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Youth Employment Summit (YES) 2002 - Global

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The 2002 Youth Employment Summit (YES) will take place in Alexandria, Egypt from September 7 to 11, 2002. The event, which is expected to draw 2000 people, marks the launch of the Decade Campaign of Action to promote youth employment. YES 2002 will bring together members of the Global Alliance for Youth Employment, representatives of various sectors of society, and youth from around the world to share ideas and experiences related to the issue of youth employment. It is hoped that these discussions will stimulate the development of programmes and policies in all countries to ensure that the world's youth have access to the education, training, and financial resources they need. A Summit Framework of Action will be developed to guide members of the Global Alliance in implementing specific strategies; the ultimate aim of this Framework is to ensure that 500 million young adults will have productive and sustainable livelihoods by 2012.
Communication Strategies
The Summit agenda was designed to address concerns of stakeholders and young people in sessions that include the release of the State of Youth Employment Report 2002, nine thematic workshops, five regional breakout sessions, workshops for youth to help them take advantage of the opportunity to network and collaborate at the Summit, twenty "open sessions" presented by delegates from innovative organisations, the presentation of discussion papers, daily guided networking sessions, ten capacity building workshops, and ministerial declaration on "country actions towards youth employment".

This work will be supported by several parallel programmes, including:
  • The creation of the Global Alliance for Youth Employment to create partnerships among organisations and individuals working to enhance the livelihoods of young people all over the world. Strategies to create and sustain these partnerships involve advocacy, partnership building, networking, and knowledge exchange. The YES Country Networks, which disseminate information on youth employment, are part of this effort.
  • The development of an internet-based platform called Global Knowledge Resource to enable stakeholders from around the world to identify, assess, organise, and disseminate knowledge regarding programmes, practices, and policies that have worked to promote youth employment and innovative strategies.
  • The implemention of pilot projects including Developing Youth Advocates for Employment [click here to view a description of this programme] and Global Promotion of Youth-Led Enterprises in Off-Grid Renewable Energy [click here to view a description of this programme].
  • The organisation of a campaign to raise awareness among key stakeholders and the general public about the need to address youth employment.
Development Issues
Youth, Economic Development.
Key Points
Three billion people live on less than $2 per day. In many countries, especially in the developing world, half of those people are under the age of 24. In almost all countries, improvements in the standard of living have been minimal; in more than 20 countries, conditions are deteriorating. One of the major causes of poverty is insufficient opportunity for people to earn a living. By the year 2010 an additional 700 million in developing nations alone will enter the labor market. The employment market is limited, and young people have less access to it than older experienced job seekers. By creating employment and opportunities for youth, other global challenges such as, hunger and poverty, HIV/AIDS, violence and environmental degradation, might be addressed.

In September 2001, youth gathered at the YES Secretariat to help define the Summit outcomes. Together they wrote a statement expressing a commitment to addressing their own challenges and calling for support and partnership to promote youth employment.
Partners

Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Education Development Center (EDC), Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophonie (AIF), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Commonwealth Secretariat, Deutsche Bank, The Earth Council, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO/United Nations), Harvard University Center for International Development (CID), Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), International Labour Organization (ILO)International Youth Foundation (IYF), International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)(Corporate Social Responsibility Forum), Mandate the Future (MtF), National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Organization of American States (OAS), The Synergos Institute, TakingITGlobal (TIG), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Bank.

Sources

YES site.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/30/1999 - 00:00 Permalink

You have done a great job summarizing the Youth Employment Summit! Thank you.