I am pleased to represent here one of the leading countries of the Youth Employment Network, a major international initiative to address the challenge of youth employment globally.

Thirdly, the Government has introduced an initiative called Family Based Employment Programme which provides microcredits to youth towards the establishment microenterprises.

Recently, in response to an initiative by France, Germany, Spain and Sweden, the EU has also made a stronger commitment to the promotion of youth employment through the European Youth Pact.

57 165. Promoting youth employment

Resolution 19 13 also requests UN Habitat to enhance the engagement of youth in urban governance and in addressing the problem of youth at risk, to focus on capacity building and poverty alleviation and on the participation of UN Habitat in the Secretary General's initiative on youth employment, to develop a Global Partnership Initiative on Urban Youth Development in Africa and to establish an interim youth consultative mechanism.

The establishment of the United Nations Youth Fund and the launching of the Youth Employment Network encouraged the promotion of national action plans for youth employment.

BRUSSELS European policymakers have decided that they must be seen to be doing something about youth unemployment. A special summit of Europe s heads of state has been called, and a Youth Employment Initiative, proposed at the EU Council of Ministers meeting in February, aims to reinforce and accelerate measures that were recommended in a Youth Employment Package in December 2012.

Youth employment is also a priority area in the World Programme of Action for Youth.

The training of rural youth for self employment scheme is designed to specifically train rural youth in skills to enable them to take up self employment.

Youth employment can serve as a tool for development.

Through its global youth partners' initiative, UNFPA supported youth adult HIV prevention advocacy action plans in several countries.

The European Union welcomes the progress made by the Secretary General's Youth Employment Network and encourages its further expansion to facilitate the implementation of national action plans for youth employment.

Promoting youth employment and skills development in the context of globalization

Syria recently became a State party to the Youth Employment Network.

Recalling also its resolution 56 117 of 19 December 2001, in which, inter alia, it welcomed the Secretary General's initiative to create a Youth Employment Network and invited him to continue with initiatives in that regard,

The Youth Employment Strategy is the Government of Canada's commitment to helping young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment.

Among the key priorities of this policy are the participation of youth in decision making, non formal education and youth employment.

Taking Note of the resolution of the 1st Islamic Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports on the Islamic Conference Youth initiative.

5 For more information on the Youth Employment Network, see resolution 57 165 see also www.ilo.org public english employment strat yen.

19. Encourages, in this context, current initiatives of the United Nations system on the elaboration of comprehensive employment strategies and measures to foster youth employment, bearing in mind relevant international instruments pertaining to youth

20. Encourages, in this context, current initiatives of the United Nations system on the elaboration of comprehensive employment strategies and measures to foster youth employment, bearing in mind relevant international instruments pertaining to youth

The Government of my country has implemented alternative employment measures essentially managed by a network of agencies specialized in promoting youth employment.

The index could measure literacy, the rates of enrolment of students in secondary school, youth employment and the marginalization of specific youth groups.

Serious consideration and support should also be given to the proposal of the High level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change for a major new policy and action oriented initiative on the links between youth employment and collective security.

The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) is outlined in Canada's Fourth Report under this Covenant.

Promoting youth employment is therefore one of the top priorities for the Swedish Government.

However, if Governments employ specific programmes to promote youth employment and entrepreneurship at the national level, we will succeed in significantly reducing youth unemployment.

The Mi'kmaq Nova Scotia Canada Tripartite Forum's Economic Development Committee has put forward a number of initiatives focused on enhancing Aboriginal skills and employment, including Open for Business, an initiative focused on Aboriginal youth and developing entrepreneurship and business skills.

As an active contributor to the Youth Employment Network, ILO had a special role to play in promoting youth employment and could act as a catalyst in mobilizing support and implementing integrated policies and programmes to effectively meet the Millennium Declaration's commitment on decent and productive work for youth.

The Youth Employment Network, which I launched in 2001 in partnership with the heads of the World Bank and ILO, has been promoting the preparation of national action plans for youth employment in an increasing number of countries.

Expectation was expressed that Governments must create and promote employment and training opportunities for youth.

Collectively, these steps increased employment opportunities for all Ontarians, including Aboriginal people, youth and visible minorities.

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.

Initiatives to address youth unemployment include tax incentives for companies to hire youth, financial assistance for self employment, job search centres, voluntary service programmes and training courses.

National action plans and policies to address youth unemployment need constant commitment and greater resources from Governments, particularly via the work of the Youth Employment Network.5

Azerbaijan, as one of the first countries to join the Network, has recently adopted a youth policy in the form of the State Programme for Youth 2005 2009, which views the promotion of youth employment and youth entrepreneurship among its key policy directions.

Global analysis and evaluation of national action plans on youth employment (resolution 58 133), A 60 133

Youth participants in this initiative identified key concerns, including the need for HIV AIDS prevention, counselling and services.

1. Takes note of the reports of the Secretary General on the World Youth Report 2003E CN.5 2003 4. and on promoting youth employment A 58 229.

Addressing the needs of children and youth and promoting employment and job creation opportunities are given high priority.

In that regard, information communication technologies should also be seen as an opportunity for youth employment and empowerment.

A further example of UNICEF led efforts to improve the health care system is the youth friendly clinic initiative.

Seven schools have been participating in that initiative under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture.

Strategies to achieve productive employment for youth should try to make employment opportunities compatible with their being in school, as that will afford them better work opportunities in future.

As one positive response to addressing youth unemployment at home, we are pleased to be one of the latest countries to join the Youth Employment Network as a lead country.