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May 28, 2021 · Without support, the future of work looks bleak for young people in Indonesia. YCAB Foundation provides training and microloans – helping to build skills and livelihoods. With schools closed, unemployment soaring and households struggling to make ends meet, the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the life prospects of young ...
Mar 6, 2023 · The African Union is best-placed to ensure national governments commit to youth representation. The lack of adequate political participation for African youth threatens the fabric of civil society. African youths make up about 60% of the continent’s population, and by 2030, they are expected to make up 42% of the world’s youth population.
Dec 7, 2022 · The ASEAN region has seen unprecedented growth in digitalization, and this trend looks set to continue, according to the World Economic Forum’s ASEAN Digital Generation Report 2022. The uptake of digital financial services is also increasing across the region. However, the report found that women, micro-business owners, rural communities, and ...
Aug 25, 2023 · The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023 shows youth employment has not fully recovered after the pandemic. Millions of young people around the world are demanding access to skills and learning opportunities to prepare themselves for the jobs of the future. The findings of the "What Young People Want" survey, conducted by the ...
Jul 30, 2020 · According to the COVID-19 Risks Outlook Report, 49.3% of senior risk experts believe high levels of structural unemployment, especially among youth, is one of the most likely consequences of the pandemic; 43.8% believe this to be an area of great global concern. The recent ILO survey on youth unemployment also finds that youth around the world ...
Oct 3, 2021 · Here are three ways in which governments could act to engage young people in their climate crisis response. Young people are more willing than older generations to take action on climate change Image: Yale. 1. Engage and harness their skills. As nations seek to achieve their respective Nationally-Determined Contributions (NDC) targets, they ...
Nov 17, 2015 · Several studies confirm that in the past decade, the participation of women in agriculture, both as part of the labor force and as self-employed producers, has significantly increased and benefited the region. By giving rural women the chance to get organized, assume enhanced commercial roles, and improve their earnings, the PAR project is ...
