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Juventudes 2026: contextos diferentes, aspiraciones comunes

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He is a Sociologist, graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of the UNAM. Founder and general director of DECA Equipo Pueblo from 1977 to 2006 and Founder and general director of Citizen Initiative for the Promotion of the Culture of Dialogue, AC from 2006 to date. He has been a consultant in various International Cooperation Agencies such as the Dutch NOVIB, of Development and Peace of Canada, in the French Catholic Committee and various United Nations Agencies: He was Delegate of the Government of the Federal District in Iztapalapa from December 1997 to March 1999 and part of the Advisory Council of various Universities, International Organizations and Federal Agencies and local in different parts of the Mexican Republic. He has published more than 100 articles on Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations in specialized national and foreign magazines. He is editor-in-chief of the monthly electronic magazine “Brújula Ciudadana”. He has participated in different processes of construction of citizenship construction projects, such as in law initiatives and approved laws on citizen participation, among which are: the law to reform the Organic Law of the Senate of the Republic 2006, the Law Initiative for the Reform of the State (2007), the law on the Rights, Protection and Support of Migrants and Their Families (September 2009. Morelia, Michoacán .), the Hospitality Law for Migrants and their families (August 2010.- Mexico)

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Juventudes 2026: contextos diferentes, aspiraciones comunes

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He is a Sociologist, graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of the UNAM. Founder and general director of DECA Equipo Pueblo from 1977 to 2006 and Founder and general director of Citizen Initiative for the Promotion of the Culture of Dialogue, AC from 2006 to date. He has been a consultant in various International Cooperation Agencies such as the Dutch NOVIB, of Development and Peace of Canada, in the French Catholic Committee and various United Nations Agencies: He was Delegate of the Government of the Federal District in Iztapalapa from December 1997 to March 1999 and part of the Advisory Council of various Universities, International Organizations and Federal Agencies and local in different parts of the Mexican Republic. He has published more than 100 articles on Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations in specialized national and foreign magazines. He is editor-in-chief of the monthly electronic magazine “Brújula Ciudadana”. He has participated in different processes of construction of citizenship construction projects, such as in law initiatives and approved laws on citizen participation, among which are: the law to reform the Organic Law of the Senate of the Republic 2006, the Law Initiative for the Reform of the State (2007), the law on the Rights, Protection and Support of Migrants and Their Families (September 2009. Morelia, Michoacán .), the Hospitality Law for Migrants and their families (August 2010.- Mexico)

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Juventudes 2026: contextos diferentes, aspiraciones comunes

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Elio Villasenor
Elio Villasenor

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He is a Sociologist, graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of the UNAM. Founder and general director of DECA Equipo Pueblo from 1977 to 2006 and Founder and general director of Citizen Initiative for the Promotion of the Culture of Dialogue, AC from 2006 to date. He has been a consultant in various International Cooperation Agencies such as the Dutch NOVIB, of Development and Peace of Canada, in the French Catholic Committee and various United Nations Agencies: He was Delegate of the Government of the Federal District in Iztapalapa from December 1997 to March 1999 and part of the Advisory Council of various Universities, International Organizations and Federal Agencies and local in different parts of the Mexican Republic. He has published more than 100 articles on Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations in specialized national and foreign magazines. He is editor-in-chief of the monthly electronic magazine “Brújula Ciudadana”. He has participated in different processes of construction of citizenship construction projects, such as in law initiatives and approved laws on citizen participation, among which are: the law to reform the Organic Law of the Senate of the Republic 2006, the Law Initiative for the Reform of the State (2007), the law on the Rights, Protection and Support of Migrants and Their Families (September 2009. Morelia, Michoacán .), the Hospitality Law for Migrants and their families (August 2010.- Mexico)

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Juventudes 2026: contextos diferentes, aspiraciones comunes

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He is a Sociologist, graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of the UNAM. Founder and general director of DECA Equipo Pueblo from 1977 to 2006 and Founder and general director of Citizen Initiative for the Promotion of the Culture of Dialogue, AC from 2006 to date. He has been a consultant in various International Cooperation Agencies such as the Dutch NOVIB, of Development and Peace of Canada, in the French Catholic Committee and various United Nations Agencies: He was Delegate of the Government of the Federal District in Iztapalapa from December 1997 to March 1999 and part of the Advisory Council of various Universities, International Organizations and Federal Agencies and local in different parts of the Mexican Republic. He has published more than 100 articles on Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations in specialized national and foreign magazines. He is editor-in-chief of the monthly electronic magazine “Brújula Ciudadana”. He has participated in different processes of construction of citizenship construction projects, such as in law initiatives and approved laws on citizen participation, among which are: the law to reform the Organic Law of the Senate of the Republic 2006, the Law Initiative for the Reform of the State (2007), the law on the Rights, Protection and Support of Migrants and Their Families (September 2009. Morelia, Michoacán .), the Hospitality Law for Migrants and their families (August 2010.- Mexico)

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Juventudes 2026: contextos diferentes, aspiraciones comunes

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He is a Sociologist, graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of the UNAM. Founder and general director of DECA Equipo Pueblo from 1977 to 2006 and Founder and general director of Citizen Initiative for the Promotion of the Culture of Dialogue, AC from 2006 to date. He has been a consultant in various International Cooperation Agencies such as the Dutch NOVIB, of Development and Peace of Canada, in the French Catholic Committee and various United Nations Agencies: He was Delegate of the Government of the Federal District in Iztapalapa from December 1997 to March 1999 and part of the Advisory Council of various Universities, International Organizations and Federal Agencies and local in different parts of the Mexican Republic. He has published more than 100 articles on Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations in specialized national and foreign magazines. He is editor-in-chief of the monthly electronic magazine “Brújula Ciudadana”. He has participated in different processes of construction of citizenship construction projects, such as in law initiatives and approved laws on citizen participation, among which are: the law to reform the Organic Law of the Senate of the Republic 2006, the Law Initiative for the Reform of the State (2007), the law on the Rights, Protection and Support of Migrants and Their Families (September 2009. Morelia, Michoacán .), the Hospitality Law for Migrants and their families (August 2010.- Mexico)

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By Elio Villaseñor
Director of Citizen Initiative for the
Promotion of the Culture of Dialogue, AC

 

«Mucha gente pequeña, en lugares pequeños,
haciendo cosas pequeñas, puede cambiar el mundo.»

— Eduardo Galeano

El 12 de agosto de 2000 se conmemoró por primera vez el Día Internacional de la Juventud, impulsado por las Naciones Unidas como un espacio para reconocer las voces, los derechos, las aspiraciones y la participación de las juventudes en la construcción de nuestras sociedades.

Este 2026, el lema “Contextos diferentes, aspiraciones comunes” nos invita a mirar una realidad que muchas veces olvidamos: no existe una sola manera de ser joven.

Las juventudes viven realidades muy distintas dependiendo del país, el territorio y la comunidad donde nacieron; de su situación económica, su género y las oportunidades a las que tienen acceso.

Sin embargo, más allá de estas diferencias, existen aspiraciones que las unen: una educación de calidad, un trabajo digno, acceso a la salud —incluida la salud mental—, vivir sin violencia, participar en las decisiones que afectan sus vidas y contar con oportunidades reales para construir un futuro mejor.

Juventudes que están transformando su realidad

Frente a los grandes desafíos de nuestro tiempo, las y los jóvenes no permanecen indiferentes. Desde diferentes territorios están construyendo proyectos, organizaciones y nuevas formas de participación.

Los encontramos defendiendo el medio ambiente y sus comunidades; exigiendo acciones frente al cambio climático; impulsando una educación que responda a los desafíos de su generación; demandando un mundo digital seguro, incluyente y humano; enfrentando la violencia en sus territorios y en las redes sociales, y abriendo nuevos espacios de participación ciudadana.

También están colocando sobre la mesa preguntas que marcarán nuestro futuro: ¿cómo queremos utilizar la inteligencia artificial?, ¿qué tipo de empleos tendremos?, ¿cómo proteger nuestra salud mental?, ¿cómo enfrentar la desigualdad y la violencia?, ¿cómo cuidar nuestro planeta?

No son preguntas únicamente de las juventudes. Son preguntas que interpelan a toda la sociedad.

El derecho a imaginar y construir el futuro

En medio de contextos tan diferentes, existe algo profundo que une a las juventudes: el derecho a imaginar un futuro y contar con las herramientas, los derechos, las oportunidades y la libertad para construirlo.

Por eso, conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Juventud no debería reducirse a celebrar a las y los jóvenes una vez al año. Significa escucharlos, reconocer su diversidad, abrir espacios para su participación y, sobre todo, confiar en su capacidad para transformar sus comunidades.

El desafío de nuestro tiempo es pasar de políticas para las juventudes a procesos construidos con las juventudes. Porque no basta con reconocer que son el futuro: necesitamos reconocerlas como protagonistas del presente.

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