Addressing Youth Issues in South Asia
Youth are the cornerstone and the future of societies. It is of critical importance to adopt a life-cycle approach to child and youth development with a greater focus on the care, empowerment, and protection of girls and young women. This report fo...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/328491504521233387/Addressing-youth-issues-in-South-Asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28533 |
| Summary: | Youth are the cornerstone and the future
of societies. It is of critical importance to adopt a
life-cycle approach to child and youth development with a
greater focus on the care, empowerment, and protection of
girls and young women. This report focuses on youth, an age
group defined as persons 15 to 24 years old. Five life
transitions take place during this period, including: (1)
learning after primary school age; (2) starting a productive
working life; (3) adopting a healthful lifestyle; (4)
forming a family; and (5) exercising citizenship. Youth in
South Asia face many challenges during their transition into
adulthood. They have to cope with high youth unemployment
and youth illiteracy rates. The region is subject to both
human-made emergencies and natural disasters, leading to the
breakdown of health, education, and protection systems.
Young men have been identified in conflict analyses across
the region as key stakeholders in ongoing conflicts. This
document contains an overview of concrete interventions from
various sources, including around youth participation;
changing norms, behaviors, and attitudes; gender sensitive
development; preventing violent behavior; and child
sensitive protection. |
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