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World Youth Report 2007. Chapter.6 - Labour Market Challenges and New Vulnerabilities for Youth in Economies in Transition

Document number
1738
Date
2008
Title
World Youth Report 2007. Chapter.6 - Labour Market Challenges and New Vulnerabilities for Youth in Economies in Transition
Author/publisher
United Nations
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Eastern Europe, The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Economy in transition, Youth employment, State socialism, Socio-Economic transition, Unemployment, HIV/AIDS, Drugs abuse
Summary
The World Youth Report 2007 examines the challenges and opportunities existing for the roughly 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the world. Distinct from the 2003 and 2005 editions, it provides a regional overview summarizing the major youth development trends in the fifteen priority areas of the World Programme of Action for Youth. The report explores major issues of concern to youth development, including employment, education, health, poverty and violence. At the same time, it highlights youth as a positive force for development and provides recommendations for supporting their essential contributions.
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