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Addressing unemployment of young people in Africa

This chapter, from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) document "Economic report on Africa 2005: meeting the challenges of unemployment and poverty in Africa", examines the causes and consequences of youth unemployment in Africa, and looks at the issues of addressing youth unemployment.

Financial Times: Special report Investing in Young People  January 2006

Innovative products and education are being used to address the health needs of young people worldwide – and can generate profits for suppliers.

HRH Prince of Wales Youth Event

A round-table discussion on “The Challenge of Youth Employment and Enterprise: What Can the Private Sector Do?” in the presence of the Secretary-General of The United Nations and HRH The Prince of Wales, 1 November 2005.  Hosted by the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations and The United Nations Development Programme in association with The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum and Youth Business International.

World Bank Doing Business in 2006: Creating Jobs

A key message of the the Report is that better performance on the ease of doing business is linked with more jobs.

World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation

World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation discusses priorities for government action across five youth transitions that shape young people's human capital: learning, working, staying healthy, forming families, and excercising citizenship.

Youth Business International

An international network of programmes helping disadvantaged young people to become entrepreneurs by providing business mentoring and funds.

Youth Employment Network

An ILO/World Bank/UN initiative launched in 2001 by Kofi Annan in response to the Millennium Development Goal commitment to “develop and implement strategies that give young people everywhere a real chance to find decent and productive work”

YES Campaign

The YES Campaign brings together diverse stakeholders, and works with them to (1) develop the capacity of youth to lead employment initiatives; (2) promote youth employment to address key development challenges; and (3) build in-country coalitions to develop national strategies addressing youth unemployment.

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