So, the Roots and Shoots program involves youth in three kinds of projects.

United Nations Development Program

In addition, a Sexually Aggressive Youth Treatment program has begun for youth who are in the correctional centre as well as in the community.

An advanced photo development program

Women also participate in the Atidim Project for integrating youth from the periphery in the academic reserve (25 women in 2003) Talpiyot Project targeting soldiers to become part of the IDF research and development program through a comprehensive training program (11 women in 2003).

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.

The other programs initiated by the Ministry for Social Development include the Program for Food and Nutritional Education, the Program for Wells and the Milk Program part of the Program for Food Acquisition.

For example a program to educate youth on reproductive health and sexual health is being introduced through youth clubs and Islamic boarding schools, as well as through Rematri (Remaja Putri) or teen girl programs.

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.

Rural development program is embedded in the targeted interventions pillar of the strategy.

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.

Through the Advancing Futures Bursary Program, tuition, mandatory school fees and books, school related expenses and living expenses for the academic term are provided to eligible youth.

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.

Since its initial pilot phase in 2001, the Measuring and Improving Kids' Environments (MIKE) program provides program support, training and development to early childhood centres across the province.

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.

In February 2000, the Aboriginal Representative Workforce Council was established through the Aboriginal Employment Development Program.

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