pushed 5 percent of our countrys children to live on the street.

Second Sentence: First example of an action (law, measure, program, petition, etc.) that your
country has done to address the issue of youth violence within the country.
OJO: This information should come from a government website
Has your country taken any actions to reduce the number of street children living in the
country?

 If there are child soldiers in your country, has your country done anything to try to stop
the practice of recruiting child soldiers? Remember, we can define the term child
soldier broadly.

Has your country actively done anything to eliminate some of the social factors that
cause youth violence (for example, improving its health care or education systems,
anti-bullying campaigns, etc.) within the country?

Now, using the information you filled in above, write your sentence. This sentence
should discuss one action (law, measure, program, petition, etc.) that your country has
done to
address the issue of youth violence within the country:
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Example sentence: However, China is trying to actively combat this problem.
Specifically, three years ago, we initiated a program called the Youth Re-Integration
Project, which aims to help street children access education and earn a livelihood off the
streets.
Third Sentence: Explain how this action shows your country is working towards addressing the
debate about youth violence.
What does this action show the reader/UN about the countrys efforts to eliminate
youth violence?

Was this action successful?

How does the action show your side of the issue?

 Why should the UN care that you took this action?

What did you learn from taking this action?

Now, using some or all the information you filled in above, write a sentence showing
how your country is working towards addressing debate about youth violence:
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Example sentence: This project helps to reduce the amount of youth violence in our
country because it eliminates some of the primary causes of this type of violence:
unemployment and lack of education among youth. In fact, the program has been quite
successful, leading the to the re-enrollment of approximately 5,000 Chinese youth in
school.

Fourth Sentence: Second example of an action (law, measure, program, petition, etc.) that your
country has done to address the issue of violence within the country.
Has your country taken any actions to reduce the number of street children living in the
country?

If there are child soldiers in your country, has your country done anything to try to stop
the practice of recruiting child soldiers? Remember, we can define the term child
soldier broadly.

Has your country actively done anything to eliminate some of the social factors that
cause youth violence (for example, improving its health care or education systems,
anti-bullying campaigns, etc.) within the country?

 Now, using the information you filled in above, write your sentence. This sentence
should discuss one action (law, measure, program, petition, etc.) that your country has
done to address the issue of youth violence within the country:
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Example sentence(s): Still, just focusing on street children is not enough. We have also
started a national anti-bullying campaign called BIB: Bullying is Bad, which spreads
awareness among youth about the negative effects of bullying and teaches them tactics
to stop bullying.
Fifth Sentence: Explain how this action shows your country is working towards addressing the
debate of gender inequality. Was this action successful?
What does this action show the reader/UN about the countrys efforts to eliminate
youth violence?

Was this action successful?

How does the action show your side of the issue?

Why should the UN care that you took this action?

What did you learn from taking this action?

Now, using some or all the information you filled in above, write a sentence showing
how your country is working towards addressing debate about youth violence:
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Example sentence: This campaign is meant to target what is both a main causes and
and a main type of youth violence, bullying. By eliminating bullying, we can increase
self-confidence among youth, reduce rates of youth depression and anxiety, and, as
such, eliminate several other factors responsible, at least in part, for violence among
youth.

Sixth Sentence: Summary of what these actions have meant, and a lead-in to international
actions. NO RESEARCH REQUIRED!!
Provide a clear statement of what these national actions should mean within the context
of the debate on youth violence and your countrys opinion.
Remember to end strong, and provide a means of transitioning into international
actions.
Example sentence: While these initiatives have reduced rates of youth violence in
China, there is still a lot of work to be done, especially in the international sphere.

Example Paragraph:
Section 1: Violence among youth is a particularly concerning problem in China because
extensive bullying, a high divorce rate, and a poor health care system have all pushed 5 percent
of our countrys children to live on the street. Section 2: However, China is trying to actively
combat this problem. Specifically, three years ago, we initiated a program called the Youth
Re-Integration Project, which aims to help street children access education and earn a
livelihood off the streets. Section 3: This project helps to reduce the amount of youth violence
in our country because it eliminates some of the primary causes of this type of violence:
unemployment and lack of education among youth. In fact, the program has been quite
successful, leading the to the re-enrollment of approximately 5,000 Chinese youth in school.
Section 4: Still, just focusing on street children is not enough. We have also started a national
anti-bullying campaign called BIB: Bullying is Bad, which spreads awareness among youth about
the negative effects of bullying and teaches them tactics to stop bullying. Section 5: This
campaign is meant to target what is both a main causes and and a main type of youth violence,
bullying. By eliminating bullying, we can increase self-confidence among youth, reduce rates of
youth depression and anxiety, and, as such, eliminate several other factors responsible, at least
in part, for violence among youth. Section 6: While these initiatives have reduced rates of
youth violence in China, there is still a lot of work to be done, especially in the international
sphere.