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.

Preface, Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, etc.
Overview
Introduction
Chapters: (PDF Versions)

1. Asian youth in the context of rapid globalization
2. Latin American youth in an era of socio-economic and political change
3. Overcoming the barriers of poverty: challenges for youth participation in sub-Saharan Africa
4. Labour market participation among youth in the Middle East and North Africa and the special challenges faced by young women
5. Tackling the poverty of opportunity in small island developing States
6. Labour market challenges and new vulnerabilities for youth in economies in transition
7. Opportunities for youth development in developed market economies: An unequal playing field
8. Ensuring youth development around the world: The way forward

Statistical Annex
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