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Dr. M.S. SWAMINATHAN… TIME Magazine has called him "one of the twenty most influential Asians of the 20th century." Download his biography.
YES
Issue Statement - The Current Scenario of Youth Unemployment
compiled by the Youth Employment Summit Secretariat
This resource is a statement prepared by the Youth Employment Summit Secretariat
that outlines the current crisis in youth employment and livelihoods.
At present the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is preparing a more
comprehensive demographic and economic outlook of youth employment issues
and it will be available shortly. Please check back for updates.
Also available in Word
format. [Este document tambien es disponible en Español.]
The following list of resources have been submitted to YES2002:
YES Knowledge
Post Alexandria YES2002, experts and advisors on youth employment continue to produce and provide knowledge for the campaign phase of YES. Below are excellent resources to aid diverse stakeholders in making informed decisions toward sustaining the livelihoods of young people throughout the world.
The Information Revolution and Globalization: Seizing New Opportunities for Youth EmploymentBy Nuimuddin Chowdhury
Tackling the Knowledge Divide: A Post-Summit Analysis
By Dr Richard Curtain, September 30 2002
Youth Employment Opportunities in the Renewable Energy Sector
Developed by the Education Development Center, Inc.
Consultation Papers
During the course of the last two years, the Youth Employment Secretariat
has organized and convened several consultations attended by diverse stakeholders.
For all of these meetings, we have requested participants to submit papers
on the issue of youth employment and how they can contribute. The following
papers are examples of papers that have been written and presented at
our various consultations.
Toward
Full Employment: Approach Paper for the Youth Employment Summit.
by Garry Jacobs, N. Asokan and Rajashree Vencatesh
Engaging
Business in Youth Employment and Livelihood: Bridging the Divides
by Steve Waddell, International Youth Foundation
Youth
Employment and Livelihood: The Role of the Private Sector
by Steve Wadell
Information
Revolution, Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization: A Blue-print
of Actions for Youth Employment
by Muimuddin Chowdhury, Century Foundation
New
technologies and the problem of Youth Employment: Towards a Framework
of Policies and Delivery Mechanisms in Developing Countries
by N. Choudhry*
