Category Archives: Youth

BRIEFLY: Employment is a right, Youth Forum says

Posted on 14 December 2011 by Hans Botnen Eide

Entrepreneurship education in schools and improving youth employability are key ways to deal with youth unemployment, according to the report Youth Employment in Europe: A Call for Change. The report was launched at an event with the same name, organized by the … Continue reading →

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Skills are the key to fighting inequality, OECD says

Posted on 5 December 2011 by Andrew Johnston

A new report from the OECD argues that focusing on skills – the subject of the forthcoming 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report – is essential to combat rising wage inequality, which traps many people, especially the young and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Arab States, Developed countries, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Equity, Governance, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Youth | 1 Comment

G20 leaders need to speak out for education and skills

Posted on 14 November 2011 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report With the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals and the Education for All goals just four years away, some questions about the future of global development efforts are … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Developing countries, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Finance, Governance, Group of 20, Innovative financing, Millennium Development Goals, Skills, Training, Youth | 5 Comments

BRIEFLY: Secondary school, a bridge to the world of work

Posted on 2 November 2011 by EFA Editor

As many countries succeed in expanding access to primary schooling, demand for secondary school places is building. The latest edition of the Global Education Digest, published by the UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), highlights the number of children who are … Continue reading →

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BRIEFLY: Young people voice need for job skills

Posted on 1 November 2011 by Hans Botnen Eide

Representatives of the 210 youth delegates who attended the UNESCO Youth Forum presented the forum’s report to the UNESCO General Conference last week. The report encourages member states to “expand the scope of education by including entrepreneurial skills and training … Continue reading →

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When we talk about youth, we need to talk about skills

Posted on 3 August 2011 by Andrew Johnston

Français | Español When the United Nations kicked off a year celebrating youth empowerment 12 months ago, no one could have predicted that young people would soon rise up across the Arab world, overthrowing leaders in Tunisia and Egypt. The leaders of … Continue reading →