By the decision of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, April 24 is annually celebrated as the International Day of Youth Solidarity. The holiday was first celebrated in 1957, with the date chosen to coincide with the closing session of the 1955 Bandung Conference of Asian and African countries. This commemorative day serves as another occasion to draw the attention of state authorities, society, and the media to the issues facing youth. The united efforts of youth organizations, public organizations, the broad layers of the population, and individuals who care about the future of their children and grandchildren, allow for strengthened societal oversight of youth rights, contribute to the increase in organization and creative activity of the youth in addressing the economic, social, scientific-technical, and moral problems of society, and strengthen the continuity of generations, legality, and public order. Incidentally, there is no universally recognized international definition of the youth age group. For example, the UN defines "youth" for statistical purposes as individuals aged 15 to 24 years, while in Russia, the youth demographic group includes individuals aged 14 to 35 years. According to UN data, there are currently over 1.2 billion young people in the world - the largest generation of youth in history. Nearly 90% of all young people live in developing countries, where they make up a significant portion of the population. The UN notes that the current generation of youth is distinguished by the highest level of interaction. Being the most integrated into global communication networks, contemporary youth possess great potential for initiating dialogue and organizing partnership interactions between countries and actors from all segments of public life - from politics to business, from science and education to civil society. The UN recognizes that young people are catalysts for social progress and stimulate political changes in their countries. At the same time, young people face enormous difficulties in attempting to exercise their rights. According to UN data, one in five young people is without work, education, or vocational training. Difficulties also arise in conflict situations or when young people leave their homes, fleeing deadly dangers or in search of a better life. According to expert estimates, about 408 million young people live in conditions of armed conflict. Regarding the traditions of this holiday, it used to be celebrated quite widely. On International Day of Youth Solidarity, youth congresses, concerts, and other festive events were held, the programs of which were carefully planned. Their main goal was to emphasize the high purpose of the friendly unification of peoples, collectivism, to strengthen the unity of nations, to demonstrate their desire to unite efforts in the fight for youth rights, and to consolidate the youth to address their problems. However, over the years, all this has practically disappeared, and currently, this date is marked sporadically, usually at the initiative and with the support of various youth and public organizations. By the way, the youth of the planet have several other "own" holidays - International Youth Day, World Youth Day, and other, including national holidays. For example, in Russia, Youth Day is celebrated on the last Saturday of June.