19. Governments should facilitate the development of ICT capacity for youth, including indigenous youth, youth with disabilities and youth in remote and rural communities.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has a department devoted solely to youth development.

62 126. Policies and programmes involving youth youth in the global economy promoting youth participation in social and economic development

One of the outcomes of the Malaysian Youth Development Action Plan is the creation of the Malaysian Institute for Research in Youth Development.

The idea put forward by many youth organizations to support the development of a global youth development index also deserves merit and consideration.

Youth are the catalyst for change and development.

Youth led development should be promoted at all levels.

Youth employment can serve as a tool for development.

Leisure activities are an important aspect of youth development.

Through such strategic linkups, youth leaders of participating youth organizations have the opportunity to share best practices in areas of youth sector development with their peers overseas.

20. Governments should initiate the development and use of special technical and legal arrangements to make ICT accessible to all youth, including indigenous youth, youth with disabilities and youth in remote and rural communities.

Examples of projects which warrant further development in that regard are one stop youth information resource centres, the pilot Global Partnership Initiative on Urban Youth Development in Africa, the database on best practices, tools to implement youth at risk strategies, tools to enhance the role of cities and youth organization networks, and guidelines on youth involvement in political processes.

We appreciate the existence of youth parliaments in our country and respectfully request the development of more youth led organizations worldwide.

We must find new ways of making progress on youth issues, including more youth oriented policies and special programmes on development.

To better engage our youth, our Ministry of Community Development and Sports underwent a structural and name change in 2004 to become the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.

Promoting youth employment and skills development in the context of globalization

At the same time, another instrument, the Malaysian Youth Act, is being enacted to give direction for proper and systematic youth development.

At the same time, focus on slums and youth at risk must not lose sight of broader issues of youth and development.

In addition, the World Bank 2007 World Development Report will focus on development for and by youth.

The Programme's website (http www.un.org youth) can post information and links to United Nations sport for development and peace activities relevant to youth, and also includes them in Youth Flash, the electronic news service of the Programme on Youth.

In Myanmar, the youth wing of the Union Solidarity and Development Association, plays a crucial role in the lives of Myanmar youth today.

Malawi has a national youth policy that guides youth development programmes and services with the full participation of young people at all levels.

Many youth organizations support the development of a global youth development index, following the success of the initial index developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Office in Brazil.

First, the Governments of the world should invest in youth with a long term perspective and support the development of youth organizations and networks.

We believe that the involvement of youth in decisions that affect society is beneficial from both a policy making and a youth development perspective.

As indicated in the World Programme of Action for Youth, the development of basic education and skills training for rural youth needs to be strengthened.

This meeting will have an important impact on youth development worldwide and international cooperation.

The challenges ahead of us for the all round development of youth are daunting.

In conclusion, Malawi is committed to keeping youth issues high on its development agenda.

The Partners and Youth Section facilitated those consultations and the development of the strategy.

Furthermore, the sustained and rapid development of the Chinese economy and the Chinese Government's heavy investment in the areas of education, employment, health, culture and sports have provided Chinese youth development with better conditions than ever before, enormously raising the overall calibre of Chinese youth and enabling unprecedented youth participation.

Many acknowledge that national youth policies and programmes support these important aspects of youth development, as they assist in discouraging young people from engaging in antisocial behaviour.

That complex crisis can be seen in its negative impact on youth development, and in particular on the realization of the World Programme of Action for Youth.

Also, the Government, through the Economic Development Committee, has supported an Aboriginal Youth Business Summit.

Youth development must be viewed in the context of benefits to current and future generations.

Youth organizations are indispensable partners for achieving the health related development goals for young people.

China hopes that all Member States will jointly promote dialogue and cooperation on youth issues between developed countries and developing countries and the common development of world youth.

Assisting the capacity of the Government to implement the Millennium Development Goals and the World Programme of Action on Youth is, in the end, to support our youth.

Commending the work done by the National Assembly of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Eurasian International Development Association to promote the Islamic Conference Youth Initiative.

Brazil had the privilege of hosting the Latin American and Caribbean Youth Leadership Summit, organized by the United Nations Development Fund, which brought together young leaders from the region to discuss the Millennium Development Goals from a youth perspective.

Enhancing youth engagement at the global level through participation in UN Habitat governing processes, catalysing demand for youth to be part of national policy formulation, and strengthening recognition among youth groups that they can have an important influence on local development.

21. Governments should actively engage youth in innovative ICT based development programmes and should widen opportunities for youth involvement in e strategy processes in a manner that encourages youth to assume leadership roles. The role of youth in creating, repairing, managing and maintaining ICT should also be recognized and encouraged.

We are delighted that international cooperation in the field of youth development has been steadily increasing.

In June 2003, however, a headquarters for youth development was set up within a cabinet office.

Let us join hands to channel the power of youth into a precious resource for development.